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The following tables show the changes in the numbers, and the average value of Mortgages taken, for Australian First Home Buyers property transactions, up to May 2011.

They show how the total has dropped considerably in the last 12 months, to May 2011, following the removal of the First Home Buyers additional grants.

The numbers of property sales to First Home Buyers are now much closer to the May 2004 figures.

Number of FHB sales in each 12 month period ended:

12 Months ended	Number of Sales	% of all loans
May-2001	120,384	22.3%
May-2002	147,363	23.4%
May-2003	102,803	16.3%
May-2004	88,683	13.3%
May-2005	101,485	15.8%
May-2006	126,448	17.6%
May-2007	130,630	16.9%
May-2008	131,522	17.5%
May-2009	155,513	23.5%
May-2010	149,469	22.4%
May-2011	90,317	15.7%

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First Home Buyers Average Loan Size

The average loan size to First Home Buyers, over the last 2 years has not changed a lot, with the lowest average in this 2 years being $269,700 (July 2009) and the highest being $289,700 (Dec 2009).

Month and Year	Average Loan	% of all loans
May-2011	$286,200	15.4%
Apr-2011	$285,400	15.8%
Mar-2011	$279,500	16.0%
Feb-2011	$277,000	14.9%
Jan-2011	$274,300	15.2%
Dec-2010	$281,700	15.8%
Nov-2010	$278,800	15.6%
Oct-2010	$283,600	15.4%
Sep-2010	$280,400	15.9%
Aug-2010	$283,200	15.5%
Jul-2010	$286,500	15.9%
Jun-2010	$283,800	16.2%
May-2010	$286,600	16.5%
Apr-2010	$289,600	16.9%
Mar-2010	$284,500	16.4%
Feb-2010	$281,600	18.6%
Jan-2010	$282,500	21.0%
Dec-2009	$289,700	21.5%
Nov-2009	$283,900	22.6%
Oct-2009	$275,500	26.0%
Sep-2009	$274,600	26.1%
Aug-2009	$270,800	24.7%
Jul-2009	$269,700	25.3%
Jun-2009	$270,200	27.1%
May-2009	$281,800	28.5%

All Data is compiled from the ABS 5609 Housing Finance reports.

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