Median Australian Dwelling Values at 30 April 2021
The median value of Australian dwellings, as at 30 April 2021, was $624,997. This is a rise of 7.8% over the year.
The median for all Capital Cities was $705,375, a rise of 6.4% over the year.
The median for all Regional areas was $457,938, a rise of 13.0% over the year.
Median Australian Capital City Property Values:
Australian Capital city Median dwelling values, in order of increases in last 12 months.
- $465,976 Darwin, up 15.3% in last year.
- $734,107 Canberra, up 14.2% in last year.
- $561,254 Hobart, up 13.8% in last year.
- $492,285 Adelaide, up 10.3% in last year.
- $558,295 Brisbane, up 8.3% in last year.
- $950,457 Sydney, up 7.5% in last year.
- $513,598 Perth, up 6.7% in last year.
- $744,679 Melbourne, up 2.2% in last year.
House Price Changes since the Pandemic began:
The property price changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic were felt worse in Melbourne, where prices rose by about 3% from January 2020 to April 2020, but then dropped by about 5.5% by November 2020, before finally rising again to about 5% higher than in January 2020.
With an index set at 100 at 1 Jan 2020, the RESI price index shows the following rises over the 16 months to 6 May 2021.
- 12.6% Sydney
- 12.5% Brisbane
- 11.7% Adelaide
- 9.1% Perth
- 5.0% Melbourne
CoreLogic March Home Value Index 2016-2021
The median property values for Australian Capital Cites have risen by an average of 4.76% per year, over the last 5 years, from $550,000 to $693,936.
Median Dwelling Values 2016 and 2021 with average annual change:
City | 2016 | 2021 | Annual change |
---|---|---|---|
Hobart | $341,500 | $548,686 | 9.95% |
Canberra | $540,000 | $727,032 | 6.13% |
Melbourne | $560,000 | $736,620 | 5.64% |
Sydney | $730,000 | $928,028 | 4.92% |
Adelaide | $415,000 | $486,555 | 3.23% |
Brisbane | $470,000 | $548,260 | 3.13% |
Perth | $495,000 | $505,850 | 0.44% |
Darwin | $505,000 | $451,408 | -2.22% |
Combined Capitals | $550,000 | $693,936 | 4.76% |