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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Australia’s median home value has increased by about $230,000 in past five years, data shows

An aerial view of homes
Sydney is the most unaffordable housing market followed by Adelaide, regional NSW and Brisbane, CoreLogic has found. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Australia’s national home values have surged 39.1% over the past five years, meaning the median dwelling value has increased by about $230,000, according to new CoreLogic data.

House prices jumped 39.1% in the five years to March 2025, according to CoreLogic’s April Housing Chart Pack. Meanwhile, the price of an average home has grown from 4.6 times the median income in 2001, to 6.5 in 2020, before hitting a record high of 8.0 at the end of last year.

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