Australia Second Quarter House Price Index: Summary (Table)

By Daniel Petrie

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a table of Australia's house price index figures for second quarter released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Sydney.

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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       ------------------------ QoQ% ------------------------
Weighted Average of
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHQOQ:IND] Eight Capital Cities []   -0.3%   0.4%   4.2%   3.7%   4.2%   1.1%   1.9%   2.5%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHSYD%:IND] Sydney []                   0.3%  -0.9%   2.4%   2.5%   3.8%  -0.2%   0.4%   0.1%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHMEL%:IND] Melbourne []               -0.3%   1.3%   7.5%   5.1%   7.2%   1.7%   2.5%   1.8%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHBRI%:IND] Brisbane []                 0.6%   2.7%   5.2%   4.8%   6.4%   4.2%   2.6%   1.6%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHADE%:IND] Adelaide []                 0.4%   2.2%   6.8%   6.1%   6.0%   1.8%   2.7%   0.6%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHPER%:IND] Perth []                   -2.4%  -1.3%   1.1%   1.8%  -1.9%   0.5%   3.4%  11.1%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHHOB%:IND] Hobart []                  -2.0%  -1.8%   4.2%   2.7%   2.0%   2.8%   1.7%   2.0%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHDAR%:IND] Darwin []                   1.9%  -1.5%   3.8%   2.7%   1.1%   3.0%   4.9%   1.3%
[bn:WBTKR=AUEHCAN%:IND] Canberra []                -1.4%   0.5%   3.0%   5.1%   4.4%   1.5%   1.6%   2.8%
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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       ------------------------ YoY% ------------------------
Weighted Average of
Eight Capital Cities    8.2%  13.2%  14.0%  11.4%  10.1%   9.6%   9.7%  10.1%
Sydney                   4.4%   8.0%   8.8%   6.7%   4.1%   2.3%   1.4%   1.8%
Melbourne               14.1%  22.6%  23.1%  17.4%  13.7%   9.2%   8.9%   8.3%
Brisbane                14.0%  20.5%  22.2%  19.2%  15.5%  10.9%   7.2%   6.7%
Adelaide                16.2%  22.7%  22.2%  17.6%  11.5%   6.7%   6.2%   5.8%
Perth                   -0.9%  -0.4%   1.4%   3.8%  13.3%  32.1%  41.9%  47.5%
Hobart                   3.0%   7.1%  12.1%   9.4%   8.7%   9.9%   9.0%  10.7%
Darwin                   7.0%   6.1%  11.0%  12.1%  10.6%  16.6%  18.0%  18.5%
Canberra                 7.2%  13.5%  14.7%  13.2%  10.7%   9.1%   8.8%   9.8%
                       -------------------- Index Levels --------------------
Weighted Average of
Eight Capital Cities   130.2  130.6  130.1  124.8  120.3  115.4  114.1  112.0
Sydney                  102.5  102.2  103.1  100.7   98.2   94.6   94.8   94.4
Melbourne               142.7  143.1  141.3  131.5  125.1  116.7  114.8  112.0
Brisbane                146.0  145.1  141.3  134.3  128.1  120.4  115.6  112.7
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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       -------------------- Index Levels --------------------
Adelaide                147.5  146.9  143.7  134.6  126.9  119.7  117.6  114.5
Perth                   190.3  195.0  197.6  195.5  192.1  195.8  194.8  188.4
Hobart                  139.4  142.2  144.8  139.0  135.4  132.8  129.2  127.1
Darwin                  177.9  174.6  177.3  170.8  166.3  164.5  159.7  152.3
Canberra                127.0  128.8  128.2  124.5  118.5  113.5  111.8  110.0
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Note: Index measures a weighted average of prices for established houses

in the nation's eight capital cities.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Petrie in Sydney at dpetrie5@bloomberg.net