5609.0 - Housing Finance, Australia, May 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/07/2009   
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MAY KEY FIGURES

Trend estimates
Seasonally adjusted estimates
May 2009
Apr 2009 to May 2009
May 2009
Apr 2009 to May 2009

Value of dwelling commitments(a)
$m
% change
$m
% change
Total dwellings
22 467
2.9
22 678
2.3
Owner occupied housing
17 042
3.0
17 045
2.3
Investment housing - fixed loans(b)
5 426
2.8
5 633
2.4
Number of dwelling commitments(a)
no.
% change
no.
% change
Owner occupied housing
63 808
2.2
63 855
2.2
Construction of dwellings
6 157
5.4
6 334
8.0
Purchase of new dwellings
2 675
2.2
2 667
2.9
Purchase of established dwellings
54 976
1.9
54 854
1.5

(a) Includes refinancing.
(b) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings
Graph: Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing
Graph: No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing




MAY KEY POINTS


VALUE OF DWELLING COMMITMENTS

May 2009 compared with April 2009:
  • In trend terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 2.9%. Owner occupied housing commitments increased 3.0% and investment housing commitments increased 2.8%.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 2.3%. Investment housing commitments increased 2.4% and owner occupied housing commitments increased 2.3%.


NUMBER OF DWELLING COMMITMENTS

May 2009 compared with April 2009:
  • In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance increased 2.2%. The number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance excluding refinancing rose 2.9%.
  • In trend terms, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings increased 5.4% and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings increased 2.2%.
  • In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments continued to rise, increasing from 28.6% in April 2009 to 29.5% in May 2009.
  • In original terms, the number of fixed rate loan commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments increased from 4.2% in April 2009 to 6.5% in May 2009.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
June 2009 10 August 2009
July 2009 9 September 2009
August 2009 7 October 2009
September 2009 9 November 2009
October 2009 9 December 2009
November 2009 12 January 2010



REVISIONS

Revisions were made to the original series from February 2009 to April 2009 in this issue. Seasonally adjusted and trend series have been revised as a result of revisions to the original series and the incorporation of estimates for the latest month.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Philip Beresford on Canberra (02) 6252 6052.