Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth

Latest release

National, public and private corporations, government and household financial and capital accounts, and household balance sheets.

Reference period
March 2026
Released
25/06/2026
  • Next Release 24/09/2026
    Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth, June 2026
  • Next Release 17/12/2026
    Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth, September 2026
  • Next Release 25/03/2027
    Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth, December 2026
  • View all releases
Release date and time
25/06/2026 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

  • Household wealth increased by $224.9b (1.2%) to $19,211.9b.
  • Demand for credit was $140.0b.
  • Australia's net borrowing position fell by $3.5b to $18.9b this quarter.
  • Capital investment as a proportion of GDP increased to 25.1%.
     

Main features

Financing resources and investment tables

Financial market summary table

Flow of funds diagrams

National investment

National investment decreased by $24.0b to $169.5b in the March quarter:

  • General government investment decreased by $3.0b to $27.1b, driven by a decrease in gross fixed capital formation for both state and local general government and national general government.
  • Non-financial corporations' investment decreased by $12.3b to $81.8b, driven by a decrease in gross fixed capital formation for private non-financial corporations and a decrease in change in inventories for public non-financial corporations. 
  • Households' investment decreased by $8.6b to $56.4b, driven by a decrease in gross fixed capital formation.

Financial investment

Australia was a net borrower of $18.9b from rest of world (ROW). The main contributors were a:

  • $49.3b acquisition by ROW of bonds issued by Australia
  • $22.2b acquisition by ROW of equity issued by Australia

Partly offset by:

  • $30.4b in loans borrowed by ROW

Australia's net borrowing position reflected strong ROW investment in Australian company shares, and debt securities issued by the government and banks.

Households

Households' $8.4b net lending position was due to a $54.8b acquisition of financial assets, partly offset by a $46.4b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:

  • $31.1b net equity in superannuation 
  • $21.5b in deposits

While liabilities were driven by:

  • $47.2b in loan borrowings

The rise in loan borrowings was driven by new loans for housing showing continued strength following the record $62.9b seen in December 2025.

General government

General government’s $15.0b net borrowing position was due to a $48.1b incurrence of liabilities, partly offset by a $33.1b acquisition of financial assets. The acquisition of assets was driven by:

  • $31.6b placed in deposits
  • $4.8b acquisition of equities

Liabilities were driven by:

  • $36.9b net issuance of bonds

The national general government remained in a net borrowing position for an eleventh consecutive quarter. State and territory governments continued to borrow funds from their respective central borrowing authorities to fund operating expenses and ongoing infrastructure projects.

Demand for credit

Demand for credit table

Demand for credit was $140.0b in the March quarter, of which:

  • Private non-financial businesses borrowed $47.8b
  • Households borrowed $47.0b
  • General government borrowed $38.9b

Credit market outstandings increased by $39.3b, comprised of demand for credit of $140.0b and revaluation losses of $100.6b. Holding losses on the shares of other private non-financial corporations and private non-financial investment funds were $46.7b and $26.8b respectively, reflecting falls in equity prices on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Rising bond yields also resulted in holding losses on Commonwealth government bonds of $6.2b.

Other private non-financial corporations

Business credit growth remained relatively stable this quarter, supported by lending from Authorised Deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) alongside strong equity investment from the ROW in Australian companies. Business financing activity comprised of:

  • loan borrowings of $28.0b
  • equity raising of $24.4b

Partly offset by:

  • corporate bond net maturities of $5.3b

General government

Commonwealth government demand for credit was driven by increased issuance in treasury bonds, partially offset by net maturities of treasury notes. State and local general government demand for credit was driven by an increase in loans from central borrowing authorities.

General government financing activity comprised:

  • $33.9b in net issuance of bonds and one name paper by national general government
  • $4.3b in loan borrowings by state and local general government

Households

Household demand for credit continued to be supported by strength in housing loans across both owner-occupiers and investors. Household short-term loan borrowings decreased in line with seasonally lower consumer spending in March quarters. Households borrowed:

  • $47.6b in long-term loans

Partly offset by a:

  • net repayment of $0.5b in short-term loans.
  1. "Other" includes private non-financial investment funds and public non-financial corporations.

Households

Balance sheet

Financial assets

Liabilities

Household wealth grew 1.2% ($224.9b) to $19,211.9b by the end of the March quarter. The increase in net worth was driven by growth in the value of land and dwellings.

Non-financial assets

Non-financial assets owned by households increased by 2.3% ($312.8b). The value of land and dwellings increased by 2.4% ($305.8b), with both property prices and the number of dwellings rising during the quarter.

Financial assets

Financial assets owned by households decreased 0.5% (-$42.0b), with a:

  • $72.9b fall in superannuation reserves, offset by a 
  • $21.7b rise in deposits.
  • $12.5b rise in shares and other equity.

Revaluation losses drove the decrease in superannuation reserves reflective of the negative performance of domestic and overseas share markets. Revaluation losses in superannuation were partially offset by member contributions ($28.5b) reflecting increases in employed persons and hours worked.

Total deposits increased by 1.1% ($21.7b). Transferable deposit account balances rose $13.5b and other deposit accounts (which include term deposit and other savings accounts) rose $8.2b.

Increases in private non-financial corporation unlisted equities and listed equity issued by authorised deposit taking institutions contributed to the rise in households' share and other equity assets. 

Liabilities

Household liabilities increased by 1.3% ($45.8b), with a:

  • $47.0b rise in long-term loans.
  • $0.5b fall in short-term loans.

The growth in long-term loans was driven by housing loans, with both investors and owner occupiers both contributing to demand for new housing debt.

Private non-financial corporations

Financial assets

Liabilities

The debt-to-equity ratio (adjusted for price changes) increased to 0.57 and follows the gradual increase in the ratio seen since the June quarter 2022. The unadjusted debt-to-equity ratio rose to 0.45 in the March quarter 2026 following a rise in loan borrowings.

Other private non-financial corporations demand for credit

Other private non-financial corporations demand for credit of $47.8b was driven by:

  • $28.0b of loan borrowings
  • $24.4b of equity raising

Business credit has continued to grow alongside high levels of machinery and equipment investment.

Financial corporations

Financial assets and liabilities

Authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs)

Financial assets

Liabilities

Total financial assets of ADIs increased $138.8b, reflecting a:

  • $90.3b rise in loans
  • $73.8b rise in derivatives
  • $12.4b rise in bonds

This was partly offset by a:

  • $24.1b fall in deposits
  • $7.8b fall in equities
  • $5.8b fall in short-term debt securities

Growth in ADI lending activity was driven by loans to households and rest of world. Market volatility has led to a rise in derivative valuations, reflective of clients’ hedging activity amid more volatile conditions. ADIs decreased their deposits, particularly those with the RBA.

Liabilities of ADIs rose $135.4b, with a:

  • $61.6b rise in derivatives
  • $28.1b rise in short-term debt securities
  • $22.1b rise in deposits

This was partly offset by a:

  • $0.7b fall in bonds.

Growth in ADI deposits was primarily driven by households and pension funds. Market volatility has also led to a rise in derivative valuations, reflective of clients’ hedging activity amid more volatile conditions. Foreign currency movements and rising bond yields led to the decrease in the value of bond liabilities.

Pension (superannuation) funds

Financial assets

Liabilities

Total financial assets of pension (superannuation funds) fell by 1.8% ($70.8b), with a:

  • $98.6b fall in shares and equity

This was partly offset by a:

  • $17.6b rise in deposit transactions.

Heightened global financial market volatility drove holding losses on share and equity assets, while pension funds allocated a greater share of member contributions towards short-term liquid assets.

Government

National general government financial assets

National general government liabilities

State and local general government financial assets

State and local general government liabilities

General government

General government (national, and state) were net borrowers of $15.0b. This was driven by a:

  • $36.9b net issuance of bond liabilities

Partly offset by:

  • $31.6b placed in deposits

Loan liabilities of state and local general government reached record levels of $521.7b as state governments continued to source funding for operating expenses and health and transport infrastructure projects.

  1. "Other" includes gold and special drawing rights, currency, bills of exchange, derivatives, shares and equity, unfunded superannuation and accounts payable/receivable.

Capital investment

Figures in the capital investment section are in seasonally adjusted current prices.

Net lending (+) / borrowing (-)

Australia's net borrowing position rose by $2.5b to $27.4b this quarter.

This was driven by a:

  • $5.6b rise in gross fixed capital formation
  • $2.7b rise in net savings

This was partly offset by a:

  • $3.2b fall in change in inventories

National net borrowing as a proportion of GDP rose this quarter, driven by an rise in gross fixed capital formation. 

  • Financial corporations' net lending rose by $3.8b to $5.9b.
  • Non-financial corporations' net borrowing remained at $18.9b.
  • General government net borrowing rose by $2.5b to $33.8b.
  • Households' net lending fell by $2.1b to $16.2b.

Notable drivers included the following:

  • Financial corporations' net lending was driven by a fall in net savings due to a fall in dividends receivable.
  • Non-financial corporations' net borrowing was driven by a fall in change in inventories from public non-financial corporations being offset by a rise in gross fixed capital formation from private non-financial corporations.
  • General government net borrowing was driven by a fall in net savings from State & Local General Government due to a fall in property income receivable.
  • Households' net lending was driven by a fall in net savings due to a rise in final consumption expenditure.      

Capital Investment

National capital investment increased to 25.1% as a proportion of GDP, while increasing 3.1% in current price seasonally adjusted terms. 

Relative to GDP: 

  • Household capital investment rose to 8.2%
  • Non-financial corporations' capital investment rose to 12.3%
  • Financial corporations' capital investment remained at 0.6%
  • General government capital investment rose to 4.0%

In current price seasonally adjusted terms:

  • Non-financial corporations' capital investment rose, driven by an increase in private non-financial corporations.
  • General government capital investment rose, driven by an increase in both national general government and state and local general government.

Data downloads

Time series spreadsheets

Data files

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5232.0

Revisions and changes

Revisions in this issue

There have been revisions to previously published aggregates after March quarter 2024. These revisions are due to quality assurance reviews and amendments to data collected in the ABS Survey of Financial Information, ABS Survey of International Investment and to data derived from Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) administrative data sets.

AASB 17 accounting standard

The adoption of the AASB 17 accounting standard by the insurance industry has resulted in changes to source data reporting. Consequently, some of the estimates for life insurance corporations since the September quarter 2023 have been modelled. While these series continue to be published, users are advised to apply caution.

ABS Managed Funds publication

Consultation with users and industry in late 2023 found that the Managed Funds publication and underlying collections no longer aligned with the way the industry operates and did not capture the full scope of activity. As a result, the Managed Funds publication was paused following the release of the December quarter 2023 issue.
 
The ABS is currently working with key stakeholders to improve the quality of our managed funds statistics. 
 
ABS survey data on public offer unit trusts will continue to be used in the compilation of associated sectors in the National Accounts: Finance and Wealth publication (tables 9 and 23). In this publication, adjustments are made to these sectors to account for scope and coverage, based on other counterparty information, though some underlying quality issues remain. Users are advised to apply caution when using these statistics and use the methodology and data quality notes when referencing any data points. For additional information please see the December quarter 2023 Managed Funds publication.

Methodology

Scope

Includes national, sectoral and subsectoral financial accounts, capital accounts and balance sheets by financial instruments and counterparties. Key statistics produced are:

  • Household wealth
  • Demand for credit
  • Net lending/borrowing
  • Capital investment

Geography

The data available includes estimates for Australia.

Source

Data is sourced from the Survey of Financial Information (SFI) and Survey of International Investment (SII). This is supplemented with administrative data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and other government agencies.

Collection method

Data is collected quarterly via online surveys directly to the ABS. Additional administrative data is collected from financial institutions via the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Concepts, sources and methods

The major concepts, definitions, data sources and methods used to prepare the National Accounts estimates are described in the Australian System of National Accounts: Concepts, Sources and Methods.

History of changes

Not applicable to this release.

View full methodology
Back to top of the page