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SQM Research Weekly Asking Prices Index
Week ending
9 Dec 2025
Asking Price
($)
Chg on
prev wk($)
Rolling month
% chg
12 mth
% chg
Sydney All Houses 2,140.696 7.204 1.4% 9.7%
All Units 883.036 3.764 0.2% 6.4%
Combined 1,627.298 5.627 1.1% 8.7%
Melbourne All Houses 1,323.371 9.938 1.0% 6.7%
All Units 660.136 -0.136 0.0% 7.8%
Combined 1,113.409 6.685 0.8% 6.8%
Brisbane All Houses 1,371.211 0.942 1.3% 14.6%
All Units 839.511 5.289 3.4% 25.2%
Combined 1,237.133 1.958 1.7% 16.2%
Perth All Houses 1,182.013 -2.613 -0.7% 8.2%
All Units 707.295 5.192 1.0% 19.0%
Combined 1,057.437 -0.602 -0.4% 9.9%
Adelaide All Houses 1,113.594 14.106 2.8% 15.8%
All Units 592.806 0.174 1.3% 21.6%
Combined 1,019.822 11.587 2.6% 16.3%
Canberra All Houses 1,285.470 -2.983 -0.1% 5.4%
All Units 597.087 8.163 2.0% 0.7%
Combined 1,026.118 0.798 0.3% 3.8%
Darwin All Houses 786.984 -2.994 -0.7% 12.3%
All Units 455.024 0.851 2.2% 17.4%
Combined 656.448 -1.484 0.1% 13.6%
Hobart All Houses 868.020 6.070 0.3% 8.1%
All Units 516.746 1.554 3.6% 4.1%
Combined 814.334 5.340 0.6% 7.7%
National All Houses 1,065.710 6.387 1.3% 11.8%
All Units 626.684 -0.502 0.7% 11.0%
Combined 970.393 4.834 1.2% 11.6%
Cap City Average All Houses 1,551.103 11.760 0.9% 9.6%
All Units 777.257 5.373 0.4% 9.8%
Combined 1,319.711 9.705 0.8% 9.5%

Next update: 16 Dec 2025

SQM Research Weekly Rents Index
Week ending
12 Dec 2025
Rent
($)
Chg on
prev wk($)
Rolling month
% chg
12 mth
% chg
Sydney All Houses 1,104.63 -7.63 -1.2% 6.5%
All Units 728.20 -2.20 -0.1% 5.8%
Combined 880.85 -4.40 -0.7% 6.2%
Melbourne All Houses 769.50 -1.50 0.2% 2.4%
All Units 563.80 1.20 0.2% 4.2%
Combined 649.82 0.07 0.2% 3.5%
Brisbane All Houses 779.74 1.26 0.2% 7.0%
All Units 620.22 1.78 0.9% 6.1%
Combined 707.92 1.49 0.5% 6.7%
Perth All Houses 852.37 7.63 2.2% 5.7%
All Units 649.02 -0.02 -0.3% 4.5%
Combined 768.30 4.47 1.3% 5.3%
Adelaide All Houses 684.60 -0.60 0.6% 2.8%
All Units 524.02 0.98 0.5% 4.7%
Combined 630.33 -0.07 0.6% 3.4%
Canberra All Houses 791.48 -2.48 0.0% 1.8%
All Units 578.17 0.83 0.2% 2.4%
Combined 674.47 -0.66 0.1% 2.0%
Darwin All Houses 760.67 -3.67 0.0% 2.1%
All Units 578.36 3.64 0.6% 8.7%
Combined 652.89 0.65 0.3% 5.6%
Hobart All Houses 591.52 -7.52 -1.0% 8.9%
All Units 517.79 1.21 3.0% 9.0%
Combined 562.12 -4.04 0.5% 9.0%
National All Houses 744.00 1.00 0.3% 6.0%
All Units 583.00 1.00 1.0% 6.2%
Combined 669.41 1.00 0.6% 6.1%
Cap City Average All Houses 880.00 -1.00 -0.2% 4.9%
All Units 649.00 0.00 -0.2% 5.4%
Combined 757.26 -0.47 -0.2% 5.1%

Next update: 20 Dec 2025

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