Investor home loans in Australia
Investor home loans, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September quarter 2026
Investor home loans in Australia $24.7 billion in the September quarter 2026, down 32.3% on the quarter and down 38.1% over the year.
Next release · Wed 11 Nov 2026, 11:30 AEDT · Lending indicators
What the numbers say
New investor housing loan commitments, value, in Australia were $24.7 billion in the September quarter 2026, down from $36.5 billion in the June quarter 2026. That was down 32.3% on the quarter, down 38.1% over the year, down 10.7% over 5 years and up 12.2% over 10 years. The latest value is the lowest since the September quarter 2023. It is 43.3% below the peak of $43.6 billion in the December quarter 2025, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2002.
How much investor lending is there in Australia?
New investor housing loan commitments in Australia were valued at $24.7 billion in the September quarter 2026. That was down from $36.5 billion in the June quarter 2026.
Is investor lending in Australia rising or falling?
Investor home loans in Australia fell in the September quarter 2026, down 32.3% on the quarter and down 38.1% over the year. The value of $24.7 billion was the lowest since the September quarter 2023.
How much has investor lending in Australia changed over 5 years?
Investor home loans in Australia were down 10.7% over 5 years, from the September quarter 2021 to the September quarter 2026. Over 10 years from the September quarter 2016 they were up 12.2%.
What is the highest quarter for investor lending in Australia since the series began in 2002?
The highest quarter for investor home loans in Australia was the December quarter 2025, at $43.6 billion, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2002. The September quarter 2026 value of $24.7 billion was 43.3% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 11 November 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September quarter 2026 | $24.7 billion | final |
| June quarter 2026 | $36.5 billion | final |
| March quarter 2026 | $41.1 billion | final |
| December quarter 2025 | $43.6 billion | final |
| September quarter 2025 | $39.9 billion | final |
| June quarter 2025 | $33.8 billion | final |
| March quarter 2025 | $32.7 billion | final |
| December quarter 2024 | $32.8 billion | final |
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New investor housing loan commitments, value, measures the total value, in millions of Australian dollars, of new housing loan commitments for residential investment purposes in Australia. It is published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and runs from September quarter 2002 to September quarter 2026, with the latest reading at $24.7 billion. Alongside it, this family carries new owner-occupier housing loan commitments, value. The series covers new commitments made in the period rather than the stock of housing debt outstanding. Released under CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 11 November 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 28 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.
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- Computed by Numbra from α.