New home loans in Australia
New home loans, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · September quarter 2026
New home loans in Australia $81.2 billion in the September quarter 2026, down 15.5% on the quarter and down 18.1% over the year.
Next release · Wed 11 Nov 2026, 11:30 AEDT · Lending indicators
What the numbers say
The value of new housing loan commitments in Australia was $81.2 billion in the September quarter 2026, compared with $96.1 billion in the June quarter 2026. That was down 15.5% on the quarter, down 18.1% over the year and down 10.0% over 5 years, but up 43.4% over 10 years. The latest value is the lowest since the March quarter 2024. It is 25.3% below the peak of $108.6 billion in the December quarter 2025, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2002. The low of $27.7 billion was in the September quarter 2002. The figures are published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
How much is being lent in new home loans in Australia?
The value of new housing loan commitments in Australia was $81.2 billion in the September quarter 2026. That compares with $96.1 billion in the June quarter 2026.
Is new home lending in Australia rising or falling?
New home lending in Australia fell in the September quarter 2026, down 15.5% on the quarter from $96.1 billion in the June quarter 2026 to $81.2 billion. The latest value is the lowest since the March quarter 2024.
How much has new home lending in Australia changed over the year?
New home lending in Australia was down 18.1% over the year from the September quarter 2025 to the September quarter 2026. The latest value was $81.2 billion.
What is the highest quarter for new home lending in Australia since the series began in 2002?
The highest quarter for new home lending in Australia was the December quarter 2025, at $108.6 billion, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2002. The September quarter 2026 value of $81.2 billion is 25.3% below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 11 November 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| September quarter 2026 | $81.2 billion | final |
| June quarter 2026 | $96.1 billion | final |
| March quarter 2026 | $101.9 billion | final |
| December quarter 2025 | $108.6 billion | final |
| September quarter 2025 | $99.1 billion | final |
| June quarter 2025 | $90.1 billion | final |
| March quarter 2025 | $85.7 billion | final |
| December quarter 2024 | $87.7 billion | final |
Full series · 97 quarters · CSV · JSON
New housing loan commitments, value measures the total value, in millions of Australian dollars, of new loan commitments made for housing in Australia in the quarter. 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 $81.2 billion. It sits alongside related series in this family: the number of new housing loan commitments, and the value of new housing loan commitments by non-bank lenders.
The series counts new commitments entered into during the period, not the stock of housing credit outstanding. Published under CC BY 4.0.
Also in this family
- New housing loan commitments, number · CSV · JSON
- New housing loan commitments by non-bank lenders, value · CSV · JSON
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Source
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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.
- γ
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 28 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.
- β
- Computed by Numbra from α.