Sydney residential property price index
Discontinued · ended 2021 · kept for reference
Residential property price index, Sydney · Australian Bureau of Statistics · December quarter 2021
Sydney residential property price index 218.7 in the December quarter 2021.
What the numbers say
The Sydney residential property price index was 218.7 in the December quarter 2021, its last reading before the series ended. That was up 4.1% on the quarter, from 210.1 in the September quarter 2021. The December quarter 2021 reading was at the peak, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2003. The series reached 80.8 in the March quarter 2006, the lowest since the series began in the September quarter 2003. For comparison, the residential property price index for the eight capitals was 183.9 in the December quarter 2021.
What was the last reading of the Sydney residential property price index?
The last reading of the Sydney residential property price index was 218.7, for the December quarter 2021. That was up 4.1% on the quarter, from 210.1 in the September quarter 2021.
When did the Sydney property price index end?
The Sydney residential property price index ended with its reading for the December quarter 2021, when it was 218.7. The series has been discontinued, and its first reading was for the September quarter 2003.
What was the highest reading of the Sydney property price index since the series began in 2003?
The highest reading of the Sydney residential property price index was 218.7, in the December quarter 2021, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 2003. That peak was also the series' last reading.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 5 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| December quarter 2021 | 218.7 | final |
| September quarter 2021 | 210.1 | final |
| June quarter 2021 | 197.9 | final |
| March quarter 2021 | 183.1 | final |
| December quarter 2020 | 172.6 | final |
| September quarter 2020 | 167.6 | final |
| June quarter 2020 | 165.9 | final |
| March quarter 2020 | 169.6 | final |
Full series · 74 quarters · CSV · JSON
The Residential Property Price Index for Sydney measures changes in the prices of established residential dwellings in the Sydney capital city area, expressed in index points. It is compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was published quarterly from September quarter 2003, with the final reading of 218.7 index points for December quarter 2021. The series has been discontinued: it ended at December quarter 2021 and is retained here for reference. It covers dwelling transaction prices rather than rents or the cost of new construction. Released under CC BY 4.0.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS Residential Property Price Indexes, retrieved 11 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.