Australia - Housing Affordability

Since 2014, Australia Housing Affordability fell by 0.2points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 16 comparing other countries in Housing Affordability with 79.7 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost. Australia is overtaken by Germany, which was ranked number 15 at 79.9 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost and is followed by Ireland with 79.6 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost. South Korea topped the ranking with 85.1 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost in 2019, +0.2points versus 2018. Estonia, Hungary and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Latvia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +0.4points per year, while Finland witnessed the worst performance at -0.4points per year.

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Date Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost
2019 79.70
2018 79.80
2017 79.80
2016 80.00
2015 80.10
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How does Australia rank in Housing Affordability?

# 35 Countries Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
South Korea
85.10 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.2 % View data
2 #2
Estonia
83.60 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.3 % View data
15 #15
Germany
79.90 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
16 #16
Australia
79.70 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.1 % View data
17 #17
Belgium
79.60 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.0 % View data
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