Land values inflate across Australia

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By Leith van Onselen

On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its 2013-14 Australian System of National Accounts (ASNA) data release, which provides a detailed presentation of annual national accounts data.

Locked away on Table 61 is my favourite section of the release: data on aggregate land values at the state and national levels. This year’s release confirms that, at a national level, the land values underpinning the Australian house prices are inflating quickly across Australia.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.