Australians get richer as property boom surges – but risks are building
Rising home values and investor demand are driving a surge in household wealth, but higher interest rates, global instability and affordability pressures are clouding the outlook.
Australians may be getting richer - for now - but the tide could very easily turn. (Image source: ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com)
Australians in 2025 became, on the whole, richer.
Rising property prices, with an added boost from superannuation, contributed to total household wealth rising by 2.5 per cent ($453.7 billion) in the December quarter 2025, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The value of residential land and dwellings rose 3.2 per cent ($368.6 billion). This translated into 2 percentage points being added to the growt…
