House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countries: data and downloads
New Zealand was 100.5 index in Mar 2026 qtr, down 3.9% on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: OECD. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
In Mar 2026 qtr, the latest period all 6 comparison countries have.
In Mar 2026 qtr, the latest period all 6 comparison countries have.
House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countries
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| Period | New Zealand (index) | Australia (index) | United Kingdom (index) | Canada (index) | United States (index) | OECD (index) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 qtr | 100.5 | 124.9 | 104.2 | 125.7 | 124.3 | 113.6 |
| Dec 2025 qtr | 101.3 | 121.5 | 103.6 | 128.0 | 125.7 | 114.1 |
| Sep 2025 qtr | 103.1 | 121.0 | 104.2 | 128.7 | 125.6 | 113.9 |
| Jun 2025 qtr | 104.1 | 119.2 | 103.0 | 131.4 | 126.2 | 114.0 |
| Mar 2025 qtr | 104.6 | 117.8 | 104.6 | 134.7 | 127.6 | 114.4 |
| Dec 2024 qtr | 106.5 | 119.3 | 103.8 | 135.3 | 127.9 | 114.1 |
| Sep 2024 qtr | 107.7 | 120.0 | 105.0 | 134.7 | 127.5 | 113.7 |
| Jun 2024 qtr | 110.0 | 121.2 | 106.3 | 136.9 | 126.9 | 113.9 |
| Mar 2024 qtr | 111.9 | 120.1 | 106.7 | 137.8 | 126.7 | 114.0 |
| Dec 2023 qtr | 111.8 | 118.4 | 109.6 | 138.4 | 127.4 | 114.9 |
| Sep 2023 qtr | 113.6 | 118.6 | 110.1 | 139.5 | 127.6 | 115.4 |
| Jun 2023 qtr | 114.2 | 116.8 | 110.3 | 136.6 | 126.2 | 115.1 |
| Mar 2023 qtr | 115.8 | 115.2 | 114.0 | 137.3 | 125.7 | 116.0 |
| Dec 2022 qtr | 120.5 | 113.8 | 115.7 | 138.3 | 129.3 | 118.5 |
| Sep 2022 qtr | 126.8 | 112.7 | 119.8 | 145.4 | 131.1 | 121.2 |
| Jun 2022 qtr | 134.0 | 117.7 | 119.8 | 151.2 | 134.2 | 123.5 |
| Mar 2022 qtr | 139.4 | 119.5 | 118.2 | 147.2 | 131.4 | 122.4 |
| Dec 2021 qtr | 142.9 | 119.1 | 115.4 | 143.3 | 124.2 | 119.3 |
| Sep 2021 qtr | 138.7 | 112.7 | 112.5 | 136.3 | 120.3 | 117.1 |
| Jun 2021 qtr | 134.1 | 112.5 | 112.9 | 132.5 | 115.5 | 114.2 |
| Country | Value (index) in Mar 2026 qtr |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 100.5 |
| Australia | 124.9 |
| Canada | 125.7 |
| OECD | 113.6 |
| United Kingdom | 104.2 |
| United States | 124.3 |
March 2026 quarterNew Zealand 100.5Australia 124.9United Kingdom 104.2Canada 125.7United States 124.3OECD 113.6
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: OECD.
House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: definitions
The OECD's price-to-income ratio: nominal house prices divided by nominal disposable income per person, as an index (2015 = 100), quarterly from 1990. Rising values mean houses are getting less affordable relative to incomes.
House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- An index of change since 2015 within each country, not a cross-country comparison of affordability levels.
- Uses average household disposable income per person, not the income of first-home buyers.
House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | New Zealand | Australia | United Kingdom | Canada | United States | OECD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 qtr | Not available | Not available | 103.5 index | 120.9 index | 123.4 index | 112.8 index |
| Mar 2026 qtr | 100.5 index | 124.9 index | 104.2 index | 125.7 index | 124.3 index | 113.6 index |
| Dec 2025 qtr | 101.3 index | 121.5 index | 103.6 index | 128.0 index | 125.7 index | 114.1 index |
| Sep 2025 qtr | 103.1 index | 121.0 index | 104.2 index | 128.7 index | 125.6 index | 113.9 index |
| Jun 2025 qtr | 104.1 index | 119.2 index | 103.0 index | 131.4 index | 126.2 index | 114.0 index |
| Mar 2025 qtr | 104.6 index | 117.8 index | 104.6 index | 134.7 index | 127.6 index | 114.4 index |
| Dec 2024 qtr | 106.5 index | 119.3 index | 103.8 index | 135.3 index | 127.9 index | 114.1 index |
| Sep 2024 qtr | 107.7 index | 120.0 index | 105.0 index | 134.7 index | 127.5 index | 113.7 index |
| Jun 2024 qtr | 110.0 index | 121.2 index | 106.3 index | 136.9 index | 126.9 index | 113.9 index |
| Mar 2024 qtr | 111.9 index | 120.1 index | 106.7 index | 137.8 index | 126.7 index | 114.0 index |
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