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Loan Approvals

ABS Lending Indicators

Loan Approvals - June 2026

Updated through June 2026

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Loan Approvals (excluding refinancing) (original data) (AUD)

Showing the latest 5 years through June 2026.

How to read the table: Based on a 24-month linear trend fitted to the data, ending June 2026. 2Y Trend is the compound annual growth rate between the fitted start and end values; Current vs Trend compares the latest observation with that trend; results from -3.0% to +3.0% are treated as Holding; Momentum compares the 12-month and 24-month fitted trend rates.
State2Y Trend
(% p.a.)
Current vs TrendMomentumClassification
SA20.3%9.8%↑Above trend; Strong & Accelerating
QLD17.0%5.0%↓Above trend; Strong & Cooling
WA24.4%4.6%↑Above trend; Strong & Accelerating
VIC8.3%4.4%↓Above trend; Moderate & Cooling
NSW5.9%-0.3%↓Holding; Moderate & Cooling

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Loan Approvals (excluding refinancing) (original data) (NUM)

Showing the latest 5 years through June 2026.

How to read the table: Based on a 24-month linear trend fitted to the data, ending June 2026. 2Y Trend is the compound annual growth rate between the fitted start and end values; Current vs Trend compares the latest observation with that trend; results from -3.0% to +3.0% are treated as Holding; Momentum compares the 12-month and 24-month fitted trend rates.
State2Y Trend
(% p.a.)
Current vs TrendMomentumClassification
SA7.1%8.5%↑Above trend; Moderate & Accelerating
VIC4.7%4.7%↓Above trend; Moderate & Cooling
WA9.5%3.8%↑Above trend; Moderate & Accelerating
QLD7.5%3.6%↓Above trend; Moderate & Cooling
NSW5.0%-0.2%↓Holding; Moderate & Cooling

All data sourced from: ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics.