Home loan refinancing remained high in June: Australia

The value of total housing loan refinancing between lenders fell 3.1 per cent but remained high at $20.2 billion in June 2023, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Refinancing (seasonally adjusted), values, Australia

Total refinancing ($b)Owner-occupier refinancing ($b)Investor refinancing ($b)
Jun-053.9563.0390.917
Jul-054.0333.1170.916
Aug-054.033.1030.927
Sep-054.1823.2370.945
Oct-054.1243.1820.943
Nov-054.133.2090.921
Dec-054.3673.161.207
Jan-063.893.0420.849
Feb-064.1833.1940.989
Mar-064.0493.1580.891
Apr-064.2663.1731.093
May-064.0593.3040.755
Jun-064.2233.3920.831
Jul-064.3293.4970.833
Aug-064.4493.5550.894
Sep-064.4583.5530.905
Oct-064.4633.6110.853
Nov-064.5313.6270.904
Dec-064.4333.4880.945
Jan-074.5453.4871.059
Feb-074.623.461.16
Mar-074.4773.3861.091
Apr-074.6663.5361.13
May-074.5083.4581.049
Jun-074.5223.4861.036
Jul-074.2323.1731.059
Aug-074.4823.4181.064
Sep-074.5173.4081.109
Oct-074.3853.2511.134
Nov-074.6663.4381.228
Dec-074.7913.6061.185
Jan-084.9413.6721.27
Feb-084.8913.6231.268
Mar-084.6933.5031.19
Apr-084.5893.3851.204
May-084.3333.1931.14
Jun-084.1633.1471.015
Jul-084.3623.1311.231
Aug-084.3053.131.176
Sep-084.0922.8361.256
Oct-084.4723.1271.345
Nov-084.5853.2261.359
Dec-085.0283.5221.506
Jan-094.9383.4011.537
Feb-094.7283.1461.582
Mar-095.1073.4481.659
Apr-095.0743.4711.602
May-095.0083.4441.564
Jun-094.8753.3861.488
Jul-094.6023.2151.387
Aug-094.3873.0021.385
Sep-094.2472.9391.308
Oct-094.172.9261.244
Nov-094.0712.8211.25
Dec-093.782.7561.024
Jan-103.5752.5860.988
Feb-103.5252.6690.856
Mar-103.4742.6480.826
Apr-103.4312.6030.828
May-103.5772.6350.942
Jun-103.6352.720.915
Jul-103.7322.8170.915
Aug-103.8282.9120.916
Sep-103.852.9280.922
Oct-104.023.0191
Nov-104.0733.0750.998
Dec-104.4343.4131.021
Jan-114.1323.2050.927
Feb-113.9272.9770.95
Mar-113.9642.9351.029
Apr-114.2363.1761.06
May-114.5563.391.166
Jun-114.513.3611.148
Jul-114.7533.5421.211
Aug-114.8653.6421.223
Sep-114.8953.6341.262
Oct-114.7583.5491.209
Nov-114.7343.5241.21
Dec-115.0453.7231.322
Jan-125.1023.7281.374
Feb-125.1633.6931.47
Mar-125.2123.6841.528
Apr-124.9123.6141.298
May-124.9983.5721.426
Jun-124.9863.4891.497
Jul-124.8873.4061.48
Aug-125.0263.4361.59
Sep-125.0033.4041.598
Oct-125.0213.4861.535
Nov-125.0973.4541.644
Dec-124.9383.3881.551
Jan-135.1073.4311.676
Feb-135.0833.4351.648
Mar-135.2033.5731.63
Apr-135.3713.6481.724
May-135.4243.7541.67
Jun-135.623.9091.711
Jul-136.4663.8082.658
Aug-136.1513.6432.508
Sep-136.7243.9142.81
Oct-136.8163.8762.941
Nov-136.9443.9383.006
Dec-136.8873.8643.023
Jan-146.8973.92.997
Feb-147.334.2133.117
Mar-147.123.9613.16
Apr-147.3714.0453.326
May-147.4514.0793.371
Jun-147.6054.173.435
Jul-147.8374.2813.556
Aug-147.7994.2623.537
Sep-148.0494.2893.76
Oct-148.3974.4083.989
Nov-148.4244.4673.957
Dec-148.6934.6054.087
Jan-158.7444.7134.031
Feb-159.0564.9534.103
Mar-159.2965.0034.293
Apr-159.3745.2134.161
May-159.2444.9754.269
Jun-159.1395.3153.824
Jul-158.9285.4233.505
Aug-158.8015.4683.333
Sep-158.815.7483.062
Oct-158.9865.9113.075
Nov-159.2446.0913.153
Dec-159.7126.4693.243
Jan-169.3256.0493.276
Feb-169.3726.0253.348
Mar-169.4316.2163.214
Apr-169.4046.1963.208
May-169.3586.0473.311
Jun-169.6746.0363.638
Jul-169.6716.0893.582
Aug-169.4315.7713.659
Sep-169.5986.0653.533
Oct-168.9925.8063.186
Nov-169.0735.6733.4
Dec-169.015.5723.438
Jan-179.115.7713.34
Feb-178.7025.4063.296
Mar-178.7645.413.355
Apr-178.585.2943.286
May-178.7075.3433.365
Jun-178.7025.2423.459
Jul-178.6045.1483.456
Aug-178.9975.2573.74
Sep-178.7185.3333.385
Oct-178.4655.3383.127
Nov-178.9835.543.443
Dec-179.2615.713.551
Jan-189.635.8043.825
Feb-189.7565.7554.001
Mar-189.2535.5543.699
Apr-189.4025.6373.765
May-189.2145.6343.58
Jun-188.7065.2873.418
Jul-189.1265.7393.387
Aug-188.9955.6183.377
Sep-188.7375.3983.339
Oct-189.025.5723.447
Nov-188.9685.5283.44
Dec-188.6615.3783.283
Jan-198.4115.1993.211
Feb-198.5255.3353.19
Mar-198.4965.2513.245
Apr-198.3695.193.178
May-198.3965.1923.204
Jun-197.9994.7833.216
Jul-198.3615.2653.097
Aug-199.0345.613.424
Sep-199.896.1583.732
Oct-199.8376.0593.778
Nov-1910.1096.2463.863
Dec-1910.4166.5313.884
Jan-2010.8176.9353.882
Feb-2011.177.2143.956
Mar-2010.7616.8663.895
Apr-2011.6197.524.1
May-2014.1219.3954.726
Jun-2013.5348.7834.75
Jul-2010.4946.773.725
Aug-2010.9246.9234.001
Sep-2012.7788.0054.772
Oct-2012.237.5754.656
Nov-2010.3576.3683.988
Dec-2011.3927.1474.244
Jan-2112.3947.9944.401
Feb-2113.7298.8974.832
Mar-2113.0518.4744.577
Apr-2113.8429.0364.806
May-2114.6949.6465.048
Jun-2115.1319.9035.229
Jul-2116.74811.0195.729
Aug-2117.00410.8346.171
Sep-2116.2710.3715.9
Oct-2116.31810.5215.796
Nov-2116.15810.4995.659
Dec-2116.15610.695.466
Jan-2215.1529.7845.368
Feb-2216.23710.7845.453
Mar-2216.56311.0225.54
Apr-2216.83211.3695.463
May-2217.07411.675.403
Jun-2217.91612.3675.549
Jul-2217.82112.3095.512
Aug-2218.39112.4715.92
Sep-2218.2612.5045.756
Oct-2218.07812.3425.736
Nov-2219.44113.346.101
Dec-2219.18513.0366.149
Jan-2319.46313.2456.217
Feb-2319.88913.626.268
Mar-2321.11114.0667.044
Apr-2319.31512.9766.339
May-2320.83114.0756.757
Jun-2320.1813.7316.449

Mish Tan, ABS head of finance statistics, said: “Refinancing activity has remained at record highs in recent months, as borrowers continued to switch lenders amid interest rate rises. The value of total refinancing between lenders was 12.6 per cent higher in June compared to a year ago.”

New loan commitments for housing excluding refinancing, values, Australia

Total (seasadj) ($b)Owner occupier (seasadj) ($b)Investor (seasadj) ($b)Total (trend) ($b)Owner occupier (trend) ($b)Investor (trend) ($b)
Jun-0512.6398.1534.48512.9418.1424.8
Jul-0512.8428.0854.75712.9818.2294.752
Aug-0512.8968.3064.5913.1528.3634.79
Sep-0513.5288.6434.88513.4128.5194.893
Oct-0514.0368.7175.3213.6928.6715.02
Nov-0514.0588.8515.20713.938.8055.126
Dec-0514.0378.8795.15814.1238.9255.198
Jan-0614.2588.9565.30314.2929.045.252
Feb-0614.4329.1795.25314.4639.165.302
Mar-0614.5429.275.27214.6639.2955.369
Apr-0614.7739.4475.32614.8719.4215.45
May-0615.2249.5055.71815.0259.5095.516
Jun-0615.4959.5165.9815.0629.5345.528
Jul-0615.2829.7895.49314.9669.4975.468
Aug-0615.0069.4945.51314.7729.4225.35
Sep-0614.1619.174.99114.5579.3435.214
Oct-0614.3319.2765.05514.4169.2985.118
Nov-0614.2069.2334.97314.429.3155.104
Dec-0614.5879.4015.18614.69.4115.19
Jan-0714.9559.5775.37814.9489.5875.361
Feb-0715.4019.7675.63415.4239.8235.6
Mar-0715.91710.085.83715.95110.0855.867
Apr-0716.31310.2716.04316.46610.356.116
May-0717.11310.6946.41916.90610.5946.311
Jun-0718.24811.3426.90617.2210.7896.431
Jul-0717.41910.7846.63617.38910.9146.475
Aug-0717.43211.0536.37917.41410.9566.458
Sep-0716.75710.4496.30917.3310.9226.408
Oct-0716.86810.776.09917.16210.826.342
Nov-0716.99510.6596.33616.91110.6486.262
Dec-0716.54510.3596.18616.54410.3956.149
Jan-0816.87910.7856.09416.02810.0525.976
Feb-0815.6869.9115.77515.3769.645.736
Mar-0814.5599.1455.41414.6479.1985.449
Apr-0813.8718.7055.16613.9328.7695.163
May-0812.9928.1974.79613.3368.4074.93
Jun-0812.9438.1964.74612.9358.1624.774
Jul-0812.7848.1344.64912.7398.0534.686
Aug-0812.6237.9634.6612.7358.0874.648
Sep-0812.9798.2464.73312.8888.2594.629
Oct-0813.3888.564.82713.1718.5624.609
Nov-0813.0458.5514.49413.599.0024.588
Dec-0813.929.3714.54914.1349.5554.579
Jan-0914.88210.2234.65914.77310.1734.6
Feb-0915.36510.7824.58315.4410.784.66
Mar-0916.71311.9714.74216.05811.2924.766
Apr-0917.02511.9275.09816.5711.6584.912
May-0916.85811.8335.02516.94811.8685.081
Jun-0917.20211.9675.23517.20411.9435.261
Jul-0917.21511.7715.44417.36511.9215.444
Aug-0917.32811.6275.70117.43311.8245.609
Sep-0917.8912.1865.70417.38711.6485.738
Oct-0917.60611.8015.80517.21711.3895.828
Nov-0917.07311.0875.98516.9211.0435.877
Dec-0916.48610.6015.88516.53510.6415.894
Jan-1015.94410.1125.83216.13810.2345.904
Feb-1015.6689.7945.87415.7919.8735.918
Mar-1015.5559.6055.9515.5369.65.937
Apr-1015.2649.3585.90615.3669.4225.944
May-1015.4179.4355.98215.2419.3145.927
Jun-1015.1179.1285.9915.1229.2485.873
Jul-1015.0399.2875.75214.9959.2115.784
Aug-1014.629.2275.39214.8679.1945.673
Sep-1014.6269.1485.47814.7499.1925.557
Oct-1014.6539.165.49314.6379.1875.45
Nov-1014.7119.3255.38614.529.1655.355
Dec-1015.0199.4395.5814.3969.1235.273
Jan-1114.1569.0145.14214.2669.0665.2
Feb-1114.0648.8735.19114.159.0135.137
Mar-1113.6278.834.79814.0668.9765.09
Apr-1113.9989.0024.99614.0318.9675.064
May-1114.2349.0865.14814.0378.9775.06
Jun-1114.1359.0945.0414.0548.995.063
Jul-1114.0849.0345.0514.068.9915.068
Aug-1114.1729.0425.1314.0538.9765.077
Sep-1113.9338.7955.13814.0598.9615.098
Oct-1113.8618.8624.99914.0878.9535.134
Nov-1114.0498.9665.08314.1398.9495.19
Dec-1114.7169.3925.32414.1988.9425.256
Jan-1214.7689.3945.37414.2528.9345.319
Feb-1214.0838.6825.40114.38.9285.372
Mar-1214.0928.7035.38914.3468.9385.408
Apr-1214.3468.9245.42114.4088.9815.427
May-1214.5069.115.39714.5029.0675.435
Jun-1214.7359.2495.48714.6229.1775.445
Jul-1214.7749.2775.49714.7439.2815.462
Aug-1214.8689.4355.43214.8489.3585.49
Sep-1215.1069.5015.60514.9419.4045.537
Oct-1214.9079.3865.52115.0579.4425.615
Nov-1215.1849.4315.75415.2399.5055.734
Dec-1215.3699.5285.84215.5079.6135.893
Jan-1315.8959.7956.115.8519.7686.083
Feb-1316.1399.8776.26216.2339.9546.279
Mar-1316.88410.356.53316.59810.146.458
Apr-1316.93610.36.63616.90610.2976.609
May-1317.22510.4256.817.14810.4136.735
Jun-1317.30210.4796.82317.3710.5036.867
Jul-1317.47710.5176.95917.61910.5877.033
Aug-1317.36110.2367.12417.91910.6747.245
Sep-1318.19910.7567.44318.25610.7737.482
Oct-1318.69310.8937.818.59510.897.705
Nov-1319.24311.1948.04918.89211.0147.878
Dec-1318.99510.9438.05219.12311.1327.991
Jan-1419.17511.1827.99319.27711.2298.048
Feb-1419.37411.4477.92719.37811.3028.077
Mar-1419.48311.388.10319.45111.3458.106
Apr-1419.58611.3168.2719.50911.3488.16
May-1419.50611.2338.27319.56811.3178.252
Jun-1419.62211.3818.24119.64311.2638.38
Jul-1419.82311.2858.53719.73911.2048.535
Aug-1419.62310.978.65319.87411.1748.7
Sep-1420.00611.1158.89120.03311.1788.856
Oct-1420.58211.4169.16620.20311.218.993
Nov-1420.05810.9639.09420.3811.2719.108
Dec-1420.47311.3749.09920.55211.359.201
Jan-1520.71311.549.17320.71211.4319.281
Feb-1520.11711.2888.82820.85511.5029.353
Mar-1521.25311.7299.52420.9811.5799.401
Apr-1521.82111.7910.03121.08111.6959.386
May-1520.32111.1389.18321.13411.8729.262
Jun-1521.12311.9849.13921.11112.1138.998
Jul-1521.16812.3238.84421.00612.3998.607
Aug-1521.69313.2148.47920.80812.6748.135
Sep-1520.95413.567.39420.53112.8847.648
Oct-1520.02213.1416.88120.20112.9917.21
Nov-1519.64112.9866.65519.84912.9796.869
Dec-1519.59812.8996.69919.54412.8876.657
Jan-1619.12512.5166.60919.35612.7796.578
Feb-1619.3512.7286.62219.31312.7026.61
Mar-1619.11912.4626.65719.39512.6666.729
Apr-1619.59112.7196.87219.56112.6466.915
May-1619.99112.7767.21519.76912.6167.153
Jun-1620.20512.6977.50819.9912.5637.427
Jul-1620.07312.4247.64920.22412.57.724
Aug-1619.88312.3147.56920.48912.4638.026
Sep-1620.76912.4478.32220.79712.4848.313
Oct-1621.17812.5968.58221.14612.5798.567
Nov-1621.52112.7048.81821.52812.7528.775
Dec-1621.98113.0548.92721.89112.9748.917
Jan-1722.23413.2339.00222.17613.2028.974
Feb-1721.73713.1978.5422.34313.4088.935
Mar-1722.59413.7168.87822.40113.598.811
Apr-1722.62313.8738.7522.38413.7568.627
May-1722.11513.8068.30922.32413.9088.417
Jun-1722.07413.9258.14922.2514.0418.209
Jul-1722.11614.2317.88522.16814.1448.024
Aug-1722.41214.4847.92922.06114.2027.859
Sep-1722.08714.2797.80821.92514.2187.707
Oct-1721.64114.117.5321.75414.27.554
Nov-1721.53614.1377.39921.52614.1467.379
Dec-1721.15613.9867.17121.26714.0797.188
Jan-1821.21314.2736.9421.02614.0316.995
Feb-1821.1314.1956.93420.83414.0136.821
Mar-1820.42213.8476.57420.69114.0156.676
Apr-1820.19213.7936.39920.56114.0066.555
May-1820.72314.2196.50320.40213.9566.446
Jun-1820.24913.9386.31120.17913.8416.338
Jul-1820.20613.9066.319.85913.6486.211
Aug-1819.38913.3416.04819.42513.3766.049
Sep-1818.68112.8385.84318.88713.0395.849
Oct-1818.87613.2035.67418.29812.6795.619
Nov-1817.83612.4635.37317.74112.3535.387
Dec-1816.9411.7955.14617.26312.0885.176
Jan-1916.72411.7964.92816.88111.8844.997
Feb-1917.04612.1534.89316.60511.7434.862
Mar-1916.42511.6434.78216.44111.6684.773
Apr-1916.51111.7664.74516.411.6684.731
May-1916.26111.5514.7116.48311.754.732
Jun-1916.53211.7984.73416.69711.9254.772
Jul-1916.96812.1234.84517.05812.2064.852
Aug-1917.83912.595.24917.55512.5894.966
Sep-1918.03612.9555.08118.13513.0365.099
Oct-1918.63813.4745.16418.68713.4665.221
Nov-1919.38113.9825.39919.09513.7955.3
Dec-1919.60114.1695.43219.27913.9645.316
Jan-2019.80114.4535.34819.23613.9665.269
Feb-2019.20613.9955.21119.03513.8525.184
Mar-2019.16814.2124.95618.82213.725.102
Apr-2018.31713.4154.90118.7713.6995.072
May-2016.19312.0824.11218.21313.8844.329
Jun-2017.17112.7614.4118.74514.2974.449
Jul-2018.92214.2914.63219.79215.1674.625
Aug-2021.24616.2734.97321.03416.1934.841
Sep-2022.59317.2725.3222.09217.0075.084
Oct-2023.12217.7665.35623.24517.8855.36
Nov-2024.11318.5255.58824.41718.735.687
Dec-2025.71719.6486.06925.65519.5826.073
Jan-2128.42821.9196.50926.93220.426.513
Feb-2128.79121.8796.91228.19121.2036.988
Mar-2129.62722.0167.61129.32321.8497.474
Apr-2130.71122.6998.01230.36922.4237.946
May-2131.58522.7818.80430.98422.5938.391
Jun-2130.98322.1928.79131.33222.5258.808
Jul-2131.74922.4779.27231.50222.39.202
Aug-2131.23221.6759.55731.61622.0299.587
Sep-2130.93520.9739.96331.79521.8199.977
Oct-2130.74120.47810.26232.10221.73410.368
Nov-2132.51621.76410.75332.47921.74110.738
Dec-2133.02522.05810.96732.81421.75811.056
Jan-2234.14822.70111.44732.99621.71411.282
Feb-2233.01321.58511.42832.92321.54911.374
Mar-2232.6321.31111.31932.54321.24311.3
Apr-2231.48320.38111.10231.87220.81711.055
May-2231.25720.52910.72830.96420.29610.668
Jun-2230.07319.85510.21829.90419.70610.198
Jul-2228.14718.8829.26528.75919.0559.704
Aug-2227.36118.3728.98827.58618.359.236
Sep-2226.29217.538.76226.42917.6158.814
Oct-2225.56617.0168.5525.35316.8958.458
Nov-2224.47716.2358.24224.43416.2618.173
Dec-2223.56215.6027.96123.74315.7787.965
Jan-2323.10415.3577.74623.32515.4747.851
Feb-2322.86515.1417.72523.20315.3567.847
Mar-2323.98315.9678.01523.34715.47.948
Apr-2323.57415.587.99423.66315.5368.128
May-2324.84116.3778.46424.04815.7078.341
Jun-2324.59715.918.68724.40515.878.535

The value of new owner-occupier loan commitments (excluding refinancing) fell 2.8 per cent to $15.9 billion. The value of new investor loan commitments rose 2.6 per cent to $8.7 billion, though it was 15.0 per cent lower compared to a year ago.

For first home buyers, the number of new loan commitments fell 0.8 per cent over the month to June and fell 12.2 per cent compared to a year ago. The number of loan commitments for June (8,239) is around half the level seen in January 2021, when first home buyer lending peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Housing finance loan commitments by property purpose and state, seasonally adjusted – June 2023

Aus *NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACT
Owner-occupiers
Value ($b) :15.95.14.63.20.91.70.20.080.4
Value change ($m):-467-206-6618-311-34-0.2-12
Value % change ** :-2.8-3.9-1.40.6-3.30.04-12.6-0.3-3.0
Owner-occupier first home buyers
Number change:-63-11063104-10-9-23-1
Number % change ** :-0.8-5.12.60.60.8-0.8-6.3-37.7 †-0.5
Investors
Value change ($m):2231062788-25493-124
Value % change ** :2.63.21.35.4-5.17.33.0-3.112.8 †

* Total Australia levels do not necessarily equal the sum of states, due to independent seasonal adjustment

** All movements are on a month-to-month basis

† A smaller and more volatile series

The value of total new loan commitments for fixed term personal finance fell 6.8 per cent. This was driven by a 27.6 per cent fall in lending for personal investment and a 2.7 per cent fall in lending for road vehicle purchases.

Lending for travel & holidays rose 6.5 per cent to the highest level seen since October 2018.

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