Calculate housing affordability for Australian capitals

Median dwelling price divided by median annual income. Combines ABS house prices and HILDA income.

Steps

  1. 1Call /v1/housing/affordability.
  2. 2Read ratio by city.

Code

cURL
curl https://api.ausdata.io/v1/housing/affordability \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ausdata.io/v1/housing/affordability",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(r.json())
JavaScript
const r = await fetch("https://api.ausdata.io/v1/housing/affordability", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_KEY" },
});
console.log(await r.json());

Watch out for

  • Income data lags 12 to 18 months. Affordability swings reflect prices more than wages.

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