Property prices across most capital cities grew at the highest rate since the bureau started the index in 2003.
The ABS said home prices rose by 4.1 per cent in Sydney during the final three months of last year,taking the annual growth rate to 26.7 per cent.
But Sydney was eclipsed by Brisbane,where prices jumped by 9.6 per cent in the quarter,taking the annual rate there to 27.8 per cent.
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The fastest-growing market nationally over the 12 months was Hobart. Prices in the southern capital lifted by 6.5 per cent in the quarter to be 29.8 per cent higher over 2021.
In the nation’s second-largest city,Melbourne,prices rose by 3.9 per cent in the quarter to be 20 per cent higher over the year. The annual rate is the highest since June 2010.
Only Darwin and Perth experienced annual property price growth below 20 per cent.