Rent inflation: Australia compared with other countries

Rent inflation in 2026-09: Australia 3.6%, South Korea 1.34%. Official figures for Australia compared with other countries, with the source for every value.

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Korea (KOSIS)

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Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

Australia: 3.6% (2026-09)
South Korea: 1.34% (2026-09)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Period	Australia	South Korea
2026-09	3.6%	1.34%
2026-08	3.6%	1.25%
2026-07	3.6%	1.13%
2026-06	3.6%	1.03%
2026-05	3.6%	1%
2026-04	3.5%	0.98%
2026-03	3.7%	0.93%
2026-02	3.8%	0.89%
2026-01	3.9%	0.88%
2025-12	3.9%	0.87%
2025-11	4%	0.85%
2025-10	4.2%	0.8%

Australia is the reference; other countries are shown for comparison only. Values come from the same indicator and period.

Sources

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-09 — license