Peter Costello issues a wake-up call to young Australians complaining about house prices
Daily MailNine chairman and former treasurer Peter Costello has claimed young Australians are prioritising overseas holidays over saving for a house deposit. Peter Costello, who was treasurer under Liberal PM John Howard, claimed young people would rather spend money on travelling than saving for a house How long it takes to save for a mortgage deposit SYDNEY: 14.3 years in a city with a median house price of $1,253,759 MELBOURNE: 11.4 years in a city with a median house price of $907,220 BRISBANE: 10.1 years in a city with a median house price of $781,881 ADELAIDE: 10.8 years in a city with a median house price of $697,909 PERTH: 7.7 years in a city with a median house price of $599,240 HOBART: 10.8 years in a city with a median house price of $692,361 CANBERRA: 9.6 years in a city with a median house price of $946,463 DARWIN: 6.5 years in a city with a median house price of $573,534 Source: ANZ-CoreLogic Housing Affordability report released in May 2023. Mr Costello said young people were hitting milestones at a slower pace than their predecessors as they expected to live longer and have at least four different jobs Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe on Wednesday warning record immigration would only push up rents and house prices, with 400,000 new arrivals expected this financial year Economist Saul Eslake, who has long been a critic of government-funded first home buyer grants, said unaffordable housing was undermining the living standards of coming generations. That is less than half Sydney's median house price of $1,253,759, even after a fall of 12 per cent in the year to April, CoreLogic data showed. Sydney's median house price of is $1,253,759 and a borrower needs a 20 per cent deposit of $250,752.