2009 so far for Australian house prices

Across Australia, the average house price has gone up 1.9% in August.
For the year to August, house prices in:

• Melbourne increased by 11.6 per cent to a median price of $467,280.
• Darwin increased by 9.7 per cent to a median price of $461,983.
• Sydney increased by 8.6 per cent to a median price of $546,867.
• Canberra increased by 6.7 per cent to a median price of $484,925.
• Brisbane increased by 5.2 per cent to a median price of $443,197.
• Perth increased by 4.1 per cent to a median price of $489,154.
• Adelaide increased by 3.1 per cent to $407,227.
• Hobart increased by 2.7 per cent to a median price of $311,148