Australia’s Rural Land Prices Leap to Record Highs: Report

Australia’s Rural Land Prices Leap to Record Highs: Report
The view from Porcupine lookout is seen overlooking rural land in north west New South Wales in Gunnedah, Australia, on May 4, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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The prices of Australia’s farmland have soared by 20 percent in 2021, reaching the highest growth in 27 years.

According to the Australian farmland value report (pdf) by Rural Bank, the median price of rural land increased over eight consecutive years with a total growth of 123 percent by 2021. It now stood at $7,087 (US$5,008) a hectare.
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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