Australia NewsHouse Prices in Australia Grow at Nearly Double the Rate of the USAustralian house prices surged by 10 percent across combined capitals as of Jan. 31. SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintA general view of residential housing in the suburb of Kirribilli in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesMonica O’Shea1/31/2024|Updated: 2/6/20240:00X 1Australian house prices have risen by 10 percent in a year on average across all capital cities, CoreLogic data shows.In contrast, data released on Jan. 30 reveal house prices in the United States have jumped half this amount, by 5.1 percent in a year.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.