# Australia Rent index (ABS CPI_M)

Australia Rent index (ABS CPI_M) was up 3.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 122.3 (Index).
Over the past available history it has ranged from −1.5% (Aug 2020) to 7.8% (Aug 2023), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-RENT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index
- Coverage: 2017-09-01 to 2025-09-01 (97 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/rent-index-abs-cpi-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2025 | 122.3 | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 122.0 | 3.7 |
| July 2025 | 121.6 | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 121.2 | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 120.8 | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 120.4 | 5.0 |
| March 2025 | 120.0 | 5.2 |
| February 2025 | 119.6 | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 119.0 | 5.8 |
| December 2024 | 118.6 | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 118.2 | 6.6 |
| October 2024 | 117.5 | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 117.8 | 6.6 |
| August 2024 | 117.7 | 6.8 |
| July 2024 | 117.0 | 6.9 |
| June 2024 | 116.3 | 7.1 |
| May 2024 | 115.6 | 7.4 |
| April 2024 | 114.7 | 7.5 |
| March 2024 | 114.1 | 7.7 |
| February 2024 | 113.4 | 7.6 |
| January 2024 | 112.5 | 7.4 |
| December 2023 | 111.7 | 7.4 |
| November 2023 | 110.9 | 7.1 |
| October 2023 | 110.1 | 6.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-RENT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-RENT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```