Property investing Stats

• 51% of Australian Adults do some form of investing outside of their superannuation. It might be in Bonds, Stocks, Cryptocurrency or Property investing.

• According to the ATO, 8.7% of the Australian Adults can classify themselves as property investors and own 1 or more investment properties. 

• A quarter of Australia’s property investments held by 1% of taxpayers.

• Tax office figures also show a clear majority of those investors are over the age of 50. 

• The data shows just how concentrated home ownership currently is, and that it is much easier to increase investment portfolios than enter the housing market.

Property investors are by far the largest beneficiaries of rising prices, while making it harder for those who do not have access to generational wealth to enter the market.

We are increasingly seeing this kind of wealth polarisation, particularly in the big cities where those price pressures are more intense.

Right now, people have a choice. Become one of the 8.7% of the population that can invest in property and increase their wealth, or miss the boat and see prices rise beyond their capability and never get to make that choice.