Private Sector Economy
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  • Business Debt

    AUD Hundreds of Billions
  • Household Debt

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  • Housing Debt

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  • Owner-occupied Housing Debt

    AUD Hundreds of Billions
  • Investor Housing Debt

    AUD Hundreds of Billions
  • Other Personal Debts

    AUD Hundreds of Billions
  • Credit Card Debt

    AUD Tens of Billions
  • Net Foreign Debt

    AUD Hundreds of Billions
Interest Rates
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  • Today’s Interest Rate on Debt

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  • Consumer Price Index

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Latest News on Australian Interest Rates

Consumer confidence drops despite record low interest rates
ABC Online
The latest economic data has surprised economists. Despite historically low interest rates, consumer confidence fell 7 per cent in May to 97.6. On top of the worry list is the state of the economy as represented by this month's federal budget ...

BankSA cuts its fixed term mortage interest rates
The Australian
As fixed rates spiral downwards, the proportion of borrowers opting to fix their home loan continues to increase. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that more than 18 per cent of customers who took out a mortgage in March fixed their ...


ABC Local
Interest rates driving up the $A
ABC Local
Exporters have been warned not to expect an easing in the Australian dollar until interest rates overseas rise. John Peters, senior economist, Global Markets with the Commonwealth Bank told the Tasmanian Minerals Council conference to expect Australian ...

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The West Australian
ANZ competes with NAB over interest rates
The Australian
National Australia Bank, Westpac and Commonwealth Bank all took a quarter of a percentage point off their standard variable rates on Tuesday, after the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate cut of the same size. ANZ's aggressive move ends a run of ...
ANZ announces interest rate cutABC Online
ANZ Cuts Standard Variable Home-Loan Rate 27 BPsFox Business
Australia's RBA lowers inflation forecastsMarketWatch
NEWS.com.au -The West Australian -BRW (subscription)
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Fears falling interest rates may impact councils
ABC Local
The Mayor of the Mansfield Shire is concerned falling interest rates may lead to more elderly people turning to local government for help. Councillor Russell Bate says the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut the official cash rate this ...

Westpac, CBA, NAB pass on full RBA rate cut
The West Australian
Governor Glenn Stevens said with the inflation rate steady and the Australian dollar remaining strong, there was scope to ease interest rates further. “The board has previously noted that the inflation outlook would afford scope to ease further, should ...


Sky News Australia
Interest rates not at emergency GFC levels: Swan
Yahoo!7 News
"To compare this level of interest rates and the circumstances of the Australian economy now to what they were at the height of the global financial crisis is just utterly irresponsible," he said. In a brief press conference held after the Reserve Bank ...
RBA's decision to cut interest rates to help Australian households, business ...Global Times
Price fall delivers $26bn drag on Wayne Swan budgetThe Australian

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Australia cuts interest rate to record low 2.75%
Yahoo!7 News
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's central bank cut interest rates to a record low 2.75 percent Tuesday as investment in the Asia-driven mining sector hits its peak and the persistently high dollar squeezes local industry. The Reserve Bank of Australia's shock ...


Yahoo!7 News
Stay the course with interest rates: shadow board
The Conversation
The Reserve Bank of Australia should leave interest rates unchanged this month according to the consensus of Shadow Reserve Board members. Amid market uncertainty over whether the RBA board may choose to cut Australia's cash rates or maintain the ...
RBA cuts rates to record lowSydney Morning Herald
RBA cuts interest rates by 25 basis points for MayYahoo!7 News
Interest rates fall to record low as RBA fires first shot in currency warThe Australian
NEWS.com.au -Radio Australia (blog) -ABC Online
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The West Australian
Gloom boosts RBA interest rate cut chances
The Australian
INTEREST rates could be cut to a record low of 2.75 per cent next week as financial markets become sharply more pessimistic about the outlook following a run of weak economic data in Australia and overseas. Bond markets raised the chances of a rate cut ...
Count down to interest rate decisionNinemsn
Australian Dollar May Yield Key Reversal on RBA Rate DecisionDailyFX
RBA's cash rate to stay on hold in MayThe West Australian
The Australian Financial Review
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Government Sector Economy
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Money Supply
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  • Currency

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Economic Growth
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  • Population

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  • GDP Per Capita

    AUD Tens of Thousands

Australian Debt Clock is dedicated to the informing the Australian public about our national economic debt levels in relation to general economic performance indicators, as well as keeping households and businesses up to date with the latest updates on interest rate news and trends.


Australia has experienced an enormous amount of economic prosperity and progress over the past two decades, and rising debt levels have been a byproduct of this evolution. Australian Debt Clock seeks to provide awareness around the figures that are aggregating in our economy. 


Credit and debt are fundamental elements to the modern Australian economy that have come under scrutiny since the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis. Interest rates, also known as the cost borrowing are an essential variable for households and businesses monitor with the latest market information in order ensure they make optimal fiscal decisions.


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