House size comparisons

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Research into house sizes across the world has shown that in 2009 Australians had the largest floor area per person and the largest increase in house sizes.^[1]

Contents 1 Comparison of new house sizes across the world 2 House sizes across Australia 3 See also 4 References

Comparison of new house sizes across the world

Country	House size (m²)
Australia	214.6
United States	201.5
New Zealand	196.2
Denmark	137.0
Greece	126.4
Belgium	119.0
Netherlands	115.5
France	112.5
Germany	109.2
Luxembourg	104.1
Spain	96.6
Austria	96.0
Ireland	87.7
Finland	87.1
Sweden	83.0
Portugal	82.2
Italy	81.5
United Kingdom	76

House sizes across Australia

The average floor area of new homes in Australia hit a record 214.6 square metres in the 2008 financial year. The average floor area of new free-standing houses was also at a record high of 245.3 square metres, up 4.4 per cent over the past five years.

Victoria has Australia's biggest homes (224.5 square metres), followed by Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, NSW, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT.

See also

References

1. ↑ Welcome to Victoria, home to super-sized houses, The Age, 30 November 2009