During yesterday’s question time, Liberal MP Tim Wilson asked about the number of first-home buyers. Specifically, he wanted to know why the number of first-home buyers dropped “more than 6% this calendar year.”
This, however, was a very weird question, because he was comparing the June 2026 quarter to the December 2025 quarter.
That is like comparing apples and oranges.
The December 2025 quarter saw a spike in first-home buyers because it was the quarter the government announced their 5% deposit guarantee, so of course it was going to be abnormally high.
But here’s the thing, in the year to June 2026, the number of first-home buyers is 3.7% higher than in the year to June 2025 last year.
And if Wilson wants more first-home buyers, then surely, he would want house prices to be falling… but then oddly the LNP also seems to be against that.
Verdict: The number of first-home buyers have not dropped by 6%