澳洲拖欠房贷情况严重 悉尼居首

据2008年6月18日《澳洲人报》报道，信贷评级机构穆迪投资服务（Moody's Investors Service）的统计数据显示，新州20个地区中12个地区存在最严重的房屋贷款拖欠问题。

穆迪高级分析师Ilya Serov表示，新州经济疲软，悉尼南区和西区房价下跌，失业率上升，油价、食物等生活费用高涨，预计拖欠还贷的状况仍将继续恶化，2008年第一季度的还贷拖欠率已创出历史最高记录。

Home delinquents - worst performing areas

State ... Region ...................................... Rate (%)
NSW ... Sydney-Liverpool ....................... 1.43
NSW ... Sydney-Parramatta .................... 1.21
NSW ... Sydney-Canterbury-Bankstown ... 0.95
NSW ... Sydney-Other western ................ 0.93
NSW ... Sydney-South West ................... 0.90
NSW ... Central Coast ............................ 0.80
NSW ... Wollongong ............................... 0.77
QLD .... Mt Isa & North West QLD ........... 0.70
NSW ... Sydney-Inner West .................... 0.68
NSW ... Central Tablelands ..................... 0.63
NSW ... South Coast .............................. 0.62
TAS ..... Tasmania-North East ................. 0.61
TAS ..... Tasmania-North ......................... 0.60
VIC ...... Melbourne-North West ............... 0.59