Q. If house prices were to rise in the future, do you think the following groups would be better or worse off?
| Total better off | Total worse off | Much better off | Better off | No change | Worse off | Much worse off | Don’t know | |
| Current home owners | 41% | 22% | 12% | 29% | 31% | 13% | 9% | 7% |
| People living in regional areas | 12% | 50% | 2% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 9% |
| People living in the inner city | 11% | 56% | 2% | 9% | 22% | 29% | 27% | 10% |
| People living in the outer suburbs | 11% | 57% | 2% | 9% | 23% | 36% | 21% | 10% |
| People receiving the age pension | 5% | 71% | 1% | 4% | 18% | 26% | 45% | 6% |
| Renters | 4% | 77% | 1% | 3% | 14% | 41% | 36% | 5% |
| Young people | 4% | 83% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 35% | 48% | 4% |
| People on low incomes | 2% | 85% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 26% | 59% | 3% |
The only group who respondents thought would be better off if house prices were to rise in the future were those who currently own homes (41% better off). For all other groups, a majority thought they will be worse off.
Over 80% thought that young people and people on low incomes would be worse off if house prices were to rise.