Median priceⓘLast 12 months
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Ashby Island, NSW 2463
Property data updated ·18 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
No recorded sales or leases · Census profile below · Refreshed July 2026
About Ashby Island, NSW 2463
Over the last 12 months, no house or unit sales or leases were recorded in Ashby Island, NSW 2463. It is home to about 18 residents.
Beyond that, the clearest read on Ashby Island is the most recent Census — the resident profile below.
Retirement communityMany own outright
Who lives hereA largely mortgage-free, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census · ABS 2021
Ashby Island demographics & population
Population
18
Median age
57yrs
Avg household
2.3people
Male · Female
56% · 44%
Owner-occupied
50%
Renting
50%
Lone person
50%
Couples, no kids
50%
Born overseas
50%
Year 12+ⓘ
50%
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Census · ABS 2021
Who lives in Ashby Island?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex12 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
Household composition
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%
1.6 people / household0.5 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
50%1
100%2
50%3
50%4
50%5
50%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.50%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.50%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.50%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.50%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.100%
Birthplace diversity9%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity-19%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity21%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were borntop birthplaces
Afghanistan50%
Australia50%
Bangladesh50%
Bosnia & Herzegovina50%
Brazil50%
Cambodia50%
Canada50%
Chile50%
Languages at hometop languages
English only100%
Afrikaans50%
Arabic50%
Australian Indigenous50%
Cantonese50%
Mandarin50%
Other Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian50%
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%
Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Dutch50%
English50%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion50%
▸Christianity50%
Islam50%
Buddhism50%
Hinduism50%
Judaism50%
Other religions50%
Family originsparents’ birthplace
50%
50%
50%
Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Arrival timeline not available yet.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Housing & affordability in Ashby Island
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Affordability at a glance
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Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.—
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.—
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.—
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.—
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.—
Unoccupied on census nightⓘDwellings recorded as unoccupied on Census night — holiday homes, between-tenant rentals, etc.—
Large dwellings (4+ bed)ⓘOccupied dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
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50%1
50%2
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50%4
50%5
50%6+
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
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50%
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50%
Owned outright50%Mortgage50%Renting50%Other50%
What’s built heredwelling types
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50%
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House50%Townhouse50%Apartment50%Other50%
50% separate houses50% apartments50% high-rise
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Income & employment in Ashby Island
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Income & work at a glance
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Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.—
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.—
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.—
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
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Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.—
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.—
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.—
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.—
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.—
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.—
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.—
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.—
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.—
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Getting around Ashby Island
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Transport at a glance
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Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.—
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.—
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.—
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.—
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)50%
Car (passenger)50%
Train50%
Bus50%
Tram/light rail50%
Ferry50%
Walked50%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
50%0
50%1
50%2
50%3
50%4+
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Ashby Island
No school inside Ashby Island itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 11 primary schools in Ashby Island and its surrounds, and 2 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
Within Ashby Island0schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools11within 5 km · nearest 4.3 km
Secondary schools2within 5 km · nearest 4.3 km
Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
Nearby within13 schools
- Nearby · within 5 km · 13Order by
- 1Harwood Island Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Harwood · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Maclean Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Maclean · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Maclean · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Pacific Valley Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Townsend · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Valley Hope Christian SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Townsend · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Maclean High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Maclean · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Chatsworth Island Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Chatsworth · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Gulmarrad Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gulmarrad · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Palmers Island Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Palmers Island · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Lawrence Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lawrence · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11St James' Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Yamba · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Iluka Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Iluka · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Yamba Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Yamba · 4.3 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students121Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
GovernmentCatholicIndependent
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Census · ABS 2021
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Settledness at a glance
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Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.—
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.—
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.—
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
100%
Same address100%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.50%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.0.0%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.50%
Property market
Market snapshot
Ashby Island median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Ashby Island — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
Units
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
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SoldⓘLast 12 months
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Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
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Median rentⓘLast 12 months
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Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
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LeasedⓘLast 12 months
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Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
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Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Segment breakdown
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change
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Where each segment ranks
Ashby Island property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Metric
Ranked against
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in Ashby Island
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Not enough overlapping sales and rental activity in Ashby Island to compute an ownership premium yet.
Market data
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Side
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Compared against
Sales market velocity
2 nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales
risingfalling
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
19 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
55 days▲ +4 days YoY
Median price
$428k▲ +2.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
46▲ +20.7% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
26 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
28 days▼ −9 days YoY
Median price
$450k▲ +11.3% YoY
Sold (last year)
230.0% YoY
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
Ashby Island against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Ashby Island in blue, peers in colour.
Pair
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
How fast — and is it getting faster?
2 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house
fasterslower
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
9 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
55 days▲ +4 days YoY
Median price
$428k▲ +2.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
46▲ +20.7% YoY
Gross yield
2.75%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
94 days—
Median price
—▲ +44.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +134.0% YoY
Gross yield
4.00%
Ashby Island · this suburb
Demand index
1 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
122 days—
Median price
—▲ +35.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +162.0% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
How much is available right now?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
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Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Severe
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Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Transaction-mix timeseries not available for this suburb.
Five-year arc
Ashby Island median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
PropertyBedrooms
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Total sales
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Days on market
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Median rent
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Total leases
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Days on market (rental)
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Gross yield
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Months of supply (rental)
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Nearby markets
Suburbs near Ashby Island: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Ashby Island, ranked by distance — each lined up against Ashby Island on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
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This marketAshby IslandNSW 2463 · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM—
Sold—
5 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
0102030405
AshbyNSW 2463 · 1.4km · Houses · Total
Price$803k
DOM49 days
Sold8
MacleanNSW 2463 · 2.1km · Houses · Total
Price$428k
DOM55 days
Sold46
Warregah IslandNSW 2469 · 2.3km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM94 days
Sold—
HarwoodNSW 2465 · 2.4km · Houses · Total
Price$513k
DOM39 days
Sold2
TownsendNSW 2463 · 3.7km · Houses · Total
Price$450k
DOM28 days
Sold23
Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Ashby Island
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Market data
Frequently asked · Ashby Island
8 data-driven answers about Ashby Island's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Ashby Island in?
#Ashby Island is in postcode 2463, in the Coffs Harbour & Grafton region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Ashby Island, NSW 2463.
What is the population of Ashby Island?
#Ashby Island, NSW 2463 is home to 12 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 39, and the average household holds 1.6 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Ashby Island?
#The median household in Ashby Island earns $522 per week — roughly $27k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $510/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Ashby Island?
#The unemployment rate in Ashby Island is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Ashby Island?
#Ashby Island is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Ashby Island?
#Ashby Island has 13 schools within reach — including Harwood Island Public School, Maclean Public School, St Joseph's Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Ashby Island a good place to live?
#Ashby Island, NSW 2463 has a population of 12, a median age of 39, a median household income around $522/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 13 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Ashby Island market data last updated?
#This Ashby Island market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.