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Average house size Australia: How many square metres is standard?

The average floor size of an Australian home is 186.3 square metres. With house prices rising, and more and more people buying smaller spaces and apartments, the size of houses is now the smallest since 1996, according to a report by CommSec and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Average house size Australia: How many square metres is standard? How to measure the size of a house?

You should measure the exterior dimensions of your home to calculate its square footage using a tape measure, according to SFGate.

Measure the length and width of the building, and multiply these dimensions. For example, if your home’s exterior measurements are 80 by 50 feet, the square footage for each floor is 4,000 square feet.

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