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Murray–Darling Basin water prices

Independent reports of water entitlement prices in the Murray–Darling Basin between December 2013 and June 2019 are available below. This data is drawn from the state water registers of:

  • New South Wales
  • Victoria
  • Queensland
  • South Australia, and
  • Murray Irrigation Limited's water exchange.

Prices on these water registers are for approved transfers. They may not appear on state registers for months after contract exchange.

This means reported prices may not be the current prevailing market prices. Where available, the reports include buyer bid and seller ask prices from surveys of water brokers and trading exchanges.

Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in the reports do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government.
While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of the reports are factually correct, the Australian Government does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the reports, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the reports.

Readers should exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of the material published in this reports and should carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material for their purposes.

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2019

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2019 PDF 6 451 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2019 DOCX 6 232 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2019) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 936 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2019 PDF 6 451 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2019 DOCX 6 232 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2019) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 936 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2019 PDF 6 451 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2019 DOCX 6 232 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2019) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 936 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2019 PDF 6 420 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2019 DOCX 6 284 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2019) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 940 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2019 PDF 6 437 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2019 DOCX 6 247 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2019) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 913 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2019 PDF 6 393 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2019 DOCX 6 214 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2019) PDF 28 1.7 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2019) XLSX Excel Icon 28 946 KB

2018

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2018 PDF 6 354 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2018 DOCX 6 211 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2018) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 926 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2018 PDF 6 384 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2018 DOCX 6 200 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2018) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 928 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2018 PDF 6 384 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2018 DOCX 6 200 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2018) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 928 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September 2018 PDF 6 384 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September 2018 DOCX 6 200 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September 2018) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 928 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for August 2018 PDF 6 428 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for August 2018 DOCX 6 208 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (August 2018) PDF 28 1.6 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (August 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 956 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for July 2018 PDF 6 428 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for July 2018 DOCX 6 208 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (July 2018) PDF 28 360 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (July 2018) XLSX Excel Icon 28 928 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2018 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2018 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2018) PDF 32 520 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 979 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2018 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2018 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2018) PDF 32 520 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 979 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2018 PDF 2 128 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2018 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2018) PDF 32 516 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 976 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2018 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2018 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2018) PDF 32 523 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 450 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2018 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2018 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2018) PDF 32 506 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 449 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2018 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2018 DOCX 2 101 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2018) PDF 32 508 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2018) XLSM Excel Icon 32 457 KB

2017

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2017 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2017 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2017) PDF 32 509 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 448 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2017 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2017 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2017) PDF 32 506 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 446 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2017 PDF 2 126 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2017 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2017) PDF 32 632 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.8 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September 2017 PDF 2 126 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September 2017 DOCX 2 101 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September 2017) PDF 32 500 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.7 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for August 2017 PDF 2 127 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for August 2017 DOCX 2 101 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (August 2017) PDF 32 549 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (August 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.7 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for July 2017 PDF 2 128 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for July 2017 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (July 2017) PDF 32 488 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (July 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2017 PDF 2 99 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June 2017 DOCX 2 126 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2017) PDF 32 492 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2017 PDF 2 126 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for May 2017 DOCX 2 101 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2017) PDF 32 1.4 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (May 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.7 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2017 PDF 2 397 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for April 2017 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2017) PDF 32 4.9 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (April 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2017 PDF 2 397 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March 2017 DOCX 2 98 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2017) PDF 32 962 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 2.0 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2017 PDF 2 398 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for February 2017 DOCX 2 99 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2017) PDF 32 960 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (February 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2017 PDF 2 400 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for January 2017 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2017) PDF 32 900 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (January 2017) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB

2016

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2016 PDF 2 388 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December 2016 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2016) PDF 32 704 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December 2016) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.60 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2016 PDF 2 396 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for November 2016 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2016) PDF 32 888 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (November 2016) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.59 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2016 PDF 2 395 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for October 2016 DOCX 2 98 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2016) PDF 32 708 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (October 2016) XLSM Excel Icon 32 1.6 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2016 PDF 2 390 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2016 DOCX 2 98 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2016) PDF 35 740 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2016) DOCX 35 1.0 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2016 PDF 2 104 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2016 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2016) PDF 35 2.12 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2016) DOCX 35 1.93 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2016 PDF 2 404 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2016 DOCX 2 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2016) PDF 34 2.9 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2016) DOCX 34 3.2 MB

2015

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2015 PDF 2 122 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2015 DOCX 2 89 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2015) PDF 32 2.9 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2015) DOCX 32 3.2 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2015 PDF 2 124 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2015 DOCX 2 89 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2015) PDF 32 2.5 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2015) DOCX 32 3.1 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2015 PDF 2 335 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2015 DOCX 2 45 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2015) PDF 32 2.4 MB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2015) DOCX 32 2.5 MB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2015 PDF 1 97 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2015 DOC  1 101 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2015) PDF 21 764 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2015) DOC 21 1.01 MB

2014

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2014 PDF 1 97 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2014 DOC 1 100 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2014) PDF 21 744 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2014) DOC 21 979 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2014 PDF 1 98 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for September quarter 2014 DOCX 1 55 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2014) PDF 21 714 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (September quarter 2014) DOCX 21 786 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2014 PDF 1 80 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for June quarter 2014 DOCX 1 55 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2014) PDF 21 622 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (June quarter 2014) DOCX 21 774 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2014 PDF 1 102 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for March quarter 2014 DOCX 1 56 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2014) PDF 22 572 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (March quarter 2014) DOCX 22 828 KB

2013

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Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2013 PDF 1 40 KB
Water entitlement market prices across the Murray–Darling Basin: summary report for December quarter 2013 DOCX 1 59 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2013) PDF 21 587 KB
Market entitlement market prices Murray–Darling Basin (December quarter 2013) DOCX 21 827 KB


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Access archived market prices for September 2008 – September 2014 on the Australian Government Web Archive.

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