Water market data and reports

The value of water allocations is determined by the market, and the prices paid are publicly available.

Disclaimer: While every attempt has been made to ensure that this information is accurate, these prices are indicative only, as the integrity of this data depends on the quality of information provided to us. In particular, we are not privy to individual business arrangements which may have been confidentially entered into by the parties to these transactions.

Before basing any decisions on this information, you should consider (with or without professional advice) whether it is sufficient for your needs, objectives and circumstances.

Permanent water trading data

The reports below indicate market activity and present weighted average price information relating to water allocation transfers undertaken during the reporting period.

Business rules have been developed to:

guide the preparation and ensure consistency of the data, specifically the calculation of the weighted average price information presented in the reports
assist you in understanding the reports.

Monthly reports

Supplemented surface water allocations

July 2026 (PDF, 304.5KB)

Supplemented underground water allocations

July 2026 (PDF, 196.2KB)

Unsupplemented surface water allocations

July 2026 (PDF, 240.7KB)

Unsupplemented underground water allocations

July 2026 (PDF, 228.9KB)

Annual reports

Relocatable licence data

The following is a snapshot of the market activity relating to the relocation of water licences.

Water licence relocation reports

Business rules have been developed to help ensure the consistency of the data presented in the water licence relocation reports.

Great Artesian Basin

Great Artesian Basin water licence relocation report – 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 (PDF, 466KB)

Central Condamine Alluvium

Central Condamine Alluvium water licence relocation report – 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 (PDF, 365KB)

Dalrymple Creek Alluvium groundwater management area

Dalrymple Creek Alluvium water licence relocation report to 30 June 2019 (PDF, 310KB)

Oakey Creek groundwater management area

Oakey Creek water licence relocation report to 30 June 2019 (PDF, 301KB)

Note about water licence conversions

In July 2019, water licences in the Oakey Creek groundwater management area and the Dalrymple Creek Alluvium groundwater management area, were converted to water allocations.

Information on trades in these 2 areas can be found in the above section – Permanent water trading data – Unsupplemented underground water allocations.

Processing times for water trades

The data below shows the percentage of trades processed by us within the indicated timeframe. The service standards are set by the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG). Before viewing the below data, note:

timeframe for service standard commences on receipt of the application forms and associated fees, and is only recorded for time spent processing the trade (e.g. any time taken to return incomplete application forms or request further information is not included)
service standard is measured in business days only
an application finalised on the same day it is received is recorded as finalised in one day
performance against the service standard is reported as a cumulative monthly figure.

Visit Sunwater for reports on processing times for supplemented water assignments.

This table indicates percentage of unsupplemented seasonal water assignment applications processed from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

	Interstate—processed within 10 business days	Intrastate—processed within 5 business days
Total number of seasonal water assignments processed	9	169
Number processed within standard requirement	9	144
Performance against standard	100%	85%
Intended service standard	90%	90%

Note: National Water Initiative terminology equivalent is 'allocation' trade.

This data indicates percentage of permanent water trades registered on the water allocation register from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Registration of permanent trades within 10 business days:
- Total number of permanent trades processed – 630
- Number processed within 10 days – 611
- Performance against standard – 97%
- Intended service standard – 90%
Note: National Water Initiative terminology equivalent is 'water access entitlement' trade.

Water sales data

Licensed bulk water sales data can be purchased through data wholesalers or directly from us.

Queensland Valuations and Sales (QVAS)

For a fee, specific data may be obtained on water allocation sales (known as a sales data listing, or an abbreviated sales data listing) over the counter via the QVAS system from our service centres throughout Queensland.

This data, which comes from historical sales records, contains details such as:

lot on plan
date of sale
sale price
resource-related attributes of an allocation (e.g. location)
other related sales information.

Water brokerage services

Water brokers can bring buyers and sellers of water products together with real estate agents, stock and station agents, managers of water supply schemes and individuals.

Water brokers are subject to Australian Consumer Law under the Queensland Fair Trading Act 1989 and the Commonwealth Competition and Consumer Act 2010 concerning commercial transactions.