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Australian suburb rankings

Rank Australian suburbs by the signal you care about — price, rent, yield, growth, crime, schools, ancestry, occupation, industry. Use this when you do not yet have a shortlist; move the strongest results into compare or shortlist.

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Rent suite

Find rent movement, pressure, risk, then model the lead.

Momentum
01

Fastest Rising Rents

NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS rent trend growth

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Pressure
02

Highest Rent Pressure

Suburbs with weekly rent furthest above their state baseline

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Risk
03

Highest Rent Stress

Suburbs where weekly rent is highest against local personal income

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Model
04

Rent-Led Investor Strength

Fresh-rent gross yield using the lower entry price

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Cross-cut signals

Where two metrics disagree — the findings only QuickProperty can build.

Mismatch
01

High Yield, Low Livability

Where the investor wins but the resident loses — strong yield, weak amenity

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Value
02

Best-Value Liveable Suburbs

The most livability per dollar — full amenity at a fraction of metro prices

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Drawdown
03

Biggest Price Falls

Suburbs furthest below their own house-price peak — sustained declines

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Cashflow
04

Best Cashflow Suburbs

Indicative weekly cashflow on a standard 80% interest-only hold

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Tailwind
05

Rising-Yield Suburbs

Where rent is compounding faster than price — an expanding gross yield

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Decision starters

Start from the job, then open the ranking.

Market

Price, rent, yield, growth, and safety.

01 Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) Top suburbs by median house price Open → 02 Most Affordable Suburbs (Houses) Cheapest suburbs with population > 500 Open → 03 Most Affordable Houses Near the CBD Cheapest houses within a 45-minute drive of the capital CBD Open → 04 Most Affordable Houses Near the CBD by Transit Cheapest houses within a 45-minute public-transport trip of the capital CBD Open → 05 Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) Top suburbs by median unit price Open → 06 Most Affordable Suburbs (Units) Cheapest suburbs for units Open → 07 Least Affordable Suburbs (Mortgage) Suburbs where mortgage repayments take the biggest share of household income Open → 08 Most Affordable Suburbs (Mortgage) Suburbs where mortgage repayments take the smallest share of household income Open → 09 Highest Rental Yield Best gross rental yield suburbs · state pages available Open yield → 10 Fastest Growing Suburbs Highest year-on-year price growth Open → 11 Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk Fastest-growing suburbs that also sit in the High/Severe bushfire band Open → 12 Fast-Growing, Low Bushfire Risk Fastest-growing suburbs with low bushfire exposure Open → 13 Highest Bushfire Exposure Suburbs ranked by bushfire exposure score across NSW, VIC, and QLD Open → 14 Lowest Bushfire Exposure Suburbs with the lowest bushfire exposure score across NSW, VIC, and QLD Open → 15 Highest Flood Exposure Suburbs ranked by flood exposure score across VIC Open → 16 Lowest Flood Exposure Suburbs with the lowest flood exposure score across VIC Open → 17 Highest Crime Rate (LGA) LGAs with highest crime per 100k Open → 18 Lowest Crime Rate (LGA) Safest LGAs by crime rate Open → 19 Best Schools Suburbs by average school ICSEA (min 2 schools) Open → 20 Most Advantaged Suburbs Suburbs by ABS SEIFA IRSAD socio-economic score Open → 21 Highest Income Suburbs Suburbs by ATO median taxable income Open → 22 Fastest Income Growth Suburbs by compound growth in ATO median income Open → 23 Fastest Growing Population (LGA) LGAs by 5-year average annual population growth Open → 24 Highest Building Approvals (LGA) LGAs by latest dwelling approvals — supply pipeline Open → 25 Lowest Unemployment (LGA) LGAs by lowest smoothed unemployment rate Open → 26 Best-Serviced Suburbs Suburbs by everyday amenity access (supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies) Open → 27 Most Liveable Suburbs Composite livability index — amenity access, transport, schools + hospitals (ULI method) Open → 28 Most Investable Suburbs A–F investment grade — capital growth, yield, and stability composite Open → 29 Highest Solar Adoption (postcode) Rooftop solar installs per 1,000 residents — CER small-scale data, postcode-grained Open → 30 Highest Battery Adoption (postcode) Home batteries per 1,000 residents — CER small-scale data, postcode-grained Open → 31 Most Renter-Dominated Suburbs Share of households renting — ABS Census tenure Open → 32 Highest Outright Ownership Mortgage-free strongholds — share of households owning outright Open → 33 Highest Social Housing Share State and community housing as a share of households Open → 34 Highest Work-From-Home Share Workers who worked from home on census day (2021, COVID-era) Open → 35 Most Stable Rents Rents that vary least around their trend — VIC, QLD, WA, TAS Open → 36 Priced Below Their Advantage Suburbs priced furthest below what their SEIFA decile predicts Open → 37 Fastest Projected Growth to 2032 ABS-projected population growth in each suburb’s SA2 area Open → 38 Projected Population Decline SA2 areas the ABS projects to shrink by 2032 Open → 39 Most Investor-Held Suburbs Composite of private-rental share, turnover and short-stay density Open → 40 Emerging Gentrification Suburbs Suburbs where local income is rising fastest above the state trend Open → 41 Best Aged-Care Access Suburbs with the most residential aged-care places per 1,000 residents Open → 42 Best Childcare Access Suburbs with the most approved childcare places per 1,000 residents Open →
Ancestry

Top suburbs by ancestry population.

AustralianEnglishChineseIndianIrishScottishItalianFilipinoVietnameseGreekGermanLebaneseKoreanMaoriNew ZealanderCroatianPolishSouth AfricanDutchSamoanSri LankanAboriginal Australian View all ancestry →
Occupation

Top suburbs by worker count.

ProfessionalsManagersTechnicians & TradesClerical & AdministrativeCommunity & Personal ServiceSalesLabourersMachinery Operators & Drivers View all occupations →
Industry

Top suburbs by employment.

HealthcareEducationConstructionRetail TradeProfessional ServicesManufacturingAccommodation & FoodTransport & LogisticsPublic Admin & SafetyFinance & InsuranceIT & TelecomMiningAgricultureReal Estate View all industries →
FAQ

Four questions about rankings.

  1. What can I rank Australian suburbs by?

    QuickProperty ranks Australian suburbs by house and unit price, affordability, rental yield, growth, crime rate, ancestry, occupation, and industry signals where source coverage is available. Use development signals when the first screen should be LGA approval and population context.

  2. When should I use rankings instead of the suburb directory?

    Use rankings when you need to screen a broad market quickly. Use the suburb directory or state hubs when you already know the area and want to browse local pages directly.

  3. What should I do after finding suburbs in a ranking?

    Save promising suburbs to the shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, or open the suburb detail page when one result needs a deeper evidence check.

  4. Are ranking results the final answer?

    No. Rankings are a screening layer. A high rank should be checked against suburb detail, data freshness, compare tradeoffs, and, for AU investment cases, calculator assumptions.