Highest Rental Yield
Top 50 suburbs by gross rental yield (population > 500).
Highest Rental Yield
Top 50 suburbs by gross rental yield (population > 500) — Australia
This list is useful when cash flow matters more than prestige.
High yield can still come with weak growth, fragile demand, maintenance drag, or thin sale data. Treat it as a directional screen.
Use compare or suburb pages next to see whether the income signal holds up once you include market depth and broader suburb context.
Start with rent-led investor strength, save the strongest suburbs, then compare before sending a lead into the AU calculator.
Model the deal only after rent and price evidence are strong enough.
This list combines rent with price or entry-price context. Treat it as a shortlist trigger, then verify price history and rent freshness on suburb pages.
Save the top pair when yield is the starting thesis, then verify price history and rent freshness in compare.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
Verify rent grain before comparing, especially where a ranking row depends on postcode-derived or fallback rent.
- #1Wagga WaggaNSW27.5%$102K
- #2PenshurstNSW27.5%$120K
- #3CharlemontVIC13.7%$157K
- #4DerbyWA13.6%$210K
- #5CollinsvilleQLD12.9%$170K
- #6MarysvilleVIC12.5%$125K
- #7MooraWA12.0%$200K
- #8MerredinWA11.9%$185K
- #9WhittonNSW11.9%$175K
- #10NewmanWA11.5%$323K
- #11BoggabillaNSW11.4%$160K
- #12BoulderWA11.0%$284K
- #13NeboQLD10.9%$238K
- #14MiradorNSW10.8%$302K
- #15NarroginWA10.0%$250K
- #16GnowangerupWA9.9%$195K
- #17ExmouthWA9.8%$715K
- #18Rockhampton CityQLD9.4%$255K
- #19CharlevilleQLD9.4%$164K
- #20CollieWA9.2%$349K
- #21CunderdinWA9.2%$170K
- #22KalgoorlieWA9.0%$378K
- #23WarragulVIC8.9%$320K
- #24CollarenebriNSW8.9%$105K
- #25BarcaldineQLD8.9%$175K
- #26LongreachQLD8.7%$220K
- #27BinnawayNSW8.7%$173K
- #28MoranbahQLD8.7%$346K
- #29College GroveWA8.7%$405K
- #30NorthamWA8.7%$330K
- #31MeekatharraWA8.6%$61K
- #32South HedlandWA8.6%$478K
- #33WangarattaVIC8.6%$255K
- #34WarracknabealVIC8.5%$110K
- #35BrooktonWA8.3%$250K
- #36McKailWA8.3%$470K
- #37Wee WaaNSW8.3%$308K
- #38InglewoodQLD8.1%$230K
- #39SancroxNSW8.1%$345K
- #40AyrQLD8.0%$260K
- #41GayndahQLD8.0%$255K
- #42BanjupWA7.8%$730K
- #43Mount TorrensSA7.8%$376K
- #44KatanningWA7.8%$254K
- #45HeatleyQLD7.7%$350K
- #46ManjimupWA7.6%$340K
- #47EmeraldQLD7.6%$375K
- #48WulguruQLD7.6%$375K
- #49KununurraWA7.6%$411K
- #50Port HedlandWA7.5%$725K
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | YIELD | PRICE | POP |
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| 1 | Wagga Wagga | NSW | 27.5% | $102K | 7,198 |
| 2 | Penshurst | NSW | 27.5% | $120K | 12,592 |
| 3 | Charlemont | VIC | 13.7% | $157K | 2,612 |
| 4 | Derby | WA | 13.6% | $210K | 3,222 |
| 5 | Collinsville | QLD | 12.9% | $170K | 1,496 |
| 6 | Marysville | VIC | 12.5% | $125K | 501 |
| 7 | Moora | WA | 12.0% | $200K | 1,755 |
| 8 | Merredin | WA | 11.9% | $185K | 2,604 |
| 9 | Whitton | NSW | 11.9% | $175K | 523 |
| 10 | Newman | WA | 11.5% | $323K | 6,456 |
| 11 | Boggabilla | NSW | 11.4% | $160K | 1,022 |
| 12 | Boulder | WA | 11.0% | $284K | 4,872 |
| 13 | Nebo | QLD | 10.9% | $238K | 857 |
| 14 | Mirador | NSW | 10.8% | $302K | 519 |
| 15 | Narrogin | WA | 10.0% | $250K | 3,927 |
| 16 | Gnowangerup | WA | 9.9% | $195K | 568 |
| 17 | Exmouth | WA | 9.8% | $715K | 2,806 |
| 18 | Rockhampton City | QLD | 9.4% | $255K | 2,059 |
| 19 | Charleville | QLD | 9.4% | $164K | 2,992 |
| 20 | Collie | WA | 9.2% | $349K | 7,599 |
| 21 | Cunderdin | WA | 9.2% | $170K | 824 |
| 22 | Kalgoorlie | WA | 9.0% | $378K | 3,711 |
| 23 | Warragul | VIC | 8.9% | $320K | 19,856 |
| 24 | Collarenebri | NSW | 8.9% | $105K | 634 |
| 25 | Barcaldine | QLD | 8.9% | $175K | 1,540 |
| 26 | Longreach | QLD | 8.7% | $220K | 3,124 |
| 27 | Binnaway | NSW | 8.7% | $173K | 658 |
| 28 | Moranbah | QLD | 8.7% | $346K | 9,425 |
| 29 | College Grove | WA | 8.7% | $405K | 1,821 |
| 30 | Northam | WA | 8.7% | $330K | 6,679 |
| 31 | Meekatharra | WA | 8.6% | $61K | 849 |
| 32 | South Hedland | WA | 8.6% | $478K | 11,046 |
| 33 | Wangaratta | VIC | 8.6% | $255K | 19,214 |
| 34 | Warracknabeal | VIC | 8.5% | $110K | 2,359 |
| 35 | Brookton | WA | 8.3% | $250K | 732 |
| 36 | McKail | WA | 8.3% | $470K | 3,970 |
| 37 | Wee Waa | NSW | 8.3% | $308K | 2,034 |
| 38 | Inglewood | QLD | 8.1% | $230K | 936 |
| 39 | Sancrox | NSW | 8.1% | $345K | 602 |
| 40 | Ayr | QLD | 8.0% | $260K | 8,603 |
| 41 | Gayndah | QLD | 8.0% | $255K | 1,949 |
| 42 | Banjup | WA | 7.8% | $730K | 1,377 |
| 43 | Mount Torrens | SA | 7.8% | $376K | 768 |
| 44 | Katanning | WA | 7.8% | $254K | 3,637 |
| 45 | Heatley | QLD | 7.7% | $350K | 3,907 |
| 46 | Manjimup | WA | 7.6% | $340K | 4,279 |
| 47 | Emerald | QLD | 7.6% | $375K | 14,904 |
| 48 | Wulguru | QLD | 7.6% | $375K | 4,389 |
| 49 | Kununurra | WA | 7.6% | $411K | 5,494 |
| 50 | Port Hedland | WA | 7.5% | $725K | 4,081 |
Australian highest rental yield FAQ
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What does Highest Rental Yield rank?
Highest Rental Yield ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by gross rental yield (population > 500)
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.