Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses)
Top 50 suburbs by median house price (population > 500).
Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses)
Top 50 suburbs by median house price (population > 500) — Australia
This ranking is useful when you want to understand which suburbs command the highest pricing.
High prices often reflect scarcity, prestige, or location quality, but they do not say whether yield, affordability, or future upside still works.
Move into suburb detail if you need to test whether the most expensive areas also hold up on growth, rent, and livability.
This list is strongest as a market screen. Use suburb detail to verify rent, services, population, and local context.
Use detail pages to check whether the premium is backed by income, services, or scarcity rather than price alone.
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.
- #1Darling PointNSW$13.0M-7.5% YoY
- #2St LeonardsNSW$10.5M-12.6% YoY
- #3Point PiperNSW$10.2M-26.7% YoY
- #4Watsons BayNSW$9.6M+50.4% YoY
- #5Centennial ParkNSW$9.5M+77.6% YoY
- #6Duffys ForestNSW$9.5M+37.2% YoY
- #7VaucluseNSW$9.3M+14.2% YoY
- #8Elizabeth BayNSW$7.7M+63.8% YoY
- #9WoolwichNSW$7.5M+14.3% YoY
- #10Double BayNSW$7.3M-3.4% YoY
- #11Dover HeightsNSW$7.3M+6.4% YoY
- #12TamaramaNSW$7.0M-20.0% YoY
- #13ClontarfNSW$6.3M+34.4% YoY
- #14ToorakVIC$6.1M-8.6% YoY
- #15East LindfieldNSW$5.9M+41.8% YoY
- #16InglesideNSW$5.7M+61.2% YoY
- #17Cremorne PointNSW$5.6M-10.2% YoY
- #18Kurraba PointNSW$5.6M-48.9% YoY
- #19QueenscliffNSW$5.6M+25.4% YoY
- #20WollstonecraftNSW$5.5M+30.3% YoY
- #21Palm BeachNSW$5.3M-3.9% YoY
- #22ClovellyNSW$5.3M+14.0% YoY
- #23Rose BayNSW$5.2M-26.6% YoY
- #24Lavender BayNSW$5.2M-9.6% YoY
- #25RandwickNSW$5.2M+40.5% YoY
- #26North TurramurraNSW$5.1M+66.3% YoY
- #27RossmoreNSW$5.0M+4.2% YoY
- #28ForrestACT$5.0M+25.1% YoY
- #29CoogeeNSW$4.9M+9.4% YoY
- #30WavertonNSW$4.9M+17.1% YoY
- #31CastlecragNSW$4.8M+13.4% YoY
- #32North BondiNSW$4.8M-1.2% YoY
- #33Balgowlah HeightsNSW$4.8M+18.9% YoY
- #34LonguevilleNSW$4.7M-17.8% YoY
- #35Orchard HillsNSW$4.6M+5.3% YoY
- #36BronteNSW$4.6M-20.0% YoY
- #37Tennyson PointNSW$4.6M+15.8% YoY
- #38WoollahraNSW$4.6M-12.0% YoY
- #39StrathfieldNSW$4.6M+8.8% YoY
- #40South CoogeeNSW$4.5M+10.5% YoY
- #41NorthbridgeNSW$4.5M-14.9% YoY
- #42Bondi BeachNSW$4.5M+4.3% YoY
- #43Kemps CreekNSW$4.5M-25.3% YoY
- #44ManlyNSW$4.5M-3.4% YoY
- #45MosmanNSW$4.4M-24.9% YoY
- #46BondiNSW$4.4M+6.6% YoY
- #47Breakfast PointNSW$4.4M+12.3% YoY
- #48NewsteadQLD$4.3M+44.1% YoY
- #49ChatswoodNSW$4.3M+23.8% YoY
- #50WaverleyNSW$4.3M+4.1% YoY
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | MEDIAN | YoY% | POP |
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| 1 | Darling Point | NSW | $13.0M | -7.5% | 3,977 |
| 2 | St Leonards | NSW | $10.5M | -12.6% | 7,212 |
| 3 | Point Piper | NSW | $10.2M | -26.7% | 1,334 |
| 4 | Watsons Bay | NSW | $9.6M | +50.4% | 883 |
| 5 | Centennial Park | NSW | $9.5M | +77.6% | 2,225 |
| 6 | Duffys Forest | NSW | $9.5M | +37.2% | 509 |
| 7 | Vaucluse | NSW | $9.3M | +14.2% | 9,510 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Bay | NSW | $7.7M | +63.8% | 4,878 |
| 9 | Woolwich | NSW | $7.5M | +14.3% | 833 |
| 10 | Double Bay | NSW | $7.3M | -3.4% | 4,709 |
| 11 | Dover Heights | NSW | $7.3M | +6.4% | 4,044 |
| 12 | Tamarama | NSW | $7.0M | -20.0% | 1,478 |
| 13 | Clontarf | NSW | $6.3M | +34.4% | 1,746 |
| 14 | Toorak | VIC | $6.1M | -8.6% | 12,817 |
| 15 | East Lindfield | NSW | $5.9M | +41.8% | 3,710 |
| 16 | Ingleside | NSW | $5.7M | +61.2% | 1,030 |
| 17 | Cremorne Point | NSW | $5.6M | -10.2% | 2,270 |
| 18 | Kurraba Point | NSW | $5.6M | -48.9% | 1,401 |
| 19 | Queenscliff | NSW | $5.6M | +25.4% | 3,407 |
| 20 | Wollstonecraft | NSW | $5.5M | +30.3% | 8,115 |
| 21 | Palm Beach | NSW | $5.3M | -3.9% | 1,652 |
| 22 | Clovelly | NSW | $5.3M | +14.0% | 4,887 |
| 23 | Rose Bay | NSW | $5.2M | -26.6% | 9,911 |
| 24 | Lavender Bay | NSW | $5.2M | -9.6% | 870 |
| 25 | Randwick | NSW | $5.2M | +40.5% | 28,943 |
| 26 | North Turramurra | NSW | $5.1M | +66.3% | 4,194 |
| 27 | Rossmore | NSW | $5.0M | +4.2% | 2,241 |
| 28 | Forrest | ACT | $5.0M | +25.1% | 1,827 |
| 29 | Coogee | NSW | $4.9M | +9.4% | 14,634 |
| 30 | Waverton | NSW | $4.9M | +17.1% | 2,981 |
| 31 | Castlecrag | NSW | $4.8M | +13.4% | 2,965 |
| 32 | North Bondi | NSW | $4.8M | -1.2% | 9,290 |
| 33 | Balgowlah Heights | NSW | $4.8M | +18.9% | 3,546 |
| 34 | Longueville | NSW | $4.7M | -17.8% | 2,116 |
| 35 | Orchard Hills | NSW | $4.6M | +5.3% | 1,798 |
| 36 | Bronte | NSW | $4.6M | -20.0% | 7,166 |
| 37 | Tennyson Point | NSW | $4.6M | +15.8% | 1,247 |
| 38 | Woollahra | NSW | $4.6M | -12.0% | 7,189 |
| 39 | Strathfield | NSW | $4.6M | +8.8% | 25,915 |
| 40 | South Coogee | NSW | $4.5M | +10.5% | 5,611 |
| 41 | Northbridge | NSW | $4.5M | -14.9% | 6,493 |
| 42 | Bondi Beach | NSW | $4.5M | +4.3% | 11,513 |
| 43 | Kemps Creek | NSW | $4.5M | -25.3% | 2,121 |
| 44 | Manly | NSW | $4.5M | -3.4% | 16,296 |
| 45 | Mosman | NSW | $4.4M | -24.9% | 28,329 |
| 46 | Bondi | NSW | $4.4M | +6.6% | 10,411 |
| 47 | Breakfast Point | NSW | $4.4M | +12.3% | 4,678 |
| 48 | Newstead | QLD | $4.3M | +44.1% | 7,496 |
| 49 | Chatswood | NSW | $4.3M | +23.8% | 25,553 |
| 50 | Waverley | NSW | $4.3M | +4.1% | 4,216 |
Australian most expensive suburbs (houses) FAQ
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What does Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) rank?
Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by median house price (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.