What does Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) rank?

Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by median unit price (population > 500)

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.

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.

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.

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Ranking · Australia · 50 suburbs

Most Expensive Suburbs (Units)

Name: Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs by median unit price (population > 500).

Leading suburb

Risdon ValeTAS

Leading value

$5.3M

Runner-up

Point PiperNSW

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Most Expensive Suburbs (Units)

Top 50 suburbs by median unit price (population > 500) — Australia

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

Type:Houses Units

How to read this ranking

Use most expensive suburbs (units) to understand prestige and scarcity, not value buying.

BEST FOR

Seeing where the premium end of the market sits.

This ranking is useful when you want to understand which suburbs command the highest pricing.

READ IT AS

A pricing leaderboard, not a recommendation list.

High prices often reflect scarcity, prestige, or location quality, but they do not say whether yield, affordability, or future upside still works.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the premium is justified for your use case.

Move into suburb detail if you need to test whether the most expensive areas also hold up on growth, rent, and livability.

AVAILABLE evidence

Direct market-data ranking

This list is strongest as a market screen. Use suburb detail to verify rent, services, population, and local context.

PREMIUM MARKET

Top candidates are premium-market ideas.

Use detail pages to check whether the premium is backed by income, services, or scarcity rather than price alone.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Risdon Vale and #2 Point Piper as the first compare pair.

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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ $2.0M

Leader: Risdon Vale · $5.3M

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	MEDIAN	YoY%	POP
1	Risdon Vale	TAS	$5.3M	+0.0%	3,171
2	Point Piper	NSW	$5.1M	+27.6%	1,334
3	Bayview	NSW	$4.3M	-23.6%	3,807
4	Watsons Bay	NSW	$3.9M	-43.0%	883
5	Church Point	NSW	$3.2M	-6.1%	1,066
6	Kooyong	VIC	$3.2M	+128.0%	842
7	Dolans Bay	NSW	$3.1M	-7.8%	699
8	Castlecrag	NSW	$3.1M	+0.0%	2,965
9	Millers Point	NSW	$3.0M	+50.0%	1,735
10	Darling Point	NSW	$2.7M	+3.8%	3,977
11	Burraneer	NSW	$2.6M	-7.1%	3,719
12	Cabarita	NSW	$2.5M	+12.7%	1,933
13	Castle Cove	NSW	$2.3M	+0.0%	2,643
14	Chifley	NSW	$2.3M	+5.0%	3,490
15	Port Hacking	NSW	$2.3M	+37.3%	1,210
16	Seaforth	NSW	$2.3M	+14.5%	7,384
17	Terrey Hills	NSW	$2.3M	+141.9%	3,142
18	Malabar	NSW	$2.2M	-10.7%	4,714
19	Huntleys Cove	NSW	$2.2M	+26.6%	740
20	Kurraba Point	NSW	$2.2M	+43.7%	1,401
21	Cremorne Point	NSW	$2.1M	+22.9%	2,270
22	Kangaroo Point	NSW	$2.1M	+0.0%	602
23	Newcastle East	NSW	$2.1M	+44.8%	1,061
24	Tennyson Point	NSW	$2.1M	+23.4%	1,247
25	Rozelle	NSW	$2.0M	+57.5%	8,553
26	Manly	NSW	$2.0M	+13.6%	16,296
27	North Epping	NSW	$2.0M	+16.8%	4,657
28	Phillip Bay	NSW	$2.0M	+23.7%	721
29	Fairlight	NSW	$2.0M	+11.6%	6,141
30	Coledale	NSW	$1.9M	+62.5%	1,372
31	Putney	NSW	$1.9M	+17.1%	4,097
32	Birchgrove	NSW	$1.9M	+38.6%	3,228
33	Kirribilli	NSW	$1.9M	+46.2%	3,629
34	Noosa Heads	QLD	$1.9M	+7.1%	5,120
35	Concord West	NSW	$1.9M	+12.9%	6,178
36	Balmain East	NSW	$1.9M	+0.5%	1,900
37	Wongawallan	QLD	$1.9M	+0.0%	1,415
38	Curl Curl	NSW	$1.8M	+15.7%	2,364
39	Denistone East	NSW	$1.8M	+3.9%	2,292
40	Caringbah South	NSW	$1.8M	+5.6%	13,168
41	Tallebudgera	QLD	$1.8M	+0.0%	3,826
42	Dalkeith	WA	$1.8M	+30.9%	4,398
43	North Turramurra	NSW	$1.8M	-1.1%	4,194
44	Stanwell Park	NSW	$1.8M	+69.0%	1,532
45	Byron Bay	NSW	$1.8M	+29.2%	6,330
46	Little Bay	NSW	$1.8M	+42.8%	4,817
47	Bronte	NSW	$1.8M	+20.4%	7,166
48	Balgowlah	NSW	$1.7M	+20.0%	8,068
49	Tempe	NSW	$1.7M	+6.9%	3,550
50	Jacobs Well	QLD	$1.7M	-0.9%	2,882

FAQ

Australian most expensive suburbs (units) FAQ

What does Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) rank?

Most Expensive Suburbs (Units) ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by median unit price (population > 500)
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.
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.
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.