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

Lavender BayNSW

Leading value

$6.0M

Runner-up

Risdon ValeTAS

Updated

31 May 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 Lavender Bay and #2 Risdon Vale 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

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	MEDIAN	YoY%	POP
1	Lavender Bay	NSW	$6.0M	+0.0%	870
2	Risdon Vale	TAS	$5.3M	+0.0%	3,171
3	Point Piper	NSW	$5.1M	+27.6%	1,334
4	Bayview	NSW	$3.9M	-31.5%	3,807
5	Dolans Bay	NSW	$3.1M	-7.8%	699
6	Castlecrag	NSW	$3.1M	+0.0%	2,965
7	Church Point	NSW	$3.0M	-14.1%	1,066
8	Burraneer	NSW	$2.8M	+88.4%	3,719
9	Cabarita	NSW	$2.5M	+12.7%	1,933
10	Castle Cove	NSW	$2.3M	+0.0%	2,643
11	Manly	NSW	$2.3M	+30.9%	16,296
12	Port Hacking	NSW	$2.3M	+37.3%	1,210
13	Birchgrove	NSW	$2.3M	+63.7%	3,228
14	Darling Point	NSW	$2.3M	-12.5%	3,977
15	Seaforth	NSW	$2.3M	+14.5%	7,384
16	Terrey Hills	NSW	$2.3M	+141.9%	3,142
17	Chifley	NSW	$2.2M	+1.0%	3,490
18	Malabar	NSW	$2.2M	-10.7%	4,714
19	Milsons Point	NSW	$2.2M	+8.6%	2,529
20	Tamarama	NSW	$2.2M	-16.2%	1,478
21	Huntleys Cove	NSW	$2.2M	+26.6%	740
22	Kangaroo Point	NSW	$2.1M	+0.0%	602
23	Dover Heights	NSW	$2.1M	+40.7%	4,044
24	Newcastle East	NSW	$2.1M	+44.8%	1,061
25	Tennyson Point	NSW	$2.1M	+23.4%	1,247
26	Coogee	NSW	$2.0M	+38.9%	14,634
27	Millers Point	NSW	$2.0M	+9.9%	1,735
28	North Epping	NSW	$2.0M	+16.8%	4,657
29	Phillip Bay	NSW	$2.0M	+23.7%	721
30	Fairlight	NSW	$2.0M	+11.7%	6,141
31	Clovelly	NSW	$2.0M	+12.5%	4,887
32	Coledale	NSW	$1.9M	+62.5%	1,372
33	Putney	NSW	$1.9M	+17.1%	4,097
34	Frenchs Forest	NSW	$1.9M	+34.9%	14,267
35	Lindfield	NSW	$1.9M	+47.7%	10,943
36	Noosa Heads	QLD	$1.9M	+7.1%	5,120
37	Warriewood	NSW	$1.9M	+29.7%	8,379
38	Concord West	NSW	$1.9M	+12.9%	6,178
39	Balmain East	NSW	$1.9M	+0.5%	1,900
40	Wongawallan	QLD	$1.9M	+0.0%	1,415
41	Bondi	NSW	$1.8M	+28.4%	10,411
42	Double Bay	NSW	$1.8M	-10.3%	4,709
43	Denistone East	NSW	$1.8M	+3.9%	2,292
44	Tallebudgera	QLD	$1.8M	+0.0%	3,826
45	Breakfast Point	NSW	$1.8M	+23.4%	4,678
46	North Turramurra	NSW	$1.8M	-1.1%	4,194
47	Stanwell Park	NSW	$1.8M	+69.0%	1,532
48	Bronte	NSW	$1.8M	+20.4%	7,166
49	Haberfield	NSW	$1.8M	+89.7%	6,480
50	Crows Nest	NSW	$1.7M	+54.7%	4,974

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.