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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Projected Population Decline

Name: Projected Population Decline — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Suburbs whose SA2 statistical area is projected to lose population by 2032 (ABS projections, 2022 base). One suburb shown per SA2 area — SA2 grain, not a suburb-level forecast (population > 500). National only..

Leading suburb

Wongan HillsWA

Leading value

-8.4%

Runner-up

WintonQLD

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Projected Population Decline

50 results

All

How to read this ranking

Use projected population decline as a shortlist tool, then verify the finalists in detail.

BEST FOR

Finding which areas deserve a closer look first.

This ranking works best as a first-pass screen, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.

READ IT AS

One signal in the workflow, not the whole answer.

A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.

NEXT STEP

Move into compare or suburb detail once a few names repeat.

Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.

VERIFY evidence

Single-signal shortlist screen

A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.

SHORTLIST SCREEN

Top candidates are research leads.

Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Wongan Hills and #2 Winton 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 ≈ -6.1%

Leader: Wongan Hills · -8.4%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	PROJ. →2032	SA2 AREA	POP
1	Wongan Hills	WA	-8.4%	Dowerin	896
2	Winton	QLD	-8.3%	Far Central West	856
3	Latham	ACT	-8.3%	Latham	3,767
4	McKellar	ACT	-8.3%	McKellar	2,740
5	Charleville	QLD	-8.2%	Charleville	2,992
6	Giralang	ACT	-8.1%	Giralang	3,372
7	Franklin	ACT	-8.0%	Franklin	7,484
8	Scullin	ACT	-7.7%	Scullin	3,069
9	Macarthur	ACT	-7.6%	Macarthur	1,405
10	Florey	ACT	-7.5%	Florey	4,781
11	Wanniassa	ACT	-7.5%	Wanniassa	7,885
12	Chapman	ACT	-7.4%	Chapman	2,867
13	Weetangera	ACT	-7.4%	Weetangera	2,795
14	Lake Grace	WA	-7.3%	Kulin	523
15	Waramanga	ACT	-7.2%	Waramanga	2,785
16	Dunlop	ACT	-7.2%	Dunlop	7,265
17	Hurstbridge	VIC	-6.9%	Hurstbridge	3,554
18	Harrison	ACT	-6.7%	Harrison	8,244
19	Scottsdale	TAS	-6.7%	Scottsdale - Bridport	2,408
20	West End	QLD	-6.7%	Garbutt - West End	3,891
21	Higgins	ACT	-6.6%	Higgins	3,321
22	Fraser	ACT	-6.5%	Fraser	2,126
23	Middle Park	QLD	-6.4%	Middle Park - Jamboree Heights	3,845
24	Isaacs	ACT	-6.2%	Isaacs	2,379
25	Roxby Downs	SA	-6.1%	Roxby Downs	3,671
26	Moora	WA	-6.1%	Moora	1,755
27	Stafford Heights	QLD	-6.0%	Stafford Heights	6,992
28	Chisholm	ACT	-5.9%	Chisholm	5,268
29	Westlake	QLD	-5.9%	Westlake	4,547
30	Oxley	ACT	-5.9%	Oxley (ACT)	1,703
31	Gowrie	ACT	-5.8%	Gowrie (ACT)	3,140
32	Aranda	ACT	-5.7%	Aranda	2,605
33	Lightning Ridge	NSW	-5.7%	Walgett - Lightning Ridge	1,946
34	Monbulk	VIC	-5.7%	Monbulk - Silvan	3,651
35	Wulguru	QLD	-5.6%	Wulguru - Roseneath	4,389
36	Yanchep	WA	-5.6%	Carabooda - Pinjar	11,022
37	Cook	ACT	-5.5%	Cook	2,965
38	Albion	QLD	-5.5%	Northern Highlands	3,446
39	Chifley	ACT	-5.5%	Chifley	2,680
40	Monash	ACT	-5.4%	Monash	5,644
41	Gordon	ACT	-5.3%	Gordon (ACT)	7,892
42	Richardson	ACT	-5.2%	Richardson	3,058
43	Tailem Bend	SA	-5.2%	The Coorong	1,705
44	Inglewood	QLD	-5.1%	Inglewood - Waggamba	936
45	Jindalee	QLD	-5.1%	Jindalee - Mount Ommaney	5,320
46	Berri	SA	-5.1%	Berri	4,143
47	Alexander Heights	WA	-5.1%	Alexander Heights - Koondoola	7,772
48	Emerald	QLD	-5.1%	Central Highlands - West	14,904
49	Bateman	WA	-5.0%	Bateman	3,832
50	Pearce	ACT	-4.9%	Pearce	2,687

FAQ

Australian projected population decline FAQ

What does Projected Population Decline rank?

Projected Population Decline ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Suburbs whose SA2 statistical area is projected to lose population by 2032 (ABS projections, 2022 base). One suburb shown per SA2 area — SA2 grain, not a suburb-level forecast (population > 500). National only.
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.