Suburb guides
Australian suburb guides for home buyers
Each guide describes a suburb from a lending perspective: where it is, what kind of housing it contains, who typically buys there and the finance matters that commonly arise. Indicative transfer duty for the relevant state is shown on every guide.
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New South Wales
59 suburb guides
- AshfieldNSW 2131, Inner West SydneyAshfield is an established inner west suburb where apartments hold 69.9 per cent of homes and tenure divides almost evenly between owning and renting.
- AuburnNSW 2144, Western SydneyAuburn is the largest suburb in these guides at 39,333 residents, with the biggest average household at 3.3 people and a median income below the national figure.
- BeaconsfieldNSW 2015, Inner South SydneyBeaconsfield is a small City of Sydney suburb in the Green Square renewal area, where townhouses make up 44.6 per cent of homes, unusual for inner Sydney.
- BeecroftNSW 2119, Northern SydneyBeecroft is a leafy Hornsby Shire suburb of large family houses, where 43.8 per cent of households own outright and only 17.3 per cent rent.
- BerowraNSW 2081, Upper North ShoreBerowra is a Hornsby Shire suburb surrounded by national park, 93.9 per cent detached houses with only four apartments and 48.8 per cent holding a mortgage.
- BlacktownNSW 2148, Western SydneyA buyer's guide to Blacktown NSW 2148: family houses on larger lots, a major rail junction, a renewing city centre, flood checks and lending matters.
- BurwoodNSW 2134, Inner West SydneyBurwood is an inner west centre where apartments hold 67.5 per cent of homes, 60.2 per cent of households rent and only 17.3 per cent hold a mortgage.
- Caringbah SouthNSW 2229, Sutherland ShireCaringbah South is a Sutherland Shire waterside suburb with the highest median rent in these guides at $730 a week and only 30 apartments in total.
- ChatswoodNSW 2067, Lower North ShoreA guide to buying in Chatswood, a Lower North Shore centre and rail and metro interchange, covering towers, period homes, strata and lending.
- ConcordNSW 2137, Inner West SydneyConcord is a City of Canada Bay river suburb of large family houses, where 44.2 per cent of households own outright and only 23.5 per cent rent.
- CronullaNSW 2230, Sutherland ShireA guide to buying in Cronulla, a beachside peninsula suburb with its own rail terminus, covering strata apartments, coastal exposure and lending.
- Crows NestNSW 2065, Lower North ShoreCrows Nest gained a metro station in August 2024, and is 61.0 per cent apartments with 54.5 per cent renting and only 11.2 per cent houses.
- EngadineNSW 2233, Sutherland ShireEngadine is a Sutherland Shire family suburb beside the Royal National Park, where 47.6 per cent of households hold a mortgage and only 13.6 per cent rent.
- EppingNSW 2121, Northern SydneyEpping is a northern Sydney interchange suburb where metro and heavy rail meet, with apartments at 47.4 per cent of homes and large family houses alongside.
- GranvilleNSW 2142, Western SydneyGranville adjoins Parramatta, where apartments hold 55.4 per cent of homes, 55.7 per cent of households rent and outright ownership is only 18.4 per cent.
- GuildfordNSW 2161, Western SydneyGuildford is a Cumberland family suburb where the median household income of $1,314 is the lowest recorded in these guides and houses hold 54.8 per cent of homes.
- Gymea BayNSW 2227, Sutherland ShireGymea Bay is a Sutherland Shire waterside suburb of large family houses where only 7.4 per cent of households rent, the lowest share in these guides.
- Harris ParkNSW 2150, Western SydneyHarris Park adjoins the Parramatta CBD, where 85.0 per cent of homes are apartments, 73.3 per cent rent and only 15.9 per cent hold a mortgage.
- HomebushNSW 2140, Inner West SydneyHomebush is a dense apartment suburb near Sydney Olympic Park, where 81.7 per cent of homes are flats and only 10.9 per cent of households own outright.
- HornsbyNSW 2077, Upper North ShoreHornsby is a major rail interchange and retail centre, and the upper North Shore outlier at 59.1 per cent apartments and 43.4 per cent renting.
- IllawongNSW 2234, Sutherland ShireIllawong is a Sutherland Shire river suburb that is 92.6 per cent detached houses, where 49.8 per cent of households own outright and 8.0 per cent rent.
- KensingtonNSW 2033, Eastern SuburbsKensington adjoins the University of New South Wales, where apartments make up 71.4 per cent of homes, 55.3 per cent rent and vacancy reached 17.6 per cent.
- KingsfordNSW 2032, Eastern SuburbsKingsford is the southern light rail terminus, where apartments hold 50.5 per cent of homes and houses a substantial 35.8 per cent alongside them.
- Lane CoveNSW 2066, Lower North ShoreLane Cove is a lower North Shore centre where apartments hold 62.4 per cent of homes and renting leads at 37.6 per cent, with no railway station.
- LidcombeNSW 2141, Western SydneyLidcombe is a Cumberland rail interchange suburb with the most balanced housing of this group and the highest mortgage share at 33.0 per cent.
- LiverpoolNSW 2170, South Western SydneyA buyer's guide to Liverpool NSW 2170: a mixed use city centre, apartments and older houses, a hospital precinct, Georges River flood checks and lending.
- Macquarie ParkNSW 2113, Northern SydneyMacquarie Park is a metro and university suburb where the 2021 Census counted no separate houses at all, 89.5 per cent apartments and 66.4 per cent renting.
- MaroubraNSW 2035, Eastern SuburbsMaroubra is a coastal eastern suburbs beach suburb of 30,722 residents with the most balanced housing mix in this group and 30.2 per cent owning outright.
- MarrickvilleNSW 2204, Inner West SydneyMarrickville is a large inner west suburb with a genuine mix of houses, terraces and apartments, and a rail line being converted for metro operation.
- Marsden ParkNSW 2765, North-west growth corridorMarsden Park is a Blacktown greenfield estate suburb where 67.6 per cent of households hold a mortgage, the highest share recorded in these guides.
- MascotNSW 2020, Inner South SydneyMascot adjoins Sydney Airport, with 74.3 per cent of homes apartments, 57.5 per cent renting, and aircraft noise a central consideration for buyers.
- MeadowbankNSW 2114, Northern SydneyMeadowbank is a City of Ryde riverside suburb where 96.8 per cent of homes are apartments and 59.8 per cent of households rent.
- MenaiNSW 2234, Sutherland ShireMenai is a Sutherland Shire family suburb of large homes with a substantial townhouse component, where 47.9 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- MerrylandsNSW 2160, Western SydneyMerrylands is a large Cumberland family suburb of 32,472 residents, where houses hold 48.8 per cent of homes and the average household is 3.0 people.
- MosmanNSW 2088, Lower North ShoreMosman is a harbour municipality of 28,329 residents where apartments hold 52.0 per cent of homes and mortgage repayments reach $3,870 a month.
- NewcastleNSW 2300, HunterA guide to buying in central Newcastle, a harbour and beach city centre in the Hunter, covering apartments, heritage, flood, mine subsidence and lending.
- NewtownNSW 2042, Inner WestA buyer's guide to Newtown NSW 2042, covering Victorian terraces and older apartments, heritage controls, aircraft noise, transport and home loan matters.
- North RydeNSW 2113, Northern SydneyNorth Ryde is a City of Ryde suburb with its own metro station, where detached houses still hold 58.0 per cent of homes alongside substantial apartment stock.
- ParramattaNSW 2150, Western SydneyA buyer's guide to Parramatta NSW 2150, covering its apartment-led housing, rail and metro projects, flood and strata checks, and home loan matters.
- Pennant HillsNSW 2120, Northern SydneyPennant Hills is a Hornsby Shire suburb on the Northern Line with large family houses, where 38.1 per cent of households own outright.
- PenrithNSW 2750, Western SydneyA buyer's guide to Penrith NSW 2750, covering its mix of houses, townhouses and units, rail and road links, Nepean River flood checks and lending matters.
- Point PiperNSW 2027, Eastern SuburbsPoint Piper is a small Woollahra harbour peninsula with the highest household income and mortgage repayments recorded anywhere in these guides.
- PymbleNSW 2073, Upper North ShorePymble is a Ku-ring-gai suburb of very large houses, where a quarter of all dwellings have five or more bedrooms and repayments reach $3,689 a month.
- Quakers HillNSW 2763, North-west growth corridorQuakers Hill is an established Blacktown suburb of 27,893 residents where townhouses hold 25.5 per cent of homes and 46.8 per cent hold a mortgage.
- RandwickNSW 2031, Eastern SuburbsRandwick is an eastern suburbs hospital and university centre where apartments make up 68.3 per cent of homes and only 13.8 per cent are houses.
- RiverstoneNSW 2765, North-west growth corridorRiverstone is an older Blacktown township now surrounded by growth corridor development, 94.5 per cent detached houses with only 27 apartments.
- Rouse HillNSW 2155, North-west growth corridorRouse Hill is a metro town centre suburb with the most mixed housing of the growth corridor, spanning houses, townhouses and apartments.
- RydeNSW 2112, Northern SydneyRyde is the largest suburb in these guides at 31,907 residents, where apartments now make up 55.7 per cent of homes and 45.6 per cent of households rent.
- SchofieldsNSW 2762, North-west growth corridorSchofields is a growth corridor suburb with its own station, where only 8.3 per cent of households own outright and 59.4 per cent hold a mortgage.
- St IvesNSW 2075, Upper North ShoreSt Ives is a Ku-ring-gai suburb without a railway station, where 42.0 per cent of households own outright and 1,259 dwellings have five or more bedrooms.
- StrathfieldNSW 2135, Inner West SydneyStrathfield is a major rail interchange with two distinct markets: large family houses, including 1,428 with five or more bedrooms, and dense apartment stock.
- SutherlandNSW 2232, Sutherland ShireSutherland is the Shire's administrative and rail centre, and its outlier: 66.7 per cent apartments and 42.9 per cent renting, unlike the suburbs around it.
- The PondsNSW 2769, North-west growth corridorThe Ponds records the largest average household in these guides at 3.5 people, with no apartments at all and 63.0 per cent holding a mortgage.
- TurramurraNSW 2074, Upper North ShoreTurramurra is a Ku-ring-gai suburb of large treed blocks where 900 dwellings have five or more bedrooms and only 19.3 per cent of households rent.
- WahroongaNSW 2076, Upper North ShoreWahroonga is a large Ku-ring-gai suburb of 17,853 residents where 1,192 dwellings have five or more bedrooms and only 17.9 per cent of households rent.
- WaterlooNSW 2017, Inner South SydneyWaterloo gained a metro station in August 2024 and records the highest renting share and lowest outright ownership of any suburb in these guides.
- WilloughbyNSW 2068, Lower North ShoreWilloughby is a lower North Shore suburb where houses hold 56.5 per cent of homes and tenure divides almost perfectly evenly three ways.
- WollongongNSW 2500, IllawarraA guide to buying in Wollongong, the coastal city centre of the Illawarra, covering apartments, older houses, rail links, strata and lending.
- ZetlandNSW 2017, Inner South SydneyZetland sits at the centre of the Green Square renewal area, where 92.5 per cent of homes are apartments and 71.1 per cent of households rent.
Victoria
8 suburb guides
- Ballarat CentralVIC 3350, Central HighlandsBallarat Central is the gold rush era core of a major Victorian regional city, with heritage streetscapes, period houses, a base hospital and V/Line rail.
- Box HillVIC 3128, Eastern MelbourneBox Hill is a high-density centre in Melbourne's east with a rail, tram and bus interchange, major hospitals, a TAFE and a new rail loop station underway.
- BrunswickVIC 3056, Inner North MelbourneBrunswick is an inner-north Melbourne suburb on the Upfield line and Sydney Road tram, with period cottages, townhouses and newer apartments.
- FootscrayVIC 3011, Inner West MelbourneFootscray is an inner-west Melbourne centre with a major rail interchange, a new public hospital, Victoria University and a mix of cottages and towers.
- FrankstonVIC 3199, South East MelbourneFrankston is a bayside activity centre in south-east Melbourne with a beach, major hospital and rail terminus, and a mix of houses, units and apartments.
- GeelongVIC 3220, Greater GeelongGeelong 3220 is the waterfront centre of Victoria's second city, mixing Victorian houses, townhouses and apartments close to the station and hospital.
- RichmondVIC 3121, Inner East MelbourneRichmond is an inner Melbourne suburb of Victorian cottages, warehouse conversions and apartments, with a major rail interchange and six tram routes.
- WerribeeVIC 3030, Outer West MelbourneWerribee is the historic centre of the City of Wyndham in outer south-west Melbourne, dominated by detached houses, with a rail terminus and hospital.
Queensland
43 suburb guides
- Acacia RidgeQLD 4110, Southern BrisbaneAcacia Ridge is a post-war southern Brisbane suburb where 1,759 of its 2,633 occupied dwellings had three bedrooms at the 2021 Census.
- AlbionQLD 4010, Inner northern BrisbaneAlbion is an inner northern Brisbane apartment suburb where owner occupiers held only 34.7 per cent of occupied homes at the 2021 Census.
- AnnerleyQLD 4103, Inner South BrisbaneAnnerley is an inner south Brisbane suburb divided almost evenly between houses at 40.9 per cent and apartments at 40.8 per cent of occupied homes.
- AscotQLD 4007, Inner northern BrisbaneAscot is an inner north-eastern Brisbane suburb split almost evenly between separate houses at 42.7 per cent and apartments at 47.8 per cent.
- BeenleighQLD 4207, LoganBeenleigh is a Logan town centre where separate houses were only 62.4 per cent of occupied homes and 54.1 per cent of households rented.
- Bowen HillsQLD 4006, Inner northern BrisbaneBowen Hills is an inner Brisbane apartment suburb where 82.9 per cent of households rented and only 4.7 per cent owned outright at the 2021 Census.
- BrassallQLD 4305, IpswichBrassall is an Ipswich house suburb where 47.3 per cent of households rented at the 2021 Census, against 30.6 per cent across Australia.
- BrookwaterQLD 4300, Greater SpringfieldBrookwater is a golf course estate suburb where 65.8 per cent of households held a mortgage at the 2021 Census, against 35.0 per cent nationally.
- Burleigh HeadsQLD 4220, Southern Gold CoastA guide to buying in Burleigh Heads, the southern Gold Coast beach suburb now served by light rail, covering coastal risk, holiday units and lending.
- Camp HillQLD 4152, Inner South East BrisbaneCamp Hill is a south east Brisbane house suburb where 44.5 per cent of households held a mortgage, well above the national 35.0 per cent.
- CarindaleQLD 4152, Eastern BrisbaneCarindale is an eastern Brisbane suburb of large houses where 46.1 per cent of households owned outright and only 15.0 per cent rented.
- ChelmerQLD 4068, Western BrisbaneChelmer is a small riverbend suburb of large character houses where the 2021 Census recorded 94.5 per cent separate houses and no townhouses at all.
- ChermsideQLD 4032, Brisbane NorthsideA guide to buying in Chermside, the northside Brisbane centre of units and post-war houses, covering renewal planning, body corporate costs and lending.
- ClayfieldQLD 4011, Inner northern BrisbaneClayfield is an inner northern Brisbane suburb where 30.9 per cent of households hold a mortgage, the highest owner occupier share in these guides.
- CoorparooQLD 4151, Inner South East BrisbaneCoorparoo is an inner south east Brisbane suburb where flats and apartments were 49.9 per cent of occupied homes at the 2021 Census.
- CornubiaQLD 4130, LoganCornubia is a Logan house suburb where 55.2 per cent of households held a mortgage at the 2021 Census, far above the national 35.0 per cent.
- DakabinQLD 4503, Pine RiversDakabin is a Moreton Bay rail suburb where townhouses were 36.6 per cent of occupied homes and no flats or apartments were recorded in 2021.
- EaglebyQLD 4207, LoganEagleby is a Logan riverside suburb where only 23.1 per cent of households held a mortgage at the 2021 Census, against 35.0 per cent nationally.
- Eatons HillQLD 4037, Hills DistrictEatons Hill is a Moreton Bay house suburb where separate houses were 99.2 per cent of occupied homes and 60.7 per cent of households held a mortgage.
- Ellen GroveQLD 4078, South West BrisbaneEllen Grove is an outer south-west Brisbane suburb where 68.6 per cent of households rented at the 2021 Census and only 11.1 per cent owned outright.
- Ferny HillsQLD 4055, Hills DistrictFerny Hills is a Hills District suburb where three-bedroom houses were 1,665 of 3,068 occupied homes and the median age reached 40 in 2021.
- FlagstoneQLD 4280, LoganFlagstone is a Logan growth corridor locality where 64.0 per cent of households held a mortgage and separate houses were 98.4 per cent of homes.
- Flinders ViewQLD 4305, IpswichFlinders View is an Ipswich house suburb whose tenure split of 30.0, 39.2 and 29.9 per cent sits close to the national pattern.
- Forest LakeQLD 4078, South West BrisbaneForest Lake is Brisbane's first master planned community, where 3,625 dwellings were owned with a mortgage at the 2021 Census, or 47.5 per cent.
- Fortitude ValleyQLD 4006, Inner BrisbaneFortitude Valley is Brisbane's most apartment dominated suburb at 96.4 per cent, with 1,005 unoccupied dwellings recorded on Census night 2021.
- GoodnaQLD 4300, Western CorridorGoodna is a railway suburb in the Brisbane River corridor where median weekly household income of $1,337 sat well below the national $1,746.
- GracevilleQLD 4075, Western BrisbaneGraceville is a family house suburb between the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek, recording the highest median weekly rent in this group at $495.
- GreenslopesQLD 4120, Inner South BrisbaneGreenslopes is a small inner south Brisbane busway suburb where only 16.6 per cent of households owned their home outright at the 2021 Census.
- GriffinQLD 4503, Pine RiversGriffin is a Moreton Bay growth corridor suburb where only 5.8 per cent of households owned outright and the population tripled between 2011 and 2021.
- HamiltonQLD 4007, Inner northern BrisbaneHamilton is a riverside Brisbane suburb with the oldest median age in these guides at 40 and the highest median weekly rent at $430.
- IndooroopillyQLD 4068, Western BrisbaneIndooroopilly is a western Brisbane rail and retail centre split almost evenly between houses at 46.7 per cent and apartments at 45.4 per cent.
- JimboombaQLD 4280, LoganJimboomba is a Logan rural-residential locality where 430 of its 2,209 occupied private dwellings had five or more bedrooms at the 2021 Census.
- KallangurQLD 4503, Pine RiversKallangur is a large Moreton Bay suburb where median household income of $1,456 sat well below the national figure of $1,746 in 2021.
- KingstonQLD 4114, LoganKingston is a Logan railway suburb where 1,947 of its 3,232 occupied private dwellings had exactly three bedrooms at the 2021 Census.
- LawntonQLD 4501, Pine RiversLawnton is a Moreton Bay rail suburb bounded by two rivers where median household income of $1,371 was the lowest in this group.
- MaroochydoreQLD 4558, Central Sunshine CoastA guide to buying in Maroochydore, the Sunshine Coast's emerging city centre, covering the new CBD, canal and beach housing, flood mapping and lending.
- New FarmQLD 4005, Inner BrisbaneA guide to buying in New Farm, Brisbane's riverside peninsula of character houses and apartments, covering overlays, flood mapping and lending.
- SherwoodQLD 4075, Western BrisbaneSherwood is the most mixed suburb in this group, with houses at 51.5 per cent, apartments at 31.8 per cent and townhouses at 16.1 per cent.
- SouthportQLD 4215, Northern Gold CoastA guide to buying in Southport, the Gold Coast's designated CBD, covering its light rail, hospital precinct, unit-heavy housing, flood mapping and lending.
- Springfield LakesQLD 4300, Greater SpringfieldA guide to buying in Springfield Lakes, a master-planned Ipswich suburb of family houses near rail, a new public hospital and a university campus.
- St LuciaQLD 4067, Western BrisbaneSt Lucia is a University of Queensland riverside suburb where the 2021 Census recorded a median age of 25 and 53.7 per cent of households renting.
- The GapQLD 4061, North-Western BrisbaneThe Gap is a large bushland valley suburb where 92.0 per cent of occupied homes are separate houses and 45.1 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- Toowoomba CityQLD 4350, Darling DownsA guide to buying in Toowoomba City, the heritage-rich centre of Queensland's largest inland city, covering character overlays, flood mapping and lending.
Western Australia
103 suburb guides
- AlkimosWA 6038, Outer northern coastal PerthAlkimos is a master-planned coastal suburb in Perth's outer north, with new detached houses, mostly mortgaged households and a station opened in 2024.
- ApplecrossWA 6153, Inner southern PerthApplecross is a riverside suburb of large houses south of the Perth CBD, with apartment towers near Canning Bridge and a planned ferry terminal.
- ArdrossWA 6153, Southern river suburbs of PerthArdross is a City of Melville suburb on the Applecross peninsula, between Wireless Hill Park and Westfield Booragoon, with high outright ownership.
- ArmadaleWA 6112, South-east metropolitan PerthArmadale is a strategic metropolitan centre in Perth's outer south-east with a rebuilt elevated station, older houses and villas, and many renters.
- AttadaleWA 6156, Southern river suburbs of PerthAttadale is a riverside City of Melville suburb between the city and Fremantle, with an extensive foreshore, large homes and high outright ownership.
- AveleyWA 6069, North-eastern growth corridor of PerthAveley is a City of Swan estate suburb built from 2004 on the Belhus Estate, where 68.8 per cent of households hold a mortgage and only 11.6 per cent own outright.
- BalcattaWA 6021, Northern suburbs of PerthBalcatta is a large City of Stirling suburb where townhouses nearly match houses, shaped by market gardens, migration and a substantial industrial area.
- BaldivisWA 6171, Perth's southern growth corridorBaldivis is a large growth suburb in the City of Rockingham where four-bedroom detached houses dominate and most households have a mortgage.
- BalgaWA 6061, Northern suburbs of PerthBalga is a State Housing Commission suburb from the Mirrabooka Project, with the lowest outright ownership and highest rental share of the Stirling group.
- Banksia GroveWA 6031, Northern growth corridor of PerthBanksia Grove is a planned northern Perth community developed from 2005, where more than two-thirds of households carry a mortgage and no flats exist.
- BayswaterWA 6053, Inner north-east PerthBayswater is a riverside Perth suburb of character and post-war houses on larger lots, with a rebuilt station where three train lines meet.
- BeckenhamWA 6107, South-eastern suburbs of PerthBeckenham is a City of Gosnells suburb where the Thornlie line branches from the Armadale line, with a young population and land released from 2011.
- BeldonWA 6027, Northern suburbs of PerthBeldon is a small northern Perth suburb proposed in 1974, built almost entirely of detached houses with half of households paying a mortgage.
- BelmontWA 6104, Inner eastern suburbs of PerthBelmont is a mixed-use inner-eastern Perth suburb on the Swan River, part industrial and part residential, where 45 per cent of households rent.
- BictonWA 6157, Southern river suburbs of PerthBicton is a riverside City of Melville suburb with a Class-A reserve at Point Walter, an older population and more than a quarter of homes attached.
- BooragoonWA 6154, Southern river suburbs of PerthBooragoon is the civic and retail centre of the City of Melville, home to Westfield Booragoon and the council offices, with large homes and high outright ownership.
- BrabhamWA 6055, North-eastern growth corridor of PerthBrabham is a City of Swan suburb gazetted in 2011 on the former Caversham Airfield, where 83.4 per cent of households hold a mortgage and only 4.2 per cent own outright.
- Bull CreekWA 6149, Southern suburbs of PerthBull Creek is a City of Melville suburb with its own Mandurah line station, large four-bedroom homes and an apartment component unusual for the district.
- ButlerWA 6036, Northern growth corridor of PerthButler is an outer northern Perth estate suburb built as the Brighton Estate, with its own station, large homes and only 12.6 per cent owning outright.
- ByfordWA 6122, Outer south-east metropolitan PerthByford is a fast-growing estate suburb in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, below the Darling Scarp, with a new Armadale Line terminus station.
- CamilloWA 6111, South-eastern suburbs of PerthCamillo is a City of Armadale suburb that was named Westfield until 2008, built almost entirely of detached houses with a young family profile.
- Canning ValeWA 6155, South-east metropolitan PerthCanning Vale is a large family suburb shared by the Cities of Canning and Gosnells, with four-bedroom houses, an industrial area and two new stations.
- CarineWA 6020, Northern metropolitan PerthCarine is an established City of Stirling suburb of mostly detached family houses around Carine Regional Open Space, with Warwick Station close by.
- ChurchlandsWA 6018, Inner north-west metropolitan PerthChurchlands is a small City of Stirling suburb beside Herdsman Lake, where large modern houses sit alongside a sizeable minority of apartments and units.
- ClaremontWA 6010, Perth's western suburbsClaremont is a western suburbs centre on Freshwater Bay with a rail station, a large shopping precinct and a mix of houses, townhouses and apartments.
- CloverdaleWA 6105, Inner eastern suburbs of PerthCloverdale is an inner-eastern Perth suburb named after a 1910 estate subdivision, with substantial townhouse infill and 44 per cent of households renting.
- Cockburn CentralWA 6164, Southern suburbs of PerthCockburn Central is a transit-oriented suburb created in 2007 around its station, where 73.0 per cent of homes are apartments and 63.3 per cent of households rent.
- ComoWA 6152, Southern river suburbs of PerthComo is a City of South Perth river suburb where townhouses make up over half of homes, detached houses under a third, and renting leads at 40.7 per cent.
- CottesloeWA 6011, Perth's western suburbsCottesloe is a beachside suburb in Perth's western suburbs, with large houses, a minority of older flats, Fremantle Line stations and coastal planning.
- CraigieWA 6025, Northern suburbs of PerthCraigie is a northern Perth suburb from the 1969 Whitfords rezoning, with a young population, three-bedroom stock and a quarter of households renting.
- CurrambineWA 6028, Northern suburbs of PerthCurrambine is a northern Perth suburb developed in the mid-1990s around its own station, with large homes and an unusual apartment component.
- DawesvilleWA 6211, Peel regionDawesville is a Mandurah suburb beside the Peel-Harvey Estuary and the 1994 Dawesville Cut, with large homes and a fifth of dwellings unoccupied.
- DuncraigWA 6023, Northern suburbs of PerthDuncraig is a large established northern Perth suburb of four-bedroom family homes, served by three stations and with very few rentals.
- East CanningtonWA 6107, South-eastern suburbs of PerthEast Cannington is a City of Canning suburb of former farms and horse agistment, redeveloped from the 1990s, with a young population and 39.7 per cent renting.
- East FremantleWA 6158, Fremantle and the southern river suburbsEast Fremantle is a heritage river suburb coterminous with its own town council, built in gold rush phases from 1890, where 41.2 per cent own outright.
- East PerthWA 6004, Inner PerthEast Perth is an apartment-dominated suburb beside the Perth CBD and the Swan River, where strata records, building condition and lender policy matter.
- EglintonWA 6034, Northern growth corridor of PerthEglinton is a coastal Perth growth suburb in the Alkimos-Eglinton satellite city area, where 70.8 per cent of households carry a mortgage.
- EllenbrookWA 6069, Outer north-east metropolitan PerthEllenbrook is a master-planned town in the City of Swan with modern detached houses, mostly mortgaged households and a rail terminus opened in 2024.
- FloreatWA 6014, Western suburbs of PerthFloreat is the Town of Cambridge's administrative seat, a large-lot western suburb where the median weekly household income of $3,570 leads these guides.
- ForrestfieldWA 6058, Eastern foothills of PerthForrestfield is a City of Kalamunda foothills suburb of post-war housing beside a major rail freight precinct, where 46.2 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- FremantleWA 6160, South-west metropolitan PerthFremantle is Perth's historic port city, with heritage cottages, townhouses and apartments, a rail terminus and a high share of renters.
- GirrawheenWA 6064, Northern metropolitan PerthGirrawheen is a 1970s City of Wanneroo suburb of three-bedroom houses, villas and townhouses, with a high renter share and widespread dual density coding.
- Glen ForrestWA 6071, Perth HillsGlen Forrest is a Perth Hills suburb of houses on large bushland lots, almost entirely owner-occupied, with buses to Midland and bushfire planning rules.
- GosnellsWA 6110, South-eastern suburbs of PerthGosnells is the town centre of its council area, with its own Armadale line station, substantial townhouse infill and about a third of households renting.
- GreenfieldsWA 6210, Peel regionGreenfields is a residential Mandurah suburb east of the city centre, named after a 1980 estate, with aged care residences and balanced tenure.
- Hammond ParkWA 6164, Southern suburbs of PerthHammond Park is a City of Cockburn estate suburb created in 2002 from Banjup, where 66.0 per cent of households hold a mortgage and four-bedroom homes dominate.
- HeathridgeWA 6027, Northern suburbs of PerthHeathridge is a northern Perth suburb named for its sand ridge heathland, developed from the 1970s with a young population and no apartments.
- High WycombeWA 6057, Eastern foothills of PerthHigh Wycombe is a City of Kalamunda suburb that gained the Airport line terminus in 2022, is 96.2 per cent detached houses, and sits east of Perth Airport.
- HilbertWA 6112, South-eastern growth corridor of PerthHilbert is a City of Armadale fringe suburb subdivided from the 2010s, with the highest mortgage share of any suburb in these guides at 78.4 per cent.
- IlukaWA 6028, Northern suburbs of PerthIluka is a beachside northern Perth suburb with the corridor's highest household income, almost entirely four-bedroom homes and very few rentals.
- InglewoodWA 6052, Inner northern suburbs of PerthInglewood is an inner northern Perth suburb of inter-war character houses within a Heritage Protection Area, with flats and shops along Beaufort Street.
- JoondalupWA 6027, Northern suburbs of PerthJoondalup is the planned regional centre of Perth's north, with a rail station, university, major hospital and a mix of houses and apartments.
- KalamundaWA 6076, Perth HillsKalamunda is a Perth Hills town on the Darling Scarp where 49.6 per cent of households own outright, with bushfire and sloping-site issues central to buying.
- KarrinyupWA 6018, Northern suburbs of PerthKarrinyup is an established City of Stirling suburb of large family homes around one of Western Australia's largest shopping centres.
- KelmscottWA 6111, South-eastern suburbs of PerthKelmscott is one of the Swan River Colony's four original townsites, bisected by the Canning River, with an Armadale line station and affordable stock.
- KensingtonWA 6151, Southern river suburbs of PerthKensington is an inner suburb split between two councils and named after a racecourse, where 41.0 per cent of households hold a mortgage and houses dominate.
- KenwickWA 6107, South-east metropolitan PerthKenwick is a small City of Gosnells suburb of older detached houses, with a station on the Armadale Line and a large industrial and rural area.
- KingsleyWA 6026, Northern suburbs of PerthKingsley is an established northern Perth suburb divided by Lake Goollelal, built of large family homes with almost no apartments.
- KoondoolaWA 6064, Northern suburbs of PerthKoondoola is a 1970s City of Wanneroo suburb built partly on former landfill, with the lowest household income of the Perth guides and balanced tenure.
- LeedervilleWA 6007, Inner northern suburbs of PerthLeederville is a City of Vincent suburb built around the Oxford Street precinct, where only 39.2 per cent of homes are houses and 43.1 per cent of households rent.
- LesmurdieWA 6076, Perth HillsLesmurdie is a Perth Hills suburb of large family homes on the Darling Scarp, 95.5 per cent detached, where only 10.0 per cent of households rent.
- MaddingtonWA 6109, South-east metropolitan PerthMaddington is an established City of Gosnells suburb with older houses, infill villas, an Armadale Line station and the Maddington Central centre.
- Madora BayWA 6210, Peel regionMadora Bay is a coastal Mandurah suburb of large modern homes where 59 per cent of households carry a mortgage and no apartments exist.
- MandurahWA 6210, Peel regionMandurah is the centre of a regional city on the Peel-Harvey Estuary, with the oldest population, most holiday vacancy and lowest mortgage share in these guides.
- ManningWA 6152, Southern river suburbs of PerthManning is a City of South Perth suburb subdivided in 1948, close to Curtin University and Aquinas College, with green open space and balanced tenure.
- MaylandsWA 6051, Inner north-east PerthMaylands is an inner Perth peninsula suburb with a near even mix of flats, townhouses and houses, a train station and about half of homes rented.
- MedinaWA 6167, Southern suburbs of PerthMedina is a small 1950s Kwinana suburb designed by Perth's first female town planner, built for refinery workers and now the most affordable in these guides.
- MidlandWA 6056, Eastern metropolitan PerthMidland is the strategic centre of Perth's east, with a rail terminus rebuilt in 2026, a public hospital, heritage workshops and mostly rented townhouses.
- MidvaleWA 6056, Eastern suburbs of PerthMidvale is a small 1950s suburb beside Midland with a substantial State Housing component, renewed from the 1990s, where the median rent was $275 a week.
- MorleyWA 6062, North-east metropolitan PerthMorley is a middle-ring Perth suburb of post-war houses on subdividable lots, with a strategic retail centre and a station on the Ellenbrook Line.
- Mount LawleyWA 6050, Inner northern suburbs of PerthMount Lawley is an inner northern Perth suburb of character homes and flats around Beaufort Street, split between three councils with heritage controls.
- MullalooWA 6027, Northern coastal suburbs of PerthMullaloo is an established beachside suburb in the City of Joondalup, with detached family houses, high owner-occupation and no train station.
- MurdochWA 6150, Southern suburbs of PerthMurdoch is a City of Melville suburb dominated by a university and two hospitals, with an institutional tenure profile unlike any other Perth suburb.
- NedlandsWA 6009, Perth's western suburbsNedlands is a Swan River suburb of large houses on large lots, with a major hospital precinct and higher-density zoning along Stirling Highway.
- NollamaraWA 6061, Northern suburbs of PerthNollamara is a City of Stirling suburb from the State Housing Commission's Mirrabooka Project, now majority townhouses after sustained redevelopment.
- OreliaWA 6167, Southern suburbs of PerthOrelia is a City of Kwinana suburb developed from 1952, with a marked east-west split in housing age and an apartment share unusual for the area.
- Osborne ParkWA 6017, Inner northern suburbs of PerthOsborne Park is an inner-northern Perth suburb split between two councils, where only 17.6 per cent of homes are houses and 55 per cent of households rent.
- PadburyWA 6025, Northern suburbs of PerthPadbury is an established northern Perth suburb of detached family homes where half of households carry a mortgage and local place names vary.
- ParmeliaWA 6167, Southern suburbs of PerthParmelia is a City of Kwinana suburb named after the colony's first ship, with 1970s homes once occupied by BP refinery managers.
- Piara WatersWA 6112, South-east metropolitan PerthPiara Waters is a young City of Armadale estate suburb of four-bedroom houses where three in four households have a mortgage and there is no station.
- Port KennedyWA 6172, Rockingham and the southern coastPort Kennedy is a City of Rockingham coastal suburb built in the 1990s where four-bedroom homes make up 71.6 per cent of occupied dwellings.
- Queens ParkWA 6107, South-eastern suburbs of PerthQueens Park is a City of Canning suburb with its own Armadale line station, a young and diverse population, and only 16.2 per cent owning outright.
- RedcliffeWA 6104, Inner eastern suburbs of PerthRedcliffe is an inner-eastern Perth suburb bounded by the Perth Airport grounds, with its own Airport line station opened in 2022 and large family homes.
- RivervaleWA 6103, Inner eastern suburbs of PerthRivervale is an inner-eastern Perth suburb where apartments make up over a third of homes, renting exceeds half of households and vacancy is high.
- RockinghamWA 6168, Perth's southern coastal corridorRockingham is a coastal strategic centre south of Perth with older houses, villas and foreshore apartments, an older population and many renters.
- RossmoyneWA 6148, Southern river suburbs of PerthRossmoyne is a City of Canning river suburb marketed under a Scottish name from 1955, with large family homes and 46 per cent owning outright.
- Salter PointWA 6152, Southern river suburbs of PerthSalter Point is a small City of South Perth peninsula suburb named after an 1880s timber landing, with large homes and 46 per cent owning outright.
- ScarboroughWA 6019, Perth's northern coastal suburbsScarborough is a Perth beachside suburb where townhouses and villas outnumber houses, with a redeveloped foreshore and a large rental market.
- Shenton ParkWA 6008, Western suburbs of PerthShenton Park is a western suburb split between two councils by the railway line, with a station on two lines and a retirement village on the former hotel site.
- South PerthWA 6151, Inner PerthSouth Perth faces the Perth CBD across the Swan River, with a ferry, Perth Zoo, riverfront apartment towers and a large share of renters.
- SpearwoodWA 6163, South-west metropolitan PerthSpearwood is an established City of Cockburn suburb of older houses and infill townhouses around the Phoenix Shopping Centre, with no train station.
- SubiacoWA 6008, Inner western suburbs of PerthSubiaco is an inner western Perth suburb of heritage houses, townhouses and apartments, with an underground rail station and the Subi East renewal area.
- ThornlieWA 6108, South-eastern suburbs of PerthThornlie is a large City of Gosnells suburb developed in five stages since the 1950s, with big family homes and a low rental share for the corridor.
- Tuart HillWA 6060, Inner northern suburbs of PerthTuart Hill is an inner-northern Perth suburb where townhouses make up almost six in ten homes and nearly half of households rent.
- Victoria ParkWA 6100, Inner south-east PerthVictoria Park is an inner south-east Perth suburb of character cottages, townhouses and apartments around Albany Highway, where most households rent.
- WellardWA 6170, Southern suburbs of PerthWellard is a City of Kwinana suburb built around Perth's first transit-oriented development, which grew more than fourfold in the decade to 2021.
- WembleyWA 6014, Inner western suburbs of PerthWembley is an inner western Perth suburb beside Lake Monger that mixes family houses with many older flats and relies on buses rather than a train station.
- West LeedervilleWA 6007, Inner northern suburbs of PerthWest Leederville is a Town of Cambridge suburb gazetted in 1998 when the Mitchell Freeway split it from Leederville, now 34.1 per cent apartments.
- WestminsterWA 6061, Northern suburbs of PerthWestminster is a City of Stirling suburb renamed from southern Balga in 1995, with a young population, extensive townhouse infill and 45 per cent renting.
- WillettonWA 6155, Southern metropolitan PerthWilletton is an established City of Canning family suburb of mostly four-bedroom houses, near Bull Creek and Murdoch stations, with steady infill.
- WinthropWA 6150, Southern suburbs of PerthWinthrop is a City of Melville suburb built on a former UWA pine plantation from the early 1980s, with the highest outright ownership in this set and no flats.
- WoodvaleWA 6026, Northern suburbs of PerthWoodvale is a northern Perth suburb split between two councils, developed from 1979 to 1995 and built almost entirely of four-bedroom homes.
- YanchepWA 6035, Outer northern coastal PerthYanchep is the northern terminus of Perth's rail network, combining an older beachside township, new estates, a national park and detached family houses.
South Australia
51 suburb guides
- Aberfoyle ParkSA 5159, Adelaide's southern foothillsAberfoyle Park is a hilly southern suburb proclaimed in 1980, built almost entirely of detached family homes and served by buses rather than rail.
- Andrews FarmSA 5114, Adelaide's northern growth corridorAndrews Farm is a young northern Adelaide estate suburb founded in 1991, where the median age is 28 and only one household in nine owns outright.
- Angle ValeSA 5117, Adelaide's northern growth corridorAngle Vale is a semi-rural town on the Gawler River being absorbed into Adelaide's growth corridor, with the largest homes and smallest rental pool in the district.
- AthelstoneSA 5076, Adelaide's north-eastern foothillsAthelstone is a leafy north-eastern foothills suburb between the River Torrens and Black Hill Conservation Park, with large homes and few rentals.
- BelairSA 5052, Adelaide foothillsBelair is a foothills suburb beside South Australia's oldest national park, with large houses, a rail terminus and mapped bushfire exposure.
- Blair AtholSA 5084, Adelaide's inner northBlair Athol is an inner-northern Adelaide suburb named after a stud farm, with a young population, a large rental market and a noted Afghan retail strip.
- Brahma LodgeSA 5109, Adelaide's northern suburbsBrahma Lodge is a compact northern Adelaide suburb named after a trotting horse stud, built almost entirely of detached three-bedroom houses.
- BridgewaterSA 5155, Adelaide HillsBridgewater is an Adelaide Hills town on the Melbourne rail corridor where no trains stop, built almost entirely of detached houses with few rentals.
- Christie DownsSA 5164, Adelaide's southern suburbsChristie Downs is a southern Adelaide suburb with its own Seaford line station, developed from Housing Trust land and now with the area's largest rental share.
- Christies BeachSA 5165, Adelaide's southern beachesChristies Beach is a southern seaside suburb below Witton Bluff with a beachfront esplanade, a large rental market and active coastal protection works.
- Colonel Light GardensSA 5041, Adelaide's inner southColonel Light Gardens is a State Heritage Area of 1920s bungalows in the City of Mitcham, where separate houses make up more than nine in ten homes.
- DernancourtSA 5075, Adelaide's north-eastDernancourt is a north-eastern Adelaide suburb named after a 1918 battle, split between two councils, with high outright ownership and few rentals.
- Elizabeth EastSA 5112, Adelaide's northern suburbsElizabeth East is a northern Adelaide suburb of the 1950s satellite city, with a third of homes attached and renting the largest tenure.
- Elizabeth ValeSA 5112, Adelaide's northern suburbsElizabeth Vale is a northern Adelaide suburb built around the Lyell McEwin Hospital, where renting is the majority tenure and attached housing is common.
- Flagstaff HillSA 5159, Adelaide's southern foothillsFlagstaff Hill is a leafy southern foothills suburb around Sturt Gorge, subdivided from 1967 and built overwhelmingly of three and four bedroom houses.
- Gawler EastSA 5118, GawlerGawler East is a town on rising ground east of Gawler, mixing early settlement housing with estates still being developed, and home to Gawler Hospital.
- GlenaltaSA 5052, Adelaide foothillsGlenalta is a small foothills suburb beside Belair National Park with its own station, where separate houses make up almost 96 per cent of homes.
- GlenelgSA 5045, Adelaide's western beachesGlenelg is Adelaide's tram-served beachside centre, where apartments dominate, residents are older and many households own outright or rent.
- Golden GroveSA 5125, Adelaide's outer north-eastGolden Grove is a hilly outer north-eastern suburb developed in the 1980s as a public-private joint venture, with large family homes and few rentals.
- HectorvilleSA 5073, Adelaide's inner eastHectorville is a small inner-eastern Adelaide suburb laid out in 1855, with an unusually high apartment share and renting the largest tenure.
- HighburySA 5089, Adelaide's north-eastern foothillsHighbury is a north-eastern foothills suburb bounded by the River Torrens, with the highest household income of Adelaide's northern suburbs and no flats.
- HillcrestSA 5086, Adelaide's inner north-eastHillcrest is an inner north-eastern Adelaide suburb renewed since 1993, named for a former psychiatric hospital and now mostly detached housing.
- Huntfield HeightsSA 5163, Adelaide's southern suburbsHuntfield Heights is a compact southern Adelaide suburb of almost entirely detached houses, renamed in the 1990s and bounded by two major roads.
- Ingle FarmSA 5098, Adelaide's northern suburbsIngle Farm is an established northern Adelaide suburb of detached houses at the base of the foothills, with balanced tenure and a large shopping centre.
- KilburnSA 5084, Adelaide's inner northKilburn is an inner-northern Adelaide suburb once named Chicago, where attached dwellings nearly match houses and renting exceeds half of households.
- KilkennySA 5009, Adelaide's inner north-westKilkenny is a small inner north-western Adelaide suburb with its own station on the Outer Harbor line and an unusually even three-way split of tenure.
- MagillSA 5072, Adelaide's inner eastMagill is an inner-eastern Adelaide suburb split between two councils, with a university campus and an unusually even three-way split of tenure.
- Mawson LakesSA 5095, Adelaide's northern suburbsMawson Lakes is a master-planned suburb in Adelaide's north with a rail interchange, university campus, technology park and modern housing.
- MitchamSA 5062, Adelaide's inner southMitcham is a small inner-southern village suburb on the Belair line, mixing colonial-era houses with an unusually high share of units for the area.
- Modbury NorthSA 5092, Adelaide's north-eastModbury North is a settled north-eastern Adelaide suburb of detached houses, bounded by Dry Creek and the Kingfisher Wetlands catchment.
- Morphett ValeSA 5162, Adelaide's southern suburbsMorphett Vale is South Australia's largest suburb by population, a historic southern town subdivided in the 1960s with a large rental market and no station.
- Munno Para WestSA 5115, Adelaide's northern growth corridorMunno Para West is a young northern Adelaide estate suburb with a median age of 27, where separate houses make up almost 99 per cent of homes.
- NorthfieldSA 5085, Adelaide's inner northNorthfield is an inner-northern Adelaide suburb with a quarry and prison history, now substantially renewed and with renting the largest tenure.
- NorwoodSA 5067, Adelaide's inner eastNorwood is an inner-eastern Adelaide suburb centred on The Parade, with historic cottages, many townhouses and units, and a large rental market.
- OsborneSA 5017, LeFevre PeninsulaOsborne is a LeFevre Peninsula suburb beside the Osborne Naval Shipyard, with its own station, mostly detached housing and a small, steady market.
- Parafield GardensSA 5107, Adelaide's northern suburbsParafield Gardens is a large northern Adelaide suburb of detached family homes beside Parafield Airport, with balanced tenure and plentiful stock.
- ParalowieSA 5108, Adelaide's northern suburbsParalowie is one of South Australia's largest suburbs by population, built mostly of detached family homes with half of households paying a mortgage.
- PlymptonSA 5038, Adelaide's inner south-westPlympton is an inner south-western Adelaide suburb on Anzac Highway where renting approaches half of households and units outnumber houses combined.
- Port AdelaideSA 5015, Adelaide's inner westPort Adelaide is a historic port centre with a State Heritage Area, where townhouses outnumber houses two to one and renting is the majority tenure.
- ProspectSA 5082, Adelaide's inner northProspect is a large inner-northern Adelaide suburb making up most of its council area, with character housing, heavy infill and a big rental market.
- SalisburySA 5108, Adelaide's northern suburbsSalisbury is the centre of Adelaide's northern suburbs, with a rail interchange, the district's most varied housing and renting the largest tenure.
- Seaford MeadowsSA 5169, Adelaide's southern suburbsSeaford Meadows is a young southern Adelaide suburb with its own station opened in 2014, where the median age is 31 and half of households hold a mortgage.
- Seaview DownsSA 5049, Adelaide's southern coastSeaview Downs is a small elevated southern suburb in the City of Marion, built almost entirely of detached family homes with almost no rentals.
- SmithfieldSA 5114, Adelaide's northern suburbsSmithfield is a small northern Adelaide suburb with its own Gawler line station, an original township grid and Munno Para Shopping City on its edge.
- Somerton ParkSA 5044, Adelaide's western beachesSomerton Park is a seaside suburb south of Glenelg with an older population, high outright ownership and a substantial townhouse market.
- StirlingSA 5152, Adelaide HillsStirling is an Adelaide Hills town with the district's largest commercial strip, high incomes, few rentals and significant bushfire requirements.
- TaperooSA 5017, LeFevre PeninsulaTaperoo is a LeFevre Peninsula suburb between the gulf and the Port River, with its own station, a third of homes attached and a large rental market.
- Trott ParkSA 5158, Adelaide's southern suburbsTrott Park is a small southern Adelaide suburb ringed by open space, with the Coast to Vines rail trail through it and more than half of households mortgaged.
- UnleySA 5061, Adelaide's inner southUnley is an inner-southern Adelaide suburb below the Park Lands where apartments and townhouses outnumber houses and renting is the largest tenure.
- Windsor GardensSA 5087, Adelaide's inner north-eastWindsor Gardens is a north-eastern Adelaide suburb built after the Second World War, where some early homes were imported prefabricated timber houses.
- WoodcroftSA 5162, Adelaide's southern suburbsWoodcroft is a southern Adelaide suburb subdivided from winery land in the 1980s, bordered by the Hills Face Zone and built mainly of detached family homes.
Tasmania
2 suburb guides
- LauncestonTAS 7250, Northern TasmaniaCentral Launceston is the compact heart of northern Tasmania, with Victorian streetscapes, a majority of renters and levee-protected land near the rivers.
- Sandy BayTAS 7005, Inner southern HobartSandy Bay is an established riverside suburb south of central Hobart with a university campus, period houses, hillside homes and older strata units.
ACT
53 suburb guides
- AinslieACT 2602, North CanberraAinslie is an established inner north suburb whose division name was gazetted in 1928, built mostly of houses with evenly divided tenure.
- AmarooACT 2914, GungahlinAmaroo is a Gungahlin family suburb of large houses with the lowest vacancy rate in these guides, where 49.6 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- ArandaACT 2614, BelconnenAranda is an affluent southern Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1967, built of large houses where only 15.8 per cent of households rent.
- BartonACT 2600, South CanberraBarton adjoins Capital Hill and houses major government departments, with 90.9 per cent of its homes apartments and the smallest households in these guides.
- BelconnenACT 2617, Belconnen district, north-west CanberraA guide to buying in Belconnen, the lakeside town centre of north-west Canberra, covering apartments, Crown leases, unit titles and lending.
- BraddonACT 2612, North CanberraBraddon adjoins the city centre on the light rail line, where apartments make up 80.7 per cent of homes and 60.8 per cent of households rent.
- BruceACT 2617, BelconnenBruce contains the University of Canberra, the AIS and Canberra Stadium, and only 20.7 per cent of its homes are houses, with 50.3 per cent renting.
- CampbellACT 2612, North CanberraCampbell contains the Royal Military College Duntroon, ADFA and the Australian War Memorial, which shape its young age profile and high vacancy rate.
- Canberra CityACT 2601, North CanberraCanberra City, also known as Civic, is the city centre, where the 2021 Census counted no houses at all and 99.6 per cent of homes were apartments.
- CharnwoodACT 2615, BelconnenCharnwood is a Radburn-designed Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1971, where loose-fill asbestos was concentrated and incomes are the lowest in these Canberra guides.
- CookACT 2614, BelconnenCook is a southern Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1968 and named after two men, with a large townhouse share and 40.6 per cent owning outright.
- CraceACT 2911, GungahlinCrace is a recent Gungahlin estate suburb named after the settler Edward Kendall Crace, where 48.3 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- CurtinACT 2605, Woden ValleyCurtin is a Woden Valley suburb begun in 1962 and named after Prime Minister John Curtin, with large blocks and a high outright ownership share.
- DeakinACT 2600, South CanberraDeakin is an established inner south suburb gazetted in 1928 and named after Alfred Deakin, where 44.8 per cent of households own outright.
- DicksonACT 2602, North CanberraDickson is a light rail group centre suburb gazetted in 1928, where apartments make up 49.2 per cent of homes and renting leads at 46.1 per cent.
- DownerACT 2602, North CanberraDowner is a light rail suburb gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer, built mostly of houses with tenure close to the national pattern.
- DunlopACT 2615, BelconnenDunlop is the newest Belconnen suburb, named after the surgeon Sir Edward Dunlop, where 61.0 per cent of households hold a mortgage, the highest in Canberra.
- EvattACT 2617, BelconnenEvatt is a Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1972 and named after H. V. Evatt, and at 96.7 per cent detached houses it is the most house-dominated in Canberra.
- FloreyACT 2615, BelconnenFlorey is a Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1975 and named after the Nobel laureate Howard Florey, with evenly divided tenure and a large townhouse share.
- FranklinACT 2913, GungahlinFranklin is a Gungahlin suburb named after the novelist Miles Franklin, on the light rail line, where renting leads at 46.6 per cent.
- GarranACT 2605, Woden ValleyGarran is a Woden Valley suburb developed in 1966 beside the Canberra Hospital, with a mixed housing profile and the highest median rent in the valley.
- GiralangACT 2617, BelconnenGiralang is a small Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1974 whose name means star, built 93.2 per cent of houses with only 19.5 per cent renting.
- GriffithACT 2603, South CanberraGriffith is an inner south suburb renamed from southern Blandfordia in 1928, where apartments make up 53.4 per cent of homes and renting leads at 40.7 per cent.
- GungahlinACT 2912, Gungahlin district, northern CanberraA guide to buying in Gungahlin, the light rail terminus and town centre of northern Canberra, covering modern homes, apartments and lending.
- HackettACT 2602, North CanberraHackett is an established inner north suburb gazetted in 1960, built mostly of houses, where renting is only 23.5 per cent and rent is below the national median.
- HarrisonACT 2914, GungahlinHarrison is a Gungahlin suburb named after the city planner Peter Harrison, on the light rail line, where 42.4 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- HawkerACT 2614, BelconnenHawker is a Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1972 with an unusually large apartment share for the district, where 44.9 per cent of households own outright.
- HigginsACT 2615, BelconnenHiggins is a western Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1968, built 96.2 per cent of detached houses with almost no attached stock at all.
- HoltACT 2615, BelconnenHolt is a Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1970 and named after Harold Holt, with a large townhouse share and evenly divided ownership and renting.
- HughesACT 2605, Woden ValleyHughes is the oldest Woden Valley suburb, gazetted in 1962 with nine residents, named after Billy Hughes, with a median age of 43 and even tenure.
- KaleenACT 2617, BelconnenKaleen is an established Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1974 whose name means water, built 91.2 per cent of houses with 40.0 per cent owning outright.
- KingstonACT 2604, South CanberraKingston is Canberra's oldest and most densely populated suburb, where the Foreshore redevelopment has made 90.5 per cent of homes apartments.
- LathamACT 2615, BelconnenLatham is a western Belconnen suburb named after Chief Justice John Latham, built 88.1 per cent of houses with 45.3 per cent holding a mortgage.
- LawsonACT 2617, BelconnenLawson is the newest suburb in these Canberra guides, 62.9 per cent townhouses, where only 8.0 per cent of households own outright.
- LynehamACT 2602, North CanberraLyneham was gazetted in 1928 but not developed until 1958, and now has the most evenly mixed housing of the inner north with 48.7 per cent renting.
- MacgregorACT 2615, BelconnenMacgregor is a western Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1971 and later extended, where 57.9 per cent of households hold a mortgage and houses dominate.
- MawsonACT 2607, Woden ValleyMawson is a Woden Valley suburb gazetted in 1966 and named after Sir Douglas Mawson, with a mixed housing profile where renting leads at 36.0 per cent.
- MelbaACT 2615, BelconnenMelba is a western Belconnen suburb named after Dame Nellie Melba, built of large houses where only 20.7 per cent of households rent.
- NarrabundahACT 2604, South CanberraNarrabundah is an inner south suburb gazetted in 1928 whose Ngunnawal name is believed to mean the little hawk, and the most affordable of the inner south.
- NgunnawalACT 2913, GungahlinNgunnawal is the largest suburb in these Canberra guides by population, with no apartments and 49.7 per cent of households holding a mortgage.
- NichollsACT 2913, GungahlinNicholls is the most established Gungahlin suburb, 89.3 per cent detached houses with no apartments, where only 14.7 per cent of households rent.
- O'ConnorACT 2602, North CanberraO'Connor is an established inner north suburb gazetted in 1928, built mostly of houses, with a student population from the nearby university.
- PageACT 2614, BelconnenPage is a Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1968 with the largest older population in these Canberra guides, where 550 residents were aged 75 and over.
- PalmerstonACT 2913, GungahlinPalmerston was gazetted in 1991 as one of the first Gungahlin suburbs, with no apartments at all and townhouses making up 39.6 per cent of homes.
- PearceACT 2607, Woden ValleyPearce is a Woden Valley suburb established in 1967 below Mount Taylor, named after Sir George Pearce, where townhouses make up 32.5 per cent of homes.
- PhillipACT 2606, Woden ValleyPhillip contains the Woden Town Centre and is almost entirely apartments and townhouses, with only three separate houses counted at the 2021 Census.
- Red HillACT 2603, South CanberraRed Hill is an inner south suburb named for its red soil, with the highest median household income and mortgage repayments recorded in these guides.
- ReidACT 2612, North CanberraReid is a small inner north suburb named in 1928 after Sir George Reid, previously called South Ainslie, with a mixed housing profile and high vacancy.
- ScullinACT 2614, BelconnenScullin is a western Belconnen suburb gazetted in 1968 and named after Prime Minister James Scullin, with a young family profile and 39.8 per cent holding a mortgage.
- TurnerACT 2612, North CanberraTurner adjoins the Australian National University, where apartments make up 73.2 per cent of homes and renting leads at 54.7 per cent.
- WatsonACT 2602, North CanberraWatson is a light rail suburb gazetted in 1960 and named after John Christian Watson, where 42.8 per cent of households hold a mortgage.
- WeetangeraACT 2614, BelconnenWeetangera is the most affluent Belconnen suburb, built of large houses where 46.9 per cent own outright and only 14.7 per cent rent.
- YarralumlaACT 2600, South CanberraYarralumla is a lakeside inner south suburb whose name dates from an 1832 property, with the oldest population and highest outright ownership in these guides.
Northern Territory
1 suburb guide
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