Australia’s Most Expensive and Most Affordable Suburbs 2025 December

Source: Cotality survey (December 2025). Sales window: 12 months to September 2025. Values shown are medians; sales counts reflect suburb-level transactions in the period.

National overview: best performers 2025

Houses(national)

Metric	Suburb	Region	Value
Most expensive suburb	Point Piper	Greater Sydney	$17,313,502
Most affordable suburb	Coober Pedy	Rest of SA	$80,822
Highest 12m change in values	Kalbarri	Rest of WA	40.2%
Lowest 12m change in values	Millthorpe	Rest of NSW	-11.6%
Highest 12m change in rents	Pegs Creek	Rest of WA	23.5%
Highest gross rental yields	Newman	Rest of WA	12.6%

Units (national)

Metric	Suburb	Region	Value
Most expensive suburb	Point Piper	Greater Sydney	$3,134,530
Most affordable suburb	Laguna Quays	Rest of Qld	$114,751
Highest 12m change in values	Gray	Greater Darwin	33.3%
Lowest 12m change in values	Kirribilli	Greater Sydney	-14.8%
Highest 12m change in rents	Rockhampton City	Rest of Qld	21.1%
Highest gross rental yields	South Hedland	Rest of WA	17.8%

Summary National Best

WA dominates several “best performer” points (Kalbarri, Pegs Creek, Newman; South Hedland), highlighting the resources cycle’s influence. Queensland pops for affordable units (Laguna Quays) and rent growth (Rockhampton); Greater Sydney anchors price extremes (Point Piper, Kirribilli).

Capital City

Houses – Most expensive suburbs- Capital city

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Point Piper	Greater Sydney	4	17,313,502
2	Bellevue Hill	Greater Sydney	72	11,604,624
3	Vaucluse	Greater Sydney	109	9,951,078
4	Darling Point	Greater Sydney	9	9,759,250
5	Double Bay	Greater Sydney	27	7,399,350
6	Rose Bay	Greater Sydney	62	6,684,645
7	Dover Heights	Greater Sydney	30	6539872
8	Tamarama	Greater Sydney	16	6,437,862
9	Bronte	Greater Sydney	62	6,266,044
10	Mosman	Greater Sydney	229	6,079,311

Houses – Most affordable suburbs-Capital city

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Gagebrook	Greater Hobart	24	410,302
2	Herdsmans Cove	Greater Hobart	12	433,696
3	Bridgewater	Greater Hobart	50	442,873
4	Risdon Vale	Greater Hobart	44	430,194
5	Berrimah	Greater Darwin	46	488,036
6	Russell Island	Greater Brisbane	293	494,350
7	New Norfolk	Greater Hobart	64	496,758
8	Primrose Sands	Greater Hobart	61	515,843
9	Lamb Island	Greater Brisbane	28	518,742
10	Clarendon Vale	Greater Hobart	25	520,122

Units – Most expensive suburbs-Capital city

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Point Piper	Greater Sydney	16	3,134,530
2	Darling Point	Greater Sydney	62	2,538,410
3	Seaforth	Greater Sydney	7	2,285,792
4	Millers Point	Greater Sydney	27	2,248,294
5	Cabarita	Greater Sydney	14	2,137,197
6	Barangaroo	Greater Sydney	79	2,048,146
7	Tamarama	Greater Sydney	24	2,040,621
8	Putney	Greater Sydney	10	2,020,927
9	Milsons Point	Greater Sydney	53	2,006,812
10	The Rocks	Greater Sydney	29	1,976,820

Units – Most affordable suburbs-Capital city

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Hackham	Greater Adelaide	10	247,778
2	Wagaman	Greater Darwin	18	316,051
3	Karama	Greater Darwin	16	328,421
4	Malak	Greater Darwin	17	330,962
5	Carlton	Greater Melbourne	348	337,194
6	Bellamack	Greater Darwin	22	339,934
7	Moulden	Greater Darwin	17	341,727
8	Gray	Greater Darwin	31	343,440
9	Lamb Island	Greater Brisbane	28	518,742
10	Clarendon Vale	Greater Hobart	25	520,122

Summary for Capital Cities

Houses:

Expensive set: 100% Greater Sydney (Eastern Suburbs + Mosman).
Affordable set: Greater Hobart dominates (7/10) with Greater Brisbane islands (2/10) and Greater Darwin (1/10) rounding out.

Units:

Expensive units: All 10 are Greater Sydney—premium unit stock here dominates.
Affordable units: 8 of 10 are Greater Darwin, plus Hackham (Greater Adelaide) and Carlton (Greater Melbourne).
- Carlton stands out: 348 unit sales with a $337k median—large stock and student/compact-living dynamics could be at play (worth a deeper look with more context).

Regional

Houses – Most expensive suburbs-Regional

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Ewingsdale	Rest of NSW	16	3,178,711
2	Mermaid Beach	Rest of Qld	82	2,720,001
3	Castaways Beach	Rest of Qld	15	2,564,682
4	Broadbeach Waters	Rest of Qld	95	2,475,568
5	Surfers Paradise	Rest of Qld	202	2,454,031
6	Sunshine Beach	Rest of Qld	62	2,398,538
7	Byron Bay	Rest of NSW	81	2,387,176
8	Bar Beach	Rest of NSW	10	2,365,327
9	Casuarina	Rest of NSW	42	2,349,714
10	Clear Island Waters	Rest of Qld	59	2,296,536

Houses – Most affordable suburbs-Regional

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Coober Pedy	Rest of SA	53	80,822
2	Norseman	Rest of WA	28	103,349
3	Mount Magnet	Rest of WA	11	104,544
4	Southern Cross	Rest of WA	11	146,247
5	Three Springs	Rest of WA	13	155,817
6	Injune	Rest of Qld	16	162,532
7	Kambalda East	Rest of WA	18	175,575
8	Rainbow	Rest of Vic.	16	177,618
9	Morawa	Rest of WA	17	177,779
10	Mitchell	Rest of Qld	20	178,675

Units – Most expensive suburbs-Regional

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Noosa Heads	Rest of Qld	120	1,685,889
2	Main Beach	Rest of Qld	202	1,539,225
3	Hollywell	Rest of Qld	19	1,508,150
4	Sunshine Beach	Rest of Qld	47	1,504,240
5	Twin Waters	Rest of Qld	15	1,400,391
6	Coolangatta	Rest of Qld	207	1,353,241
7	Bilinga	Rest of Qld	54	1,352,825
8	Byron Bay	Rest of NSW	102	1,350,158
9	Burleigh Heads	Rest of Qld	222	1,349,545
10	Paradise Point	Rest of Qld	74	1,324,289

Units – Most affordable suburbs-Regional

rank	suburb	region	number_sold	median_value
1	Laguna Quays	Rest of Qld	26	114,751
2	Preston Beach	Rest of WA	29	205,180
3	Haliday Bay	Rest of Qld	16	205,502
4	Dolphin Heads	Rest of Qld	15	207,665
5	Newman	Rest of WA	29	240,785
6	Katherine South	Rest of NT	15	259,832
7	South Hedland	Rest of WA	86	269,115
8	Clermont	Rest of Qld	19	270,795
9	Hamilton	Rest of Vic.	19	272,631
10	Cobram	Rest of Vic.	12	273,027

Summary Regional