The Cheapest Suburbs To Buy A House In Australia

Want to buy your first place but horrified by the prices? Here are the cheapest suburbs near the CBD in every Australian capital city.

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These numbers come from RP Data, which assembles lists of the cheapest suburbs within 10 kilometres of the CBD of each capital city in Australia. Inner suburban living means you probably won’t have a large backyard, but you’ll be near lots of services and (potentially) your job. Both houses and units are covered. This is the median price as of June 2014.

Region Suburb Type Median value
Sydney House Wolli Creek $710,303
Sydney House Waterloo $761,054
Sydney House Sydenham $807,195
Sydney House Beaconsfield $811,261
Sydney House Tempe $828,914
Sydney Unit Eastlakes $452,776
Sydney Unit Darlington $453,413
Sydney Unit Newtown $463,732
Sydney Unit Marrickville $506,808
Sydney Unit Ashfield $511,701
Melbourne House Bellfield $533,252
Melbourne House Maidstone $543,582
Melbourne House West Footscray $571,961
Melbourne House Footscray $592,211
Melbourne House Yarraville $655,993
Melbourne Unit Carlton $279,872
Melbourne Unit West Footscray $312,309
Melbourne Unit Kingsville $319,722
Melbourne Unit Footscray $347,801
Melbourne Unit South Kingsville $348,343
Brisbane House Rocklea $330,848
Brisbane House Keperra $416,036
Brisbane House Tingalpa $456,878
Brisbane House Chermside West $471,657
Brisbane House Nathan $473,513
Brisbane Unit Tingalpa $332,317
Brisbane Unit Kedron $335,633
Brisbane Unit Wooloowin $336,975
Brisbane Unit Gordon Park $344,776
Brisbane Unit Moorooka $345,848
Adelaide House Dry Creek $255,349
Adelaide House Gepps Cross $313,467
Adelaide House Mansfield Park $343,040
Adelaide House Woodville Gardens $347,652
Adelaide House Kilburn $349,925
Adelaide Unit Kilburn $233,106
Adelaide Unit Woodville Gardens $241,939
Adelaide Unit Windsor Gardens $243,308
Adelaide Unit Angle Park $245,784
Adelaide Unit Clearview $246,460
Perth House Glendalough $438,995
Perth House Osborne Park $463,414
Perth House Westminster $489,224
Perth House Nollamara $495,617
Perth House Redcliffe $523,014
Perth Unit Glendalough $351,603
Perth Unit Osborne Park $379,757
Perth Unit Redcliffe $384,311
Perth Unit Wembley $388,749
Perth Unit Coolbinia $391,496
Hobart House Clarendon Vale $159,159
Hobart House Risdon Vale $180,626
Hobart House Rokeby $197,709
Hobart House Goodwood $207,428
Hobart House Warrane $229,691
Hobart Unit Glenorchy $198,396
Hobart Unit Rokeby $204,167
Hobart Unit Montrose $204,554
Hobart Unit Moonah $216,038
Hobart Unit Rosetta $216,412
Darwin House Malak $585,478
Darwin House Anula $585,967
Darwin House Moil $587,734
Darwin House Milner $602,943
Darwin House The Narrows $611,961
Darwin Unit Alawa $366,947
Darwin Unit Malak $395,385
Darwin Unit Moil $405,157
Darwin Unit Milner $406,948
Darwin Unit Nightcliff $407,883
Canberra House Page $445,417
Canberra House Sculin $445,873
Canberra House Giralang $470,846
Canberra House Evatt $486,770
Canberra House Kaleen $521,567
Canberra Unit Hughes $265,898
Canberra Unit Downer $289,091
Canberra Unit Curtin $311,265
Canberra Unit Chifley $316,912
Canberra Unit Hackett $329,659

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