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

Best Cashflow Suburbs

Name: Best Cashflow Suburbs — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs by indicative weekly cashflow on a standard 80% interest-only hold at the current investor variable rate (rent minus interest and ~25% holding costs). Indicative, not advice (population > 500)..

Leading suburb

ExmouthWA

Leading value

+$455/wk

Runner-up

BayntonWA

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Best Cashflow Suburbs

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use best cashflow suburbs 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 Exmouth and #2 Baynton 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 ≈ +$66/wk

Leader: Exmouth · +$455/wk

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	CASHFLOW/WK	YIELD · PRICE	POP
1	Exmouth	WA	+$455/wk	10.2% · $948K	2,806
2	Baynton	WA	+$365/wk	9.7% · $868K	4,496
3	Bilingurr	WA	+$269/wk	9.1% · $840K	1,540
4	Pegs Creek	WA	+$260/wk	9.6% · $650K	2,050
5	Djugun	WA	+$180/wk	8.3% · $865K	3,291
6	Nickol	WA	+$161/wk	8.3% · $751K	4,938
7	Newman	WA	+$157/wk	9.6% · $393K	6,456
8	South Boulder	WA	+$148/wk	9.6% · $365K	1,506
9	Nebo	QLD	+$141/wk	10.9% · $238K	857
10	Wellington	NSW	+$111/wk	8.7% · $420K	4,096
11	Wyalong	NSW	+$110/wk	9.4% · $300K	620
12	Hannans	WA	+$107/wk	8.2% · $558K	2,410
13	Banjup	WA	+$106/wk	7.8% · $730K	1,377
14	Boggabilla	NSW	+$105/wk	11.4% · $160K	1,022
15	Boulder	WA	+$104/wk	8.7% · $390K	4,872
16	Broome	WA	+$99/wk	7.8% · $737K	3,797
17	Kambalda East	WA	+$98/wk	10.4% · $190K	802
18	Warragul	VIC	+$97/wk	8.9% · $320K	19,856
19	South Hedland	WA	+$96/wk	8.0% · $550K	11,046
20	Moranbah	QLD	+$94/wk	8.7% · $346K	9,425
21	Rockhampton City	QLD	+$94/wk	9.4% · $255K	2,059
22	Gilgandra	NSW	+$93/wk	9.9% · $210K	2,983
23	Gnowangerup	WA	+$86/wk	9.9% · $195K	568
24	Kambalda West	WA	+$76/wk	8.9% · $250K	1,666
25	Jacobs Well	QLD	+$69/wk	7.3% · $920K	2,882
26	Victory Heights	WA	+$66/wk	8.0% · $390K	772
27	South Kalgoorlie	WA	+$65/wk	7.9% · $418K	4,416
28	Millars Well	WA	+$65/wk	7.5% · $715K	2,104
29	Wangaratta	VIC	+$64/wk	8.6% · $255K	19,214
30	Roebourne	WA	+$62/wk	10.7% · $110K	975
31	Longreach	QLD	+$61/wk	8.7% · $220K	3,124
32	Charleville	QLD	+$60/wk	9.4% · $164K	2,992
33	Mount Torrens	SA	+$54/wk	7.8% · $376K	768
34	Barcaldine	QLD	+$53/wk	8.9% · $175K	1,540
35	Merredin	WA	+$50/wk	8.0% · $300K	2,604
36	Bruce Rock	WA	+$46/wk	8.2% · $239K	742
37	Heatley	QLD	+$45/wk	7.7% · $350K	3,907
38	Ayr	QLD	+$44/wk	8.0% · $260K	8,603
39	Inglewood	QLD	+$44/wk	8.1% · $230K	936
40	Emerald	QLD	+$43/wk	7.6% · $375K	14,904
41	Wulguru	QLD	+$43/wk	7.6% · $375K	4,389
42	Gayndah	QLD	+$41/wk	8.0% · $255K	1,949
43	Cable Beach	WA	+$35/wk	7.1% · $746K	5,730
44	Collarenebri	NSW	+$32/wk	8.9% · $105K	634
45	North Mackay	QLD	+$32/wk	7.3% · $425K	6,194
46	Berserker	QLD	+$30/wk	7.5% · $335K	7,020
47	Warracknabeal	VIC	+$27/wk	8.5% · $110K	2,359
48	Halls Creek	WA	+$27/wk	7.2% · $475K	1,572
49	Worrowing Heights	NSW	+$25/wk	7.2% · $431K	713
50	South Lismore	NSW	+$25/wk	7.3% · $383K	1,775

FAQ

Australian best cashflow suburbs FAQ

What does Best Cashflow Suburbs rank?

Best Cashflow Suburbs ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by indicative weekly cashflow on a standard 80% interest-only hold at the current investor variable rate (rent minus interest and ~25% holding costs). Indicative, not advice (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.