How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for ACT. 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.

← Best Cashflow Suburbs

Ranking · ACT · 50 suburbs

Best Cashflow Suburbs — ACT

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). in ACT.

Leading suburb

JackaACT

Leading value

$-214/wk

Runner-up

CharnwoodACT

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 in ACT, 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 Jacka and #2 Charnwood 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 ≈ $-552/wk

Leader: Jacka · $-214/wk

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	CASHFLOW/WK	YIELD · PRICE	POP
1	Jacka	ACT	$-214/wk	4.2% · $560K	712
2	Charnwood	ACT	$-419/wk	2.8% · $715K	3,055
3	Macgregor	ACT	$-423/wk	3.1% · $783K	7,049
4	Ngunnawal	ACT	$-461/wk	2.9% · $811K	10,957
5	Banks	ACT	$-467/wk	2.8% · $797K	5,100
6	Isabella Plains	ACT	$-470/wk	2.9% · $820K	4,329
7	Dunlop	ACT	$-476/wk	2.9% · $838K	7,265
8	Latham	ACT	$-480/wk	2.6% · $792K	3,767
9	Holt	ACT	$-481/wk	2.6% · $790K	5,628
10	Scullin	ACT	$-482/wk	2.6% · $787K	3,069
11	Bonner	ACT	$-486/wk	3.0% · $890K	7,339
12	Calwell	ACT	$-496/wk	2.8% · $845K	5,730
13	Richardson	ACT	$-499/wk	2.5% · $805K	3,058
14	Casey	ACT	$-500/wk	2.9% · $890K	6,471
15	Strathnairn	ACT	$-505/wk	3.0% · $905K	714
16	Gilmore	ACT	$-509/wk	2.6% · $845K	2,706
17	Chisholm	ACT	$-510/wk	2.6% · $830K	5,268
18	Flynn	ACT	$-513/wk	2.8% · $888K	3,671
19	Page	ACT	$-515/wk	2.7% · $857K	3,054
20	Theodore	ACT	$-519/wk	2.6% · $855K	3,798
21	Macarthur	ACT	$-536/wk	2.9% · $940K	1,405
22	Higgins	ACT	$-537/wk	2.4% · $850K	3,321
23	Monash	ACT	$-544/wk	2.6% · $896K	5,644
24	Kambah	ACT	$-547/wk	2.4% · $860K	15,670
25	Evatt	ACT	$-547/wk	2.7% · $911K	5,531
26	Giralang	ACT	$-552/wk	2.6% · $911K	3,372
27	Gowrie	ACT	$-556/wk	2.5% · $900K	3,140
28	Wanniassa	ACT	$-566/wk	2.4% · $880K	7,885
29	Gordon	ACT	$-571/wk	2.4% · $900K	7,892
30	Bonython	ACT	$-574/wk	2.5% · $922K	3,839
31	Oxley	ACT	$-576/wk	2.3% · $890K	1,703
32	Fisher	ACT	$-600/wk	2.3% · $925K	3,219
33	Fraser	ACT	$-608/wk	2.4% · $960K	2,126
34	Conder	ACT	$-610/wk	2.2% · $917K	5,108
35	Holder	ACT	$-611/wk	2.5% · $975K	2,816
36	Melba	ACT	$-614/wk	2.2% · $928K	3,383
37	Coombs	ACT	$-615/wk	2.5% · $990K	4,851
38	Fadden	ACT	$-616/wk	2.9% · $1.1M	3,006
39	Duffy	ACT	$-619/wk	2.4% · $968K	3,395
40	Franklin	ACT	$-625/wk	2.4% · $985K	7,484
41	Florey	ACT	$-631/wk	2.3% · $957K	4,781
42	Waramanga	ACT	$-631/wk	2.1% · $930K	2,785
43	Macquarie	ACT	$-635/wk	2.2% · $950K	3,104
44	Moncrieff	ACT	$-636/wk	2.4% · $1.0M	5,310
45	Weston	ACT	$-636/wk	2.3% · $966K	4,000
46	Kaleen	ACT	$-643/wk	2.4% · $1.0M	7,672
47	Gungahlin	ACT	$-643/wk	2.3% · $996K	8,586
48	Spence	ACT	$-645/wk	2.1% · $941K	2,587
49	Amaroo	ACT	$-654/wk	2.4% · $1.0M	6,129
50	Rivett	ACT	$-654/wk	1.8% · $910K	3,354

FAQ

Australian best cashflow suburbs FAQ

What does Best Cashflow Suburbs rank?

Best Cashflow Suburbs ranks suburbs in ACT 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 ACT. 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.