How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for VIC. 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.

← Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk

Ranking · VIC · 50 suburbs

Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk — VIC

NSW, VIC and QLD suburbs in the High/Severe bushfire band, ranked by 5-year price CAGR. Suburbs without 5 years of price history are excluded. Estimated exposure, not a BAL rating. in VIC.

Leading suburb

Kembla GrangeNSW

Leading value

+41.2%

Runner-up

FarleyNSW

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk

NSW, VIC and QLD suburbs in the High/Severe bushfire band, ranked by 5-year price CAGR. Suburbs without 5 years of price history are excluded. Estimated exposure, not a BAL rating. — VIC

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD

How to read this ranking

Use fast-growing, high bushfire risk 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 VIC, 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 Kembla Grange and #2 Farley 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 ≈ +18.6%

Leader: Kembla Grange · +41.2%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	5YR GROWTH	RISK	POP
1	Kembla Grange	NSW	+41.2%	High · 41%	1,452
2	Farley	NSW	+30.1%	Severe · 93%	605
3	North Rothbury	NSW	+28.9%	Severe · 83%	2,502
4	Bellbird	NSW	+26.3%	Severe · 81%	2,338
5	Mendooran	NSW	+26.1%	Severe · 76%	626
6	Lochinvar	NSW	+23.4%	Severe · 92%	1,095
7	Arrawarra	NSW	+23.3%	Severe · 96%	591
8	Nyngan	NSW	+22.3%	Severe · 100%	1,953
9	Kitchener	NSW	+22.2%	Severe · 97%	679
10	Bundarra	NSW	+22.1%	Severe · 66%	674
11	Avondale	NSW	+22.1%	High · 59%	1,695
12	Duffys Forest	NSW	+21.0%	High · 64%	509
13	Thrumster	NSW	+21.0%	Severe · 89%	2,382
14	O'Connell	NSW	+20.5%	Severe · 86%	653
15	Ingleside	NSW	+20.4%	Severe · 93%	1,030
16	Catherine Hill Bay	NSW	+19.9%	Severe · 93%	943
17	Tabulam	NSW	+19.8%	Severe · 85%	508
18	Dunedoo	NSW	+19.3%	Severe · 99%	1,097
19	Cudgen	NSW	+19.3%	High · 53%	952
20	Mulbring	NSW	+19.0%	Severe · 97%	682
21	Louth Park	NSW	+19.0%	Severe · 92%	922
22	Theresa Park	NSW	+19.0%	Severe · 70%	600
23	Bombala	NSW	+18.9%	Severe · 98%	1,372
24	Werrington	NSW	+18.8%	High · 49%	5,328
25	Nimbin	NSW	+18.6%	High · 68%	1,607
26	Wyee Point	NSW	+18.6%	Severe · 84%	1,171
27	Nemingha	NSW	+18.6%	Severe · 96%	705
28	Werris Creek	NSW	+18.5%	Severe · 98%	1,478
29	Somersby	NSW	+18.4%	Severe · 91%	1,087
30	Black Hill	NSW	+18.4%	Severe · 98%	516
31	Broke	NSW	+17.9%	Severe · 93%	557
32	Orchard Hills	NSW	+17.7%	Severe · 80%	1,798
33	Michelago	NSW	+17.6%	Severe · 100%	642
34	Kentlyn	NSW	+17.5%	Severe · 95%	726
35	North Macksville	NSW	+17.5%	High · 44%	669
36	Bilbul	NSW	+17.3%	High · 69%	586
37	Greenhill	NSW	+17.2%	Severe · 83%	757
38	Grantham Farm	NSW	+17.1%	Severe · 52%	3,669
39	Merriwa	NSW	+17.0%	Severe · 99%	1,825
40	Tyalgum	NSW	+16.9%	Severe · 98%	521
41	Telegraph Point	NSW	+16.9%	Severe · 98%	604
42	Euston	NSW	+16.7%	High · 68%	822
43	Nulkaba	NSW	+16.1%	Severe · 91%	715
44	Collombatti	NSW	+16.0%	Severe · 99%	681
45	Arrawarra Headland	NSW	+15.7%	Severe · 92%	615
46	Austral	NSW	+15.7%	High · 62%	6,847
47	Murrays Beach	NSW	+15.6%	Severe · 92%	882
48	Baradine	NSW	+15.5%	Severe · 100%	783
49	Belimbla Park	NSW	+15.5%	Severe · 75%	576
50	Glenugie	NSW	+15.4%	Severe · 74%	1,298

FAQ

Australian fast-growing, high bushfire risk FAQ

What does Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk rank?

Fast-Growing, High Bushfire Risk ranks suburbs in VIC using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. NSW, VIC and QLD suburbs in the High/Severe bushfire band, ranked by 5-year price CAGR. Suburbs without 5 years of price history are excluded. Estimated exposure, not a BAL rating.
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for VIC. 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.