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

High Yield, Low Livability

Name: High Yield, Low Livability — Australia ranked dataset
Creator: QuickProperty

Top 50 suburbs where strong rental yield pairs with a weak livability index — the investor wins, the resident loses. Ranked by the gap between yield (percentile) and the AU-normalised livability index (population > 500)..

Leading suburb

South BoulderWA

Leading value

9.6%

Runner-up

Millars WellWA

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

High Yield, Low Livability

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use high yield, low livability 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 South Boulder and #2 Millars Well 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.

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Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 6.7%

Leader: South Boulder · 9.6%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	YIELD	LIVABILITY	POP
1	South Boulder	WA	9.6%	Liv 9	1,506
2	Millars Well	WA	7.5%	Liv 2	2,104
3	Victory Heights	WA	8.0%	Liv 6	772
4	Nickol	WA	8.3%	Liv 9	4,938
5	Banjup	WA	7.8%	Liv 6	1,377
6	Baynton	WA	9.7%	Liv 17	4,496
7	Kambalda East	WA	10.4%	Liv 19	802
8	Nebo	QLD	10.9%	Liv 21	857
9	Worrowing Heights	NSW	7.2%	Liv 6	713
10	Djugun	WA	8.3%	Liv 16	3,291
11	Pegs Creek	WA	9.6%	Liv 24	2,050
12	Marble Bar	WA	8.7%	Liv 22	927
13	West Lamington	WA	7.0%	Liv 9	1,373
14	Hannans	WA	8.2%	Liv 23	2,410
15	Lamington	WA	6.7%	Liv 7	2,036
16	Bulgarra	WA	6.5%	Liv 1	2,990
17	Brockman	WA	6.5%	Liv 1	993
18	Svensson Heights	QLD	6.7%	Liv 9	3,334
19	Ooralea	QLD	6.7%	Liv 10	3,691
20	Kambalda West	WA	8.9%	Liv 33	1,666
21	South Kalgoorlie	WA	7.9%	Liv 26	4,416
22	Morgantown	WA	6.4%	Liv 4	774
23	Jacobs Well	QLD	7.3%	Liv 23	2,882
24	Kanmantoo	SA	6.2%	Liv 0	686
25	Wulguru	QLD	7.6%	Liv 28	4,389
26	Macclesfield	SA	6.7%	Liv 16	1,413
27	Roebourne	WA	10.7%	Liv 44	975
28	Glenella	QLD	6.6%	Liv 15	4,545
29	Cable Beach	WA	7.1%	Liv 27	5,730
30	Heatley	QLD	7.7%	Liv 34	3,907
31	Violet Town	VIC	6.5%	Liv 16	936
32	Gnowangerup	WA	9.9%	Liv 48	568
33	Venus Bay	VIC	6.1%	Liv 9	904
34	Mitchell	NSW	7.2%	Liv 32	1,179
35	Slade Point	QLD	7.1%	Liv 31	3,450
36	Mount Sheridan	QLD	6.3%	Liv 17	8,678
37	North Wagga Wagga	NSW	6.1%	Liv 11	679
38	Bruce Rock	WA	8.2%	Liv 45	742
39	Piccadilly	WA	7.1%	Liv 35	2,305
40	South Mackay	QLD	6.2%	Liv 17	6,918
41	Kin Kora	QLD	6.5%	Liv 24	2,396
42	Rockhampton City	QLD	9.4%	Liv 56	2,059
43	Exmouth	WA	10.2%	Liv 59	2,806
44	Condon	QLD	6.8%	Liv 37	5,894
45	Tarcoola Beach	WA	5.9%	Liv 12	1,360
46	Wyalong	NSW	9.4%	Liv 58	620
47	Waverley	TAS	6.6%	Liv 31	1,583
48	Collarenebri	NSW	8.9%	Liv 57	634
49	Brinsmead	QLD	5.8%	Liv 15	5,537
50	Walkerston	QLD	7.1%	Liv 46	3,615

FAQ

Australian high yield, low livability FAQ

What does High Yield, Low Livability rank?

High Yield, Low Livability ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs where strong rental yield pairs with a weak livability index — the investor wins, the resident loses. Ranked by the gap between yield (percentile) and the AU-normalised livability index (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.