Most Affordable Suburbs (Units)
Top 50 cheapest suburbs for units.
Most Affordable Suburbs (Units)
Top 50 cheapest suburbs for units — Australia
This list is useful when price is the first constraint and you want a fast screenAustralia.
Low prices can reflect weaker demand, thin markets, low incomes, remote location, or missing amenity coverage. Treat this as a first filter only.
Open the suburb pages or compare tool next so you can see whether a cheap suburb is simply low priced or genuinely competitive.
Start with affordable house or unit rankings, then verify whether the low price is backed by usable local evidence.
Cheap is only useful when rent, population, and local context are not too thin.
This list is strongest as a market screen. Use suburb detail to verify rent, services, population, and local context.
Use compare to separate genuinely usable cheap suburbs from places that are cheap because evidence or services are weak.
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.
- $30K#1Rushcutters BayNSW
- $33K#2CarramarNSW
- $34K#3DorrigoNSW
- $39K#4LakembaNSW
- $40K#5Constitution HillNSW
- $45K#6Lightning RidgeNSW
- $50K#7South KempseyNSW
- $54K#8JindabyneNSW
- $60K#9QueenscliffNSW
- $67K#10Shoal BayNSW
- $70K#11North GosfordNSW
- $72K#12Mount Kuring-GaiNSW
- $78K#13KenningtonVIC
- $85K#14CoonambleNSW
- $85K#15MarshallVIC
- $94K#16IngleburnNSW
- $99K#17CoogeeNSW
- $100K#18KatanningWA
- $105K#19HerbertonQLD
- $105K#20PembertonWA
- $107K#21Arrawarra HeadlandNSW
- $110K#22ForbesNSW
- $110K#23ManlyNSW
- $110K#24ChurchillQLD
- $119K#25BerkeleyNSW
- $120K#26CoonabarabranNSW
- $121K#27GerringongNSW
- $125K#28MosmanNSW
- $125K#29NabiacNSW
- $125K#30NorthmeadNSW
- $135K#31SeaforthQLD
- $136K#32DoreenVIC
- $140K#33ThurgoonaNSW
- $140K#34BarcaldineQLD
- $144K#35North SydneyNSW
- $148K#36Broken HillNSW
- $150K#37DarlinghurstNSW
- $150K#38WamberalNSW
- $153K#39BondiNSW
- $159K#40North IpswichQLD
- $160K#41HayNSW
- $160K#42NynganNSW
- $162K#43CanowindraNSW
- $165K#44BangalowNSW
- $165K#45NeboQLD
- $170K#46SaratogaNSW
- $170K#47Roxby DownsSA
- $171K#48Ettalong BeachNSW
- $175K#49WalchaNSW
- $175K#50ClermontQLD
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | MEDIAN | YoY% | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushcutters Bay | NSW | $30K | +0.0% | 2,335 |
| 2 | Carramar | NSW | $33K | +0.0% | 3,475 |
| 3 | Dorrigo | NSW | $34K | -41.7% | 1,214 |
| 4 | Lakemba | NSW | $39K | +0.0% | 17,092 |
| 5 | Constitution Hill | NSW | $40K | +0.0% | 4,030 |
| 6 | Lightning Ridge | NSW | $45K | +0.0% | 1,946 |
| 7 | South Kempsey | NSW | $50K | -51.0% | 2,604 |
| 8 | Jindabyne | NSW | $54K | +0.0% | 2,986 |
| 9 | Queenscliff | NSW | $60K | +0.0% | 3,407 |
| 10 | Shoal Bay | NSW | $67K | +0.0% | 1,815 |
| 11 | North Gosford | NSW | $70K | +0.0% | 3,986 |
| 12 | Mount Kuring-Gai | NSW | $72K | +0.0% | 1,766 |
| 13 | Kennington | VIC | $78K | -50.0% | 5,880 |
| 14 | Coonamble | NSW | $85K | +21.4% | 2,666 |
| 15 | Marshall | VIC | $85K | +0.0% | 2,299 |
| 16 | Ingleburn | NSW | $94K | +0.0% | 15,264 |
| 17 | Coogee | NSW | $99K | +0.0% | 14,634 |
| 18 | Katanning | WA | $100K | +0.0% | 3,637 |
| 19 | Herberton | QLD | $105K | -51.6% | 895 |
| 20 | Pemberton | WA | $105K | +0.0% | 861 |
| 21 | Arrawarra Headland | NSW | $107K | +100.2% | 615 |
| 22 | Forbes | NSW | $110K | -48.2% | 8,157 |
| 23 | Manly | NSW | $110K | +0.0% | 16,296 |
| 24 | Churchill | QLD | $110K | -52.3% | 1,842 |
| 25 | Berkeley | NSW | $119K | -52.0% | 7,798 |
| 26 | Coonabarabran | NSW | $120K | -55.6% | 3,477 |
| 27 | Gerringong | NSW | $121K | +0.0% | 4,165 |
| 28 | Mosman | NSW | $125K | +17.7% | 28,329 |
| 29 | Nabiac | NSW | $125K | -56.1% | 1,294 |
| 30 | Northmead | NSW | $125K | +13.6% | 11,261 |
| 31 | Seaforth | QLD | $135K | +59.8% | 800 |
| 32 | Doreen | VIC | $136K | -33.6% | 27,122 |
| 33 | Thurgoona | NSW | $140K | -20.5% | 11,028 |
| 34 | Barcaldine | QLD | $140K | +0.0% | 1,540 |
| 35 | North Sydney | NSW | $144K | +0.0% | 8,964 |
| 36 | Broken Hill | NSW | $148K | -3.3% | 17,706 |
| 37 | Darlinghurst | NSW | $150K | +0.0% | 10,615 |
| 38 | Wamberal | NSW | $150K | +0.0% | 6,991 |
| 39 | Bondi | NSW | $153K | +0.0% | 10,411 |
| 40 | North Ipswich | QLD | $159K | +26.8% | 4,527 |
| 41 | Hay | NSW | $160K | +25.8% | 2,300 |
| 42 | Nyngan | NSW | $160K | -37.9% | 1,953 |
| 43 | Canowindra | NSW | $162K | +0.0% | 2,437 |
| 44 | Bangalow | NSW | $165K | +0.0% | 2,752 |
| 45 | Nebo | QLD | $165K | -0.6% | 857 |
| 46 | Saratoga | NSW | $170K | +0.0% | 3,982 |
| 47 | Roxby Downs | SA | $170K | -3.4% | 3,671 |
| 48 | Ettalong Beach | NSW | $171K | +0.0% | 5,161 |
| 49 | Walcha | NSW | $175K | +29.6% | 2,475 |
| 50 | Clermont | QLD | $175K | +28.7% | 2,952 |
Australian most affordable suburbs (units) FAQ
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What does Most Affordable Suburbs (Units) rank?
Most Affordable Suburbs (Units) ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 cheapest suburbs for units
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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.
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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.
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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.