Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses)
Top 50 suburbs by median house price (population > 500).
Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses)
Top 50 suburbs by median house price (population > 500) — Australia
This ranking is useful when you want to understand which suburbs command the highest pricing.
High prices often reflect scarcity, prestige, or location quality, but they do not say whether yield, affordability, or future upside still works.
Move into suburb detail if you need to test whether the most expensive areas also hold up on growth, rent, and livability.
This list is strongest as a market screen. Use suburb detail to verify rent, services, population, and local context.
Use detail pages to check whether the premium is backed by income, services, or scarcity rather than price alone.
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.
- #1SydneyNSW$17.8M+0.0% YoY
- #2Dover HeightsNSW$12.7M+73.6% YoY
- #3LindfieldNSW$12.6M+0.0% YoY
- #4Rose BayNSW$10.8M+106.9% YoY
- #5Darling PointNSW$10.6M-24.9% YoY
- #6Point PiperNSW$10.2M-26.7% YoY
- #7Bellevue HillNSW$9.7M-25.7% YoY
- #8Watsons BayNSW$9.6M+50.4% YoY
- #9Centennial ParkNSW$9.5M+77.6% YoY
- #10Duffys ForestNSW$9.5M+37.2% YoY
- #11WoolwichNSW$7.8M+19.2% YoY
- #12TamaramaNSW$7.8M+11.4% YoY
- #13Elizabeth BayNSW$7.7M+63.8% YoY
- #14Double BayNSW$7.3M-3.4% YoY
- #15KillaraNSW$7.2M+86.5% YoY
- #16Peppermint GroveWA$6.6M+68.2% YoY
- #17SpringfieldSA$6.6M+130.6% YoY
- #18VaucluseNSW$6.5M-31.6% YoY
- #19ClontarfNSW$6.2M+32.3% YoY
- #20Cremorne PointNSW$6.1M+8.6% YoY
- #21Queens ParkNSW$6.1M+60.3% YoY
- #22ToorakVIC$6.1M-8.6% YoY
- #23East LindfieldNSW$5.7M+36.4% YoY
- #24InglesideNSW$5.7M+61.2% YoY
- #25Kurraba PointNSW$5.6M-48.9% YoY
- #26QueenscliffNSW$5.6M+25.4% YoY
- #27CoogeeNSW$5.6M+13.9% YoY
- #28WollstonecraftNSW$5.5M+28.8% YoY
- #29NorthbridgeNSW$5.5M+2.9% YoY
- #30North BondiNSW$5.4M+13.1% YoY
- #31Palm BeachNSW$5.3M-3.9% YoY
- #32CremorneNSW$5.2M+22.2% YoY
- #33Lavender BayNSW$5.2M-9.6% YoY
- #34RossmoreNSW$5.0M+4.2% YoY
- #35ForrestACT$5.0M+25.1% YoY
- #36CabaritaNSW$5.0M+26.1% YoY
- #37LuddenhamNSW$5.0M+46.7% YoY
- #38RosevilleNSW$4.9M+22.8% YoY
- #39BronteNSW$4.9M-15.3% YoY
- #40FairlightNSW$4.9M+30.3% YoY
- #41MosmanNSW$4.9M-18.5% YoY
- #42WavertonNSW$4.9M+17.1% YoY
- #43LonguevilleNSW$4.8M-15.0% YoY
- #44ClovellyNSW$4.8M-10.4% YoY
- #45FreshwaterNSW$4.8M+21.5% YoY
- #46KensingtonNSW$4.7M+27.5% YoY
- #47Orchard HillsNSW$4.6M+5.3% YoY
- #48Tennyson PointNSW$4.6M+15.8% YoY
- #49Balmain EastNSW$4.6M+19.4% YoY
- #50WaverleyNSW$4.5M+5.7% YoY
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | MEDIAN | YoY% | POP |
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| 1 | Sydney | NSW | $17.8M | +0.0% | 16,667 |
| 2 | Dover Heights | NSW | $12.7M | +73.6% | 4,044 |
| 3 | Lindfield | NSW | $12.6M | +0.0% | 10,943 |
| 4 | Rose Bay | NSW | $10.8M | +106.9% | 9,911 |
| 5 | Darling Point | NSW | $10.6M | -24.9% | 3,977 |
| 6 | Point Piper | NSW | $10.2M | -26.7% | 1,334 |
| 7 | Bellevue Hill | NSW | $9.7M | -25.7% | 10,590 |
| 8 | Watsons Bay | NSW | $9.6M | +50.4% | 883 |
| 9 | Centennial Park | NSW | $9.5M | +77.6% | 2,225 |
| 10 | Duffys Forest | NSW | $9.5M | +37.2% | 509 |
| 11 | Woolwich | NSW | $7.8M | +19.2% | 833 |
| 12 | Tamarama | NSW | $7.8M | +11.4% | 1,478 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Bay | NSW | $7.7M | +63.8% | 4,878 |
| 14 | Double Bay | NSW | $7.3M | -3.4% | 4,709 |
| 15 | Killara | NSW | $7.2M | +86.5% | 10,620 |
| 16 | Peppermint Grove | WA | $6.6M | +68.2% | 1,597 |
| 17 | Springfield | SA | $6.6M | +130.6% | 548 |
| 18 | Vaucluse | NSW | $6.5M | -31.6% | 9,510 |
| 19 | Clontarf | NSW | $6.2M | +32.3% | 1,746 |
| 20 | Cremorne Point | NSW | $6.1M | +8.6% | 2,270 |
| 21 | Queens Park | NSW | $6.1M | +60.3% | 3,143 |
| 22 | Toorak | VIC | $6.1M | -8.6% | 12,817 |
| 23 | East Lindfield | NSW | $5.7M | +36.4% | 3,710 |
| 24 | Ingleside | NSW | $5.7M | +61.2% | 1,030 |
| 25 | Kurraba Point | NSW | $5.6M | -48.9% | 1,401 |
| 26 | Queenscliff | NSW | $5.6M | +25.4% | 3,407 |
| 27 | Coogee | NSW | $5.6M | +13.9% | 14,634 |
| 28 | Wollstonecraft | NSW | $5.5M | +28.8% | 8,115 |
| 29 | Northbridge | NSW | $5.5M | +2.9% | 6,493 |
| 30 | North Bondi | NSW | $5.4M | +13.1% | 9,290 |
| 31 | Palm Beach | NSW | $5.3M | -3.9% | 1,652 |
| 32 | Cremorne | NSW | $5.2M | +22.2% | 11,263 |
| 33 | Lavender Bay | NSW | $5.2M | -9.6% | 870 |
| 34 | Rossmore | NSW | $5.0M | +4.2% | 2,241 |
| 35 | Forrest | ACT | $5.0M | +25.1% | 1,827 |
| 36 | Cabarita | NSW | $5.0M | +26.1% | 1,933 |
| 37 | Luddenham | NSW | $5.0M | +46.7% | 1,927 |
| 38 | Roseville | NSW | $4.9M | +22.8% | 10,340 |
| 39 | Bronte | NSW | $4.9M | -15.3% | 7,166 |
| 40 | Fairlight | NSW | $4.9M | +30.3% | 6,141 |
| 41 | Mosman | NSW | $4.9M | -18.5% | 28,329 |
| 42 | Waverton | NSW | $4.9M | +17.1% | 2,981 |
| 43 | Longueville | NSW | $4.8M | -15.0% | 2,116 |
| 44 | Clovelly | NSW | $4.8M | -10.4% | 4,887 |
| 45 | Freshwater | NSW | $4.8M | +21.5% | 9,186 |
| 46 | Kensington | NSW | $4.7M | +27.5% | 11,927 |
| 47 | Orchard Hills | NSW | $4.6M | +5.3% | 1,798 |
| 48 | Tennyson Point | NSW | $4.6M | +15.8% | 1,247 |
| 49 | Balmain East | NSW | $4.6M | +19.4% | 1,900 |
| 50 | Waverley | NSW | $4.5M | +5.7% | 4,216 |
Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) by city
Australian most expensive suburbs (houses) FAQ
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What does Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) rank?
Most Expensive Suburbs (Houses) ranks suburbs in Australia using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 suburbs by median house price (population > 500)
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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.