The Sydney property market, suburb by suburb
Sydney is not one market. Prices, growth and rental demand diverge sharply between regions and between neighbouring suburbs. Start with what you are trying to do, and work from the numbers to the homes.
Where to start
Buying
Compare suburbs on price and growth, then go straight to what is on the market.
Selling
See what your suburb is doing and who is selling in it before you pick an agent.
Investing
Weigh yield against growth, and check the fundamentals that hold tenant demand.
Compare suburbs on one measure at a time
Every suburb in the index, ranked. Pick the measure that matters for the decision you are making.
- House PricesHighest median house prices
- Unit PricesHighest median unit prices
- Most AffordableLowest median house prices
- Capital GrowthStrongest 12-month house price growth
- Unit GrowthStrongest 12-month unit price growth
- Rental YieldHighest rental yields for houses
- Investment ScoreTop suburbs by overall investment score
- School QualityBest school quality scores
- TransportBest public transport connectivity
- WalkabilityMost walkable suburbs
- SafetySafest suburbs by safety index
- LifestyleBest lifestyle scores
Other ways in
By region
The Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, North Shore and the rest, each with the suburbs inside it.
By question
Straight answers about specific Sydney suburbs — schools, transport, demographics, value.
Market insights
Longer reads on what is moving the Sydney market and what it means for your next move.
Common questions
- Where do I start if I'm buying in Sydney?
- Start with the suburbs you can realistically afford, not the ones you like most. Compare median prices and 12-month growth across suburbs, check the school catchments and transport links that matter to you, then move to live listings in the two or three that fit. Each suburb guide on this site collects those figures in one place.
- What should I look at before selling?
- Look at what comparable homes in your suburb have actually sold for, how long they sat on the market, and which agents handled them. Days on market tells you how much room you have to hold out on price. Our suburb pages carry both, and the agent directory shows who is active in your postcode.
- How do I compare Sydney suburbs as an investor?
- Rental yield and capital growth usually pull in opposite directions across Sydney — the suburbs with the strongest yields are rarely the ones with the strongest price growth. Compare both, along with vacancy pressure and the transport and lifestyle scores that hold tenant demand up, rather than optimising for a single number.
- How often does the data change?
- Suburb medians and growth figures move with each reporting period, while listings update continuously as agencies publish and withdraw campaigns. Suburb pages show when their figures were last updated, so you can tell how current the number you are reading is.