The 118 premium suburbs that have become more affordable

If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines waiting to see where some of Australia’s priciest suburbs are headed, now could be your chance to get into the game.Many of Australia's premium postcodes have led the most recent price falls and now sit in a lower bracket, while other up-and-coming areas have taken their place.Houses in Carlton, Victoria, dropped out of the most expensive quintile over the past 12 months. Picture: realestate.com.au/soldDividing Australia's suburbs into quintiles – five equal sized groups – based on median property values can be useful for comparing different segments of the market.The top quintile represents the priciest 20% of suburbs, while the bottom quintile represents the least expensive 20%.Analysis of realestate.com.au data has revealed the suburbs that have dropped a rung into the next quintile down, and the increasingly in-demand suburbs that have jumped into that top bracket.The premium suburbs that just became a little more affordableAcross Australia, 52 suburbs have left the top quintile of property values since September 2025, while 66 unit markets have dropped out.Australia’s most expensive locales experienced the largest declines amid interest ...