The 167 suburbs becoming million-dollar markets as home prices climb higher

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Home buyers will need to spend $1 million or more to buy a typical house in an ever-increasing number of suburbs as buoyant property market conditions lift prices to new highs.

PropTrack data shows that 167 more suburbs joined the so-called ‘million dollar club’ in the past year in a sign of just how pricey real estate in Australia is getting.

There are now almost 1600 suburbs across Australia that have a median house price of at least $1 million.

Jump ahead to see the list of Australia's newest million-dollar suburbs

That figure was once an astronomical amount to spend on a property, but after years of price rises, it’s now considered by many to be relatively affordable.

Prices rose higher across Australia this year following a series of interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank, as well as increased investor activity and the rollout of expanded first-home buyer incentives.

A typical Australian house is now worth $969,000, while a typical capital city home is valued at $1.144 million, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index.

Almost half of Australia’s million-dollar-plus suburbs are located in New South Wales – the priciest state in which to buy a home.

The majority of NSW suburbs where median prices jumped above $1 million were in Sydney, which won’t come as a shock considering the city is the priciest in Australia.

But what may be surprising is the fact that most of Sydney’s new million-dollar suburbs are located in the city’s more-affordable western and south-western suburbs – regions where buyers have traditionally had a chance of finding cheaper houses.

Western Sydney's million-dollar boom

A typical home in suburbs such as Rooty Hill and St Marys in the west and Ingleburn and Gregory Hills in the southwest now has a seven-figure price tag.

Steady price growth in these areas, driven by demand from both first-home buyers and investors, has contributed to prices rising beyond the $1 million mark.

Even suburbs in traditionally-affordable parts of Sydney, such as Rooty Hill, have become million-dollar property markets. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

Real estate agent and Richardson & Wrench Rooty Hill managing director Roy Amery said despite Rooty Hill's $1 million-plus median house price, relative affordability was the main drawcard for most buyers.

“Everyone keeps getting pushed out further west,” he said. “We get a lot of buyers from suburbs like Parramatta and Auburn who are coming out for affordability.”

“It's got that good suburban feel about it, and the blocks are pretty big, so you get a lot of investors here who can put granny flats in the back.”

But the data shows that the share of suburbs in the million dollar club is now growing fastest in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

Million‑dollar suburbs multiplying fastest in Qld, SA and WA

There are now 138 suburbs in WA with a median house price above $1 million — a figure that grew by 39% in the past year — while the number of million dollar suburbs in South Australia grew by 31% to 139.

A typical house is now worth $1 million or more in an extra 51 Queensland suburbs compared to a year ago – an increase of 20%.

Property prices in these states have grown rapidly in the past few years, with a combination of relative affordability, population flows and investor interest driving prices higher.

House prices have jumped 15% in Perth and about 12% in both Adelaide and Brisbane in the past year, with increased stimulus and improving sentiment driving a re-acceleration in price growth.

Coopers Plains is now part of the "million dollar club" – this four-bedroom Coopers Plains house sold earlier this year for $1,070,000, which is the suburb's median house price. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

The majority of Queensland suburbs that joined the million dollar club this year were in Brisbane.

Most of these suburbs were located in middle or outer parts of the city, given most inner suburbs already have median prices above $1 million following Brisbane’s strong multi-year run of price growth.

Southern suburbs such as Runcorn, Coopers Plains and Underwood now have seven-figure median house prices, as do northern suburbs such as Scarborough, Keperra and Banyo.

Real estate agent and Smith & Li director Jon Smith said young families were increasingly drawn to Coopers Plains due to its central location and proximity to the city.

“Coopers Plains has been a relative secret for a number of years, but it’s now just coming into its own,” he said.

“It's got a great little community here, mostly young families, it’s close to the hospital and university, and we've got our own railway station to the city.”

Sunshine Coast suburbs such as Currimundi, Birtinya and Battery Hill are now also in the club as of this year.

Buyers now need at least $1 million to buy a typical house in Yokine in Perth's inner north. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

Perth’s newly minted $1 million-plus suburbs were mostly found in a cluster in the north which includes Padbury and Kingsley, a pocket in the south including Hilton and Kardinya, as well as inner suburbs Yokine, Maylands and Bedford.

Adelaide’s newcomers were mostly in the south and west, with suburbs between the city and the beach such as Torrensville, Kidman Park and North Plympton now sporting median house prices of $1 million or more.

Other suburbs to get million-dollar status this year were found in the Adelaide Hills, including Bellevue Heights, Blackwood and Hawthorndene.

Buyers searching further afield for value and lifestyle

Only three Melbourne suburbs — Carrum, Gembrook and Bittern — entered the $1 million club, which came amid a burgeoning recovery in the city’s house prices after several slow years following the pandemic.

Real estate agent and Ray White Chelsea director Shane O’Sughrue said Carrum’s relative value was attracting owner occupiers seeking a coastal location without the higher price tag of suburbs closer to the city.

“It’s the lifestyle that people are coming to Carrum for,” he said. “Morning walks, swimming, sunset views, beach picnics or a quick surf are all part of everyday life here.”

Buyers have been drawn to Carrum's affordable coastal lifestyle, helping lift median house prices above $1 million. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

“We’re only 35-40 minutes to the city on the train and you’ve got the bay right at your doorstep.”

“It used to be a bit of a hidden gem, but not anymore.”

Two Hobart suburbs — Rosny and Opossum Bay — joined the club in the past year. There were no new entrants in The ACT or Northern Territory.

Australia's newest million-dollar suburbs

Source: PropTrack. Includes suburbs with median house prices above $1 million that entered the price bracket after November 2024. Excludes suburbs with fewer than 10 sales in the 12 months to November 2025.

Suburb	State	SA4 region	Median house price
Abbey	WA	Bunbury	$1,550,000
Adelaide	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,010,000
Allenby Gardens	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,077,500
Arana Hills	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,075,000
Bannockburn	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,130,000
Banyo	QLD	Brisbane - North	$1,087,500
Bardia	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,002,000
Barellan Point	QLD	Ipswich	$1,000,000
Barragup	WA	Mandurah	$1,222,500
Battery Hill	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,080,000
Bayswater	WA	Perth - North East	$1,080,000
Bedford	WA	Perth - North East	$1,025,500
Beecher	QLD	Central Queensland	$1,017,500
Bellevue Heights	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,035,000
Birtinya	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,167,000
Bittern	VIC	Mornington Peninsula	$1,110,000
Blackwood	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,055,000
Blair Athol	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,075,000
Bli Bli	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,100,000
Blue Mountain Heights	QLD	Toowoomba	$1,000,000
Bonnyrigg	NSW	Sydney - South West	$1,170,000
Bouvard	WA	Mandurah	$1,095,000
Brentwood	WA	Perth - South West	$1,187,500
Brighton	QLD	Brisbane - North	$1,140,000
Broadview	SA	Adelaide - North	$1,040,000
Bushmead	WA	Perth - North East	$1,050,000
Calderwood	NSW	Illawarra	$1,004,500
Camden South	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,020,000
Canungra	QLD	Gold Coast	$1,050,000
Carmel	WA	Perth - South East	$1,550,000
Carramar	NSW	Sydney - Parramatta	$1,075,000
Carrum	VIC	Melbourne - Inner South	$1,025,000
Cedar Vale	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,035,000
Clapham	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,289,000
Colo Vale	NSW	Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven	$1,165,000
Conondale	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,072,500
Coopers Plains	QLD	Brisbane - South	$1,070,000
Cowaramup	WA	Bunbury	$1,065,000
Crangan Bay	NSW	Central Coast	$1,175,000
Currimundi	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,002,875
Daisy Hill	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,037,500
Darch	WA	Perth - North West	$1,000,000
Dardanup West	WA	Bunbury	$1,010,000
Dayboro	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,160,000
Dianella	WA	Perth - North West	$1,020,000
Doonside	NSW	Sydney - Blacktown	$1,010,000
East Victoria Park	WA	Perth - South East	$1,065,500
Eden Hills	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,090,000
Everton Hills	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,100,000
Faulconbridge	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,035,000
Ferny Hills	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,040,000
Flinders Park	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,080,000
Forest Glen	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,087,500
Gawler Belt	SA	Adelaide - North	$1,100,000
Gelorup	WA	Bunbury	$1,000,000
Gembrook	VIC	Melbourne - South East	$1,012,300
Gheerulla	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,005,000
Glass House Mountains	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,079,020
Gregory Hills	NSW	Sydney - South West	$1,050,000
Gulfview Heights	SA	Adelaide - North	$1,015,000
Gulmarrad	NSW	Coffs Harbour - Grafton	$1,020,000
Hampstead Gardens	SA	Adelaide - North	$1,012,500
Hassall Grove	NSW	Sydney - Blacktown	$1,000,000
Hawthorndene	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,121,500
Heathwood	QLD	Brisbane - South	$1,052,500
Hectorville	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,080,000
Hemmant	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,042,500
Hilton	WA	Perth - South West	$1,021,600
Hodgson Vale	QLD	Toowoomba	$1,180,000
Ingleburn	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,035,000
Jarrahdale	WA	Perth - South East	$1,050,000
Jewells	NSW	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	$1,050,000
Jimboomba	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,091,000
Joondanna	WA	Perth - North West	$1,042,500
Jordan Springs	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,025,000
Kalamunda	WA	Perth - South East	$1,077,500
Kardinya	WA	Perth - South West	$1,100,000
Kariong	NSW	Central Coast	$1,080,000
Kensington Grove	QLD	Ipswich	$1,029,000
Keperra	QLD	Brisbane - West	$1,042,500
Kidman Park	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,190,000
Kingsley	WA	Perth - North West	$1,046,000
Kingswood	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,000,000
Kotara South	NSW	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	$1,015,000
Kuluin	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,010,000
Lake Clifton	WA	Bunbury	$1,250,000
Lake Coogee	WA	Perth - South West	$1,045,000
Lalor Park	NSW	Sydney - Blacktown	$1,070,000
Lathlain	WA	Perth - South East	$1,200,000
Lesmurdie	WA	Perth - South East	$1,120,000
Littlehampton	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,000,000
Lower Chittering	WA	Western Australia - Wheat Belt	$1,160,000
Lurnea	NSW	Sydney - South West	$1,050,000
Madeley	WA	Perth - North West	$1,000,000
Marburg	QLD	Ipswich	$1,050,000
Marden	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,360,000
Mayfield East	NSW	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	$1,068,500
Maylands	WA	Perth - North East	$1,153,500
Melrose Park	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,049,000
Middle Ridge	QLD	Toowoomba	$1,000,000
Mile End	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,050,000
Mount Cotton	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,085,000
Mundaring	WA	Perth - North East	$1,050,000
Murrumba Downs	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,042,500
Narara	NSW	Central Coast	$1,050,000
Narellan	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,020,000
Narellan Vale	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,065,000
North Arm Cove	NSW	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle	$1,000,000
North Lake	WA	Perth - South West	$1,005,000
North Maclean	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,225,000
North Narooma	NSW	Capital Region	$1,060,000
North Plympton	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,020,000
North Ward	QLD	Townsville	$1,187,500
North Yunderup	WA	Mandurah	$1,035,000
Opossum Bay	TAS	Hobart	$1,133,750
Ovingham	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,005,000
Oxenford	QLD	Gold Coast	$1,115,000
Pacific Pines	QLD	Gold Coast	$1,111,000
Padbury	WA	Perth - North West	$1,010,000
Palmwoods	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,050,000
Panorama	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,192,500
Parkerville	WA	Perth - North East	$1,100,000
Plympton Park	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,050,000
Pomona	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,160,000
Redland Bay	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,025,000
Rockyview	QLD	Central Queensland	$1,040,000
Roleystone	WA	Perth - South East	$1,000,000
Rooty Hill	NSW	Sydney - Blacktown	$1,026,000
Rosny	TAS	Hobart	$1,092,500
Rostrevor	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,072,500
Runcorn	QLD	Brisbane - South	$1,010,000
Samson	WA	Perth - South West	$1,020,000
Scarborough	QLD	Moreton Bay - North	$1,150,000
Serpentine	WA	Perth - South East	$1,200,000
South Penrith	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,051,000
South Plympton	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,005,000
Spring Farm	NSW	Sydney - Outer South West	$1,070,000
St Clair	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,120,000
St Marys	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,031,000
Sunshine Acres	QLD	Wide Bay	$1,100,000
The Vines	WA	Perth - North East	$1,065,000
Thornlands	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,110,000
Torrensville	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,055,000
Tweed Heads South	NSW	Richmond - Tweed	$1,100,000
Uki	NSW	Richmond - Tweed	$1,130,000
Underdale	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,090,000
Underwood	QLD	Logan - Beaudesert	$1,103,000
Upper Sturt	SA	Adelaide - Central and Hills	$1,150,000
Victoria Point	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,038,250
Walkley Heights	SA	Adelaide - North	$1,010,000
Warner	QLD	Moreton Bay - South	$1,025,000
Warners Bay	NSW	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	$1,080,000
Warradale	SA	Adelaide - South	$1,147,000
Welland	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,032,500
Werrington	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,002,500
Werrington County	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,002,500
Werrington Downs	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,055,000
Winmalee	NSW	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains	$1,035,500
Woodbridge	WA	Perth - North East	$1,060,000
Woodcroft	NSW	Sydney - Blacktown	$1,070,000
Woodvale	WA	Perth - North West	$1,152,500
Woodville	SA	Adelaide - West	$1,200,000
Woombye	QLD	Sunshine Coast	$1,000,000
Woorim	QLD	Moreton Bay - North	$1,050,250
Wyee	NSW	Newcastle and Lake Macquarie	$1,015,000
Wynnum West	QLD	Brisbane - East	$1,121,000
Yokine	WA	Perth - North West	$1,020,000