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Data stories on Australian suburbs — what the numbers say about safety, families, liveability and more. RSS feed.

• 9 September 2026

  What a $125,000 Income Can Actually Buy in Australia: 2026

  The realestate.com.au Housing Affordability Report 2026 found a $125,000 household could afford 12% of homes sold, a record low. We ran the same assumptions suburb by suburb: 93 of 1,726 priced suburbs (5.4%) have a house median that income can service, and only two of them sit in a capital city.

  #affordability#property#income#national#data

• 29 August 2026

  Best Value Suburbs in Melbourne 2026: High Liveability, Lower Prices

  Melbourne's most liveable suburbs carry a $1.55M median. We divided every suburb's Liveability Score by its house price to find where the money goes furthest: the top 20 value suburbs average $608K, and the best sits under $500K.

  #melbourne#value#affordable#property#rankings

• 25 August 2026

  Best Suburbs for Families in Melbourne 2026: Schools, Safety & Childcare Ranked

  We ranked 259 Melbourne suburbs on a families-only composite: schools, safety, childcare access, parks, healthcare and actual family demographics. The winners cluster in one corridor, and the value picks start at $747K.

  #melbourne#families#schools#safety#childcare#rankings

• 24 August 2026

  The Rent Gap: Can the Typical Earner Afford the Typical Rent in Their Own Suburb?

  We joined actual rent medians with ATO local incomes for 1,759 suburbs across NSW, Queensland and SA. In just 28 of them (1.6%) can the local median earner rent the local median home without rental stress.

  #rents#income#affordability#national#data

• 22 August 2026

  The School Premium: What Top Schools Really Add to Suburb Prices (And Where They Don't)

  We tested school quality against house prices in every capital with the data to do it. The premium is real, up to $1.95M in Sydney, but it's not universal, and the suburbs where it breaks down are the most useful list in this post.

  #schools#property#education#data#national

• 19 August 2026

  Where Australia's Top Earners Really Live: What the Tax Data Shows

  ATO postcode-level tax data (2023-24) reveals where Australia's top earners cluster, and the average-vs-median gap the headlines don't show. Free national and state tables, every suburb linked.

  #income#tax#national#rankings#data

• 18 August 2026

  Australia's Highest-Earning Suburbs: The Full National Ranking

  The 25 highest-earning suburbs in Australia plus the top 10 in every state (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT), ranked by Census median household income, free, with house prices alongside.

  #income#national#rankings#property#data

• 11 July 2026

  Sydney's Quietest Suburbs 2026: Where Peace and Safety Meet

  We ranked every Sydney suburb on a quietness score (safety, venue density, green space and crowding) to find the quietest suburbs in Sydney. Here are the top 20, plus the best peaceful picks for budgets, families and commuters.

  #sydney#quiet suburbs#safety#lifestyle#data

• 1 July 2026

  Best Value Suburbs in Sydney 2026: Highest Quality Per Dollar

  Sydney's median house is $1.68M. We ranked every suburb by quality per dollar (the ones punching above their price), plus the best picks under $1M, $1.5M and $2M, and the cheap suburbs to avoid.

  #sydney#value#affordability#first home buyers

• 30 June 2026

  Best Suburbs for Families in Sydney 2026: Schools, Safety & Childcare Ranked

  We scored every Sydney suburb on the things families actually trade on (schools, safety, childcare access, parks and transport), then ranked the top 20, plus the best picks for affordability, childcare, schools and peace of mind.

  #sydney#families#schools#childcare#safety

• 26 June 2026

  Best Suburbs in Sydney for Young Professionals 2026

  We scored every Sydney suburb on transport, nightlife, culture, fitness and liveability: the things a 25-to-35-year-old without kids actually trades on. Here are the top 20, the best-value picks and the safest options.

  #sydney#young professionals#singles#inner city

• 24 June 2026

  Best Suburbs to Live in Melbourne 2026, Ranked by the Data

  We scored all 572 Greater Melbourne suburbs on liveability, safety, transport, schools and more, then ranked the best. Here are the top 20, plus the best picks for families, young professionals and value.

  #melbourne#best suburbs#liveability#data

• 18 June 2026

  Best Suburbs to Live in Sydney 2026, Ranked by the Data

  We scored all 921 Sydney suburbs on liveability, safety, transport, schools and more, then ranked the best. Here are the top 20, plus the best picks for families, young professionals and value.

  #sydney#best suburbs#liveability#data

• 10 June 2026

  Australia's Best Suburbs for Outdoor Living: Parks, Trails & Green Space

  We ranked every Australian suburb by access to parks, green space, trails, bike paths and dog parks using OpenStreetMap data. Darwin and Canberra lead the country. See the top outdoor-living suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

  #outdoors#parks#lifestyle#canberra#darwin#data

• 10 June 2026

  Australia's Best Suburbs for Fitness, Ranked by Gym & Pool Access

  We ranked every Australian suburb by access to gyms, leisure centres, public pools and sports fields using OpenStreetMap data. Adelaide's inner suburbs lead the country. See the top fitness suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

  #fitness#gyms#lifestyle#adelaide#sydney#data

• 10 June 2026

  Australia's Best Suburbs for Culture: Theatres, Museums & Galleries

  We ranked every Australian suburb by access to theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts venues using OpenStreetMap data. Adelaide and inner Sydney lead. See the top cultural suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

  #culture#arts#lifestyle#adelaide#sydney#data

• 9 June 2026

  Australia's Best Suburbs for Schools, Ranked by ICSEA Data

  We ranked every Australian suburb by school quality and choice using ACARA's ICSEA ratings for 10,700+ schools. Here are the top school suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

  #schools#education#icsea#sydney#melbourne#data

• 6 June 2026

  Australia's Best and Worst Suburbs for Childcare Access

  We ranked every Australian suburb by childcare service density and NQS quality rating. Here's what the data reveals about childcare deserts, urban concentration, and where families are best served.

  #childcare#families#data#australia

• 4 June 2026

  Australia's Best Entertainment Suburbs, Ranked by the Data

  We built a national Entertainment Score for every Australian suburb, pulling from government liquor registers and OpenStreetMap. Here's which suburbs came out on top, and what the data reveals about the relationship between venue density and crime.

  #entertainment#liveability#australia#fun#data

• 1 June 2026

  Income Predicts Crime Better Than House Price: Sydney's Data Proves It

  We correlated median household income against crime across 315 NSW suburbs. Income explains nearly double the crime variation that house price does, and the pattern never plateaus.

  #sydney#safety#crime#income#data

• 31 May 2026

  Does Price Buy Safety? What Sydney's Suburb Crime Data Actually Shows

  We analysed crime rates and house prices across 296 NSW suburbs. The relationship between what you pay and how safe you are might surprise you.

  #sydney#safety#crime#property#data

• 26 May 2026

  Melbourne's Safest Suburbs in 2026: What the Crime Data Shows

  We ranked every Greater Melbourne suburb by residential crime using Victorian Crime Statistics Agency data. Here's what the safest suburbs share, and how to read the numbers.

  #melbourne#safety#crime

• 26 May 2026

  Best Suburbs for Families in Brisbane 2026

  Which Brisbane suburbs are genuinely good for families? We combined school quality, residential safety and liveability into one ranking. Here's what came out on top.

  #brisbane#families#schools

• 25 May 2026

  The Most Liveable Suburbs in Sydney, and Why

  Liveability is more than a vibe. We break down Sydney's most liveable suburbs using walkable amenities, open space and climate, and explain what actually drives the score.

  #sydney#liveability#lifestyle

• 24 May 2026

  How We Score Every Suburb in Australia

  SuburbCheck turns raw government data into clear 0–100 scores for safety, transport, education and liveability across 14,600+ suburbs. Here's exactly how, and why we made the choices we did.

  #methodology#data#australia

• 23 May 2026

  Australia's Café Capitals: Which Suburbs Have the Most Cafés & Restaurants Nearby?

  We counted cafés and restaurants within walking distance of every Australian suburb. The results say a lot about where the country actually likes to hang out.

  #food#liveability#australia#fun