Aussie house hunters have been super keen on buying into these hot suburbs in 2025, but values in the most popular areas for property buyers are separated by a multimillion-dollar price gulf.
New data has uncovered the most sought-after suburbs of the past year, revealing a massive difference in prices between the popular areas topping the charts this year.
While prestigious and pricey areas made the list of the most in-demand suburbs, so too did affordable suburbs towards the fringes of the capitals where buyers can find less expensive properties.
The data tracks the number of key enquiries per property listing on realestate.com.au, which is a measure used to gauge the level of buyer demand in an area.
Key enquiries include high-intent actions such as emailing an enquiry, calling the agent or downloading documents – steps serious buyers take when they’re interested in purchasing a property.
Top 10 most in-demand suburbs in Australia – houses
| Suburb | State | Region (SA4) | Key enquiries per listing | |
| 1 | St Marys | NSW | Sydney – Outer West and Blue Mountains | 154 |
| 2 | Rocklea | QLD | Brisbane – South | 153 |
| 3 | Point Piper | NSW | Sydney – Eastern Suburbs | 153 |
| 4 | Werrington | NSW | Sydney – Outer West and Blue Mountains | 149 |
| 5 | Allawah | NSW | Sydney – Inner South West | 148 |
| 6 | Wollstonecraft | NSW | Sydney – North Sydney and Hornsby | 135 |
| 7 | Rose Bay | NSW | Sydney – Eastern Suburbs | 135 |
| 8 | Crows Nest | NSW | Sydney – North Sydney and Hornsby | 131 |
| 9 | Windsor Downs | NSW | Sydney – Outer West and Blue Mountains | 129 |
| 10 | Holgate | NSW | Central Coast | 127 |
The suburb with the most enquiries per house listing was St Marys in Sydney’s west, with a typical listing there receiving 154 enquiries.
That’s almost four times the national average of 40 enquiries, indicating St Marys is extremely popular with buyers. Nearby Werrington was almost as desirable, with 149 enquiries per listing.
Houses for sale in St Marys in Sydney’s west get more enquiries than in any other suburb in Australia. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Both suburbs have been targeted by both first-home buyers and investors recently, and with median house prices just above $1 million, these areas are more affordable than most of Sydney.
The second-most popular Australian suburb of 2025 was Rocklea in Brisbane’s south, where the median house price of $772,500 has increased by almost 19% in the past year.
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Brisbane buyers have been eagerly enquiring about houses in Rocklea in the city’s south. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Despite strong buyer demand causing a rapid rise in values, it’s still much more affordable than most other Brisbane suburbs.
At the other end of the spectrum, houses in Point Piper on Sydney Harbour — one of Australia’s priciest suburbs — were in high demand with the uber wealthy, typically receiving more than 150 enquiries each.
One of Australia’s priciest suburbs, Point Piper, is also one of the most in-demand with wealthy buyers. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Only a handful of luxury houses come on the market in Point Piper each year, including this $39.5 million five-bedroom mansion and a stately sandstone home that sold for $23.5 million.
Other pricier suburbs that are in high demand include harbourfront Sydney suburbs Rose Bay and Wollstonecraft, where even entry-level properties start at about $3 million and high-end homes are worth many times that figure.
Harbourfront Rose Bay in Sydney is one of the most in-demand suburbs in Australia. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The data shows buyers were also eagerly enquiring about spacious semi-rural properties in Windsor Downs in the northwest and Holgate on the Central Coast, where a $2 to $3 million budget can afford a big house and plenty of land.
While Sydney dominated the top 10 list of the most in-demand suburbs, affordable pockets were also sought-after in other cities.
The Melbourne suburbs that had the most buyers interested were located in the city’s more-affordable north, including Coolaroo, Dallas and Campbellfield – areas in favour with both interstate investors and local first-home buyers, where houses typically sell for between $600,000 and $800,000.
This three-bedroom house in Campbellfield — one of Melbourne’s most in-demand suburbs — sold for $789,500 last month. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
REA Group senior economist Eleanor Creagh said many high-demand suburbs across western Sydney and Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs provided a much more affordable entry point to the property market than those closer to the city.
“Buyers are trading off longer commutes for more space and affordability, and these areas often also benefit from ongoing infrastructure investment,” she said.
Ms Creagh said strong demand could place upward pressure on prices as more buyers compete over the properties that come to market.
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In Brisbane, southern suburbs were a hit, with homes in Darra, Woodridge and Logan Central in highest demand, with houses in these suburbs mostly selling in the $700,000 to $900,000 range.
Houses for sale in suburbs of the Adelaide Hills such as Summertown, Stirling and Upper Sturt were likely to get a lot of enquiries, but inner suburbs such as Welland and College Park also piqued buyers’ interests.
Semi-rural suburbs with spacious properties remain in high demand, including Stirling in the Adelaide Hills. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Popular Perth suburbs included pricier postcodes close to the city such as Floreat and Wembley where median house prices are around the $2 million mark, as well as southern suburbs White Gum Valley, Palmyra and Bateman, which tend to be a little more affordable.
The most in-demand suburbs for unit buyers were a little more dispersed than for houses, with six of the top 10 found in Brisbane and the remainder in Sydney.
| Suburb | State | Region (SA4) | Key enquiries per listing | |
| 1 | Darlington | NSW | Sydney – City and Inner South | 164 |
| 2 | Herston | QLD | Brisbane Inner City | 130 |
| 3 | Fairfield Heights | NSW | Sydney – South West | 124 |
| 4 | Concord West | NSW | Sydney – Inner West | 120 |
| 5 | Graceville | QLD | Brisbane – West | 118 |
| 6 | Berrinba | QLD | Logan – Beaudesert | 111 |
| 7 | Meadowbrook | QLD | Logan – Beaudesert | 109 |
| 8 | Parklea | NSW | Sydney – Blacktown | 107 |
| 9 | Upper Mount Gravatt | QLD | Brisbane – South | 106 |
| 10 | Goodna | QLD | Ipswich | 105 |
Darlington in inner Sydney took top spot, with a typical apartment for sale receiving 164 enquiries.
Most of the Sydney suburbs with high levels of enquiry for units were in the city’s west, including Fairfield Heights and Parklea.
Brisbane’s most popular suburbs with unit buyers include inner suburbs such as Herston, Spring Hill and Dutton Park, while southern suburbs such as Upper Mount Gravatt, Logan Central and Meadowbrook ranked highly.
Inner city Darlington had the highest number of enquiries per listing for units. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Melbourne unit buyers were keen on suburbs in the inner south such as Caulfield East and Ripponlea, as well as northern suburbs Broadmeadows and Craigieburn.
Buyers in Perth favoured coastal suburbs such as Fremantle and North Beach, as well as pockets in the inner north including Glendalough and Joondanna.
