Fastest growing suburbs
this week.
Top 10 Australian suburbs by week-over-week median price growth. Pulled from HTAG's transactional dataset every Sunday night and traffic-light tagged against our research-validated thresholds. Speed alone doesn't make a buy — three of these are flagged REVIEW for a reason.
A green BUY signal means the growth comes with structural support — RCS above 75, vacancy under 1.5%, cycle stage Recovery or Mid. An amber REVIEW signal means growth is real but at least one indicator is dragging — usually thin data, late cycle, or a known structural risk.
| # | Signal | Suburb | Median | 1-week change | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BUY | Penrose Regional, NSW |
$889,000 | ▲ 5.3% | RCS 82 · Vacancy 1.0% · Cycle: Recovery | Run Brief → |
| 02 | BUY | Madora Bay Perth, WA |
$1,060,000 | ▲ 3.9% | RCS 84 · DOM 16d · Coastal demand surge | Run Brief → |
| 03 | REVIEW | Bankstown Sydney, NSW |
$1,600,000 | ▲ 3.9% | RCS 71 · Major rezoning · Speculative | Run Brief → |
| 04 | REVIEW | South Windsor Sydney, NSW |
$994,000 | ▲ 3.2% | RCS 76 · Hawkesbury floodplain · Caution | Run Brief → |
| 05 | BUY | Marsden Park Sydney, NSW |
$1,350,000 | ▲ 3.1% | RCS 80 · Growth corridor · 22d DOM | Run Brief → |
| 06 | BUY | Logan Central Brisbane, QLD |
$580,000 | ▲ 2.9% | RCS 80 · Strong yield 5.2% | Run Brief → |
| 07 | BUY | Forrestfield Perth, WA |
$920,000 | ▲ 2.8% | RCS 88 · Recovery cycle · 14d DOM | Run Brief → |
| 08 | BUY | Springfield Lakes Brisbane, QLD |
$720,000 | ▲ 2.6% | RCS 82 · Master-planned · 17d DOM | Run Brief → |
| 09 | BUY | Salisbury Adelaide, SA |
$510,000 | ▲ 2.4% | RCS 81 · Yield 5.1% · Affordability play | Run Brief → |
| 10 | BUY | Werribee Melbourne, VIC |
$595,000 | ▲ 2.2% | RCS 75 · Recovery · Growth corridor | Run Brief → |
What "fastest growing" actually means.
Most fastest-growing-suburbs lists you read in newspapers measure 12-month change — by the time the article publishes, the run is mostly over. Ours measures the trailing seven-day median against the previous seven-day median, calculated on every sold transaction settled in the window. It's noisier, but it catches the wave on the way up, not after.
Why some entries get REVIEW, not BUY
A 4% one-week jump in a suburb where transaction volume is thin (fewer than three sales) can be one well-located transaction skewing the median. We mark those REVIEW. So do suburbs late in their growth cycle — Sandy Bay was the textbook example: 8% predicted growth, then prices fell 15%. Speed without structural support is a warning, not an entry signal.
How to use the list
Treat it as a watchlist trigger, not a buy list. If a suburb appears two weeks running with a green signal and you've been considering it, run a $5 Suburb Signal to check the structural depth (RCS, DDI, BBT) before doing the deeper work. If it's flashing green and you already have an address in mind there, jump straight to a $19 Suburb Brief.
Want to time your entry?
A Suburb Signal at $5 tells you whether this week's mover has the depth to keep moving — or whether you're chasing a one-week noise spike.
Run a Suburb Signal · $5 →