Australia’s cheapest suburbs where you can snap up a four-bedroom family home for under $160,000

Australia’s cheapest suburbs or towns to enter the property market have been revealed, with modern four-bedroom homes going for as little as $160,000.

Broken Hill in New South Wales and Maryborough in Queensland have been listed among the 10 most affordable places to live in Australia with median house prices starting at $150,000. 

This is according to data from the latest quarterly Domain House Price Report, which also revealed 35 suburbs nationwide had a median price under $250,000. 

Ray White agent Clifford Wren said investors were flocking to Broken Hill to buy homes cheaper than the $150,000 median and renovating them to make a profit. 

‘They will do them up, rent them out and get about 10 to 11 per cent yield – it’s a rental mecca town,’ Mr Wren, who has worked in Broken Hill for 21 years, told Domain.

A four-bedroom home is on the market in the mining town for $150,000 at the moment. 

Four-bedroom property at 325 Jones Street, Broken Hill (pictured), New South Wales, is on the market for $150,000 

Three-bedroom property at 11 Wyland St, Maryborough (pictured), Queensland, is on the market for $139,000

Three-bedroom property at 11 Wyland St, Maryborough (pictured), Queensland, is on the market for $139,000 

‘We get a lot of transient workers – firies, police, teachers – on two to three-year contracts. These people are looking to rent, and if they’re going to stay longer they’ll buy,’ Mr Wren told Domain.

‘We do still have our local mum-and-dad buyers, but if they’re planning to stay they’ll buy a quality home at around the $300,000 to $400,000 mark.’ 

Davoren Park in South Australia and George Town in Tasmania both have spacious family homes on the market for under $160,000.

For those looking to spend a little more for a ‘modern’, flashier residence, a four-bedroom property in Smithton, Tasmania, is on sale for $245,000. 

Three-bedroom property at 24 Yarnbrook St, Davoren Park (pictured), South Australia, is on the market for $150,000

Three-bedroom property at 24 Yarnbrook St, Davoren Park (pictured), South Australia, is on the market for $150,000

Tenanted three-bedroom property 23 Gordon Square, George Town (pictured), Tasmania, is on the market for 'over $159,000'

Tenanted three-bedroom property 23 Gordon Square, George Town (pictured), Tasmania, is on the market for ‘over $159,000’ 

All of these suburbs or towns were listed in the report as having the cheapest median house prices in Australia at the moment.

Davoren Park in South Australia was the second most affordable place to buy a property, with a median house price of $187,250; followed by George Town in Tasmania and Elizabeth Downs in South Australia at $205,000 and $205,500 respectively, and Wellington in New South Wales at $208,000. 

Maryborough in Queensland and Smithton in Tasmania had a median house price of $210,000, followed by Koongal in Queensland at $212,500 and Elizabeth Park in South Australia at $213,000. 

Suburbs neighbouring Elizabeth Park, such as Elizabeth North, are also just as lucrative for home buyers, despite not being listed on the report. 

10 cheapest median house prices 

  • Broken Hill, NSW – $150,000 
  • Davoren Park, SA – $187,250
  • George Town, TAS – $205,000
  • Elizabeth Downs, SA – $205,500
  • Wellington, NSW – $208,000
  • Maryborough, QLD – $210,000
  • Smithton, TAS – $210,000
  • Koongal, QLD – $212,500
  • Elizabeth Park, SA – $213,000 

Source: Domain House Price Report, June Quarter 2020

For those looking to spend a little more for a 'modern', flashier residence, the four-bedroom property at 43 Tier Hill Drive, Smithton (pictured), Tasmania, is on the market for $245,000.

For those looking to spend a little more for a ‘modern’, flashier residence, the four-bedroom property at 43 Tier Hill Drive, Smithton (pictured), Tasmania, is on the market for $245,000. 

Nestled between Davoren Park, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth Downs, five-bedroom property at 48 Wooma Road, Elizabeth North (pictured), is on the market for between $165,000 to $175,000

Nestled between Davoren Park, Elizabeth Park, Elizabeth Downs, five-bedroom property at 48 Wooma Road, Elizabeth North (pictured), is on the market for between $165,000 to $175,000

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