A new report by Aussie and CoreLogic lifts the lid on the Northern Territory’s most affordable suburbs.
Despite Darwin’s property values experiencing a substantial correction since peaking in 2014, no Northern Territory suburbs appear on the top 20 list of Australia’s most affordable suburbs for either houses or apartments.
In fact, a number of regional locations are experiencing rising prices.
Tennant Creek tops the most affordable list for houses in NT
Tennant Creek takes the title of the Territory’s most affordable suburb for houses, with a median value of $186,858.
A number of Katherine suburbs make the cheapest list, though in Katherine itself, values have jumped 8.3% over the last to a current median of $281,000.
Alice Springs is thumbing its nose at falling prices. The township’s cheapest suburb for houses is Sadadeen ($426,399), but in suburbs like Larapinta ($469,686) and Braitling ($476,621), property values have climbed more than 10% in the past 12 months.
Alice Springs is also the cheapest regional location for apartments. Check out the likes of Gillen, which tops the most affordable list with a median value of $273,609.
Affordable suburbs in Darwin
The past 12 months has seen a 4.9% lift in Darwin’s sales activity, and it appears that buyers are taking advantage of improved affordability, with the average time of a property on the market has decreased from 76 days a year ago, to 70 days now.
The most affordable suburbs are concentrated in the Palmerston region. Six of the 20 cheapest suburbs for a house have a median value below $400,000, with the cheapest being Moulden (median value $303,522).
The cheapest location for a house in Darwin itself is Karama, with a median value of $372,356. However, the most affordable suburb within 10km of the Darwin CBD is Alawa where a budget of $404,218 could secure a home.
Darwin’s unit market offers plenty of good buys, with ten of the city’s 15 cheapest suburbs having a median value below $300,000.
Head to Bakewell (in Palmerston) for the cheapest apartment prices, where a budget of just $230,317 could secure a home.
For buyers looking within 10km of the Darwin CBD, the cheapest suburb to buy a unit is Marrara, with a median of $242,198.
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