Buyers are still keen on Australia’s regional property markets with new analysis showing the regions where populations are surging.

Analysis by Propertyology of Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, shows the regions which may be primed for further property price growth as their populations rise. Managing director Simon Pressley says hundreds of thousands of Austalians are moving to locations that allow them to actively pursue a different lifestyle.

He says the biggest winners in the population game are Wonthaggi in Victoria, Hervey Bay in Queensland, Cessnock in NSW and Strathalbyn in South Australia. Quarterly internal migration data from the ABS released in March, shows a net of 7901 people moved from capital cities to the regions in the three months to September last year. PRD’s Smart Moves: Regional Edition 2025 highlights the top ten affordable regional markets for buyers.

Cairns, the Whitsundays and the Southern Downs regions in Queensland took out the report’s top three spots, with homes almost 30% cheaper than in Brisbane. While Dubbo, Port Macquarie-Hastings and Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Bendigo, Greater Shepparton and Wodonga in Victoria, and Burnie in Tasmania complete the top 10.