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Houses · National Vacancy 3.66% Units · National Vacancy 3.57% Sydney · Houses 3.37% · Units 3.72% Melbourne · Houses 1.95% · Units 1.62% Brisbane · Houses 1.79% · Units 1.40% Adelaide · Houses 9.66% · Units 10.98% Perth · Houses 6.05% · Units 5.14% Hobart · Houses 9.61% · Units 7.49% Darwin · Houses 7.62% · Units 8.37% Canberra · Houses 15.38% · Units 16.75% Houses · National Vacancy 3.66% Units · National Vacancy 3.57% Sydney · Houses 3.37% · Units 3.72% Melbourne · Houses 1.95% · Units 1.62% Brisbane · Houses 1.79% · Units 1.40% Adelaide · Houses 9.66% · Units 10.98% Perth · Houses 6.05% · Units 5.14% Hobart · Houses 9.61% · Units 7.49% Darwin · Houses 7.62% · Units 8.37% Canberra · Houses 15.38% · Units 16.75%
| National Property Intelligence
10 April 2026 · SVI Data: March 2026
Long-Run Analysis

Where Does Your City Sit on Its Fifty-Year Growth Line?

Sydney skyline

Sydney sits almost exactly on its fifty-year compound growth trajectory. Melbourne has fallen furthest below trend of any Australian capital — and the gap is widening. Brisbane and Perth have surged above their long-run lines. This is where the cycle really stands.

Data: ABS Residential Property Price Indexes · 1975–2026 · Capital City Composite

Vacancy Index

Capital City Rental Pressure — National SVI Hits 98.8

Both houses and units are tighter than a year ago across all capital cities. Brisbane tightest at 99.8, ACT sharpest tightening at 84.2. Rest of SA units the lone blowout at 121.7.

Vacancy Index · March 2026 · Capital Cities

Deep Dive

What Causes Australian House Prices to Fall?

50 years, 13 downturns — financing constraints, not rate rises alone, drive every major Australian correction. The pattern holds from 1974 through to 2022.

Deep Dive · April 2026 · National · 1973–2025

Price Segments

Brisbane Price Segments — How Suburb Values Have Shifted Since 2022

Animated price segment tool maps how Brisbane suburb values have shifted since 2022. Compare up to five suburbs simultaneously across Greater Brisbane SA3 markets.

Price Segments · April 2026 · Brisbane SA3s · FOUNDIT Property

National SVI
Houses
98.8
+0.5 MoM · 3.66% vacancy · 2,974 vacant from 81,299 stock
Tightest Capital
Brisbane · Houses
99.8
1.79% vacancy · 198 vacant from 11,086 · 39 SA3s
Sharpest Tightening
ACT · Houses
84.2
+2.4 MoM · Most extreme SVI reading nationally
Unit SVI
Hobart · Tightest
90.6
7.49% vacancy · 28 vacant from 374 · 6 SA3s
Vacancy Surge
Rest of SA · Units
121.7
+9.8 MoM · 13.04% vacancy · Highest SVI reading nationally

Today's Research

Canberra rental pressure
Vacancy Index
National SVI at 98.8 — both houses and units tighter than a year ago across capital cities.
Vacancy Index · 10 April 2026 · Capital Cities
Sydney fifty-year growth
Long-Run Analysis
Sydney sits on trend; Melbourne has fallen furthest below its 50-year trajectory of any Australian capital.
Long-Run Analysis · 9 April 2026 · Capital Cities
Fitzroy North
Deep Dive
50 years, 13 downturns — financing constraints, not rate rises alone, drive every major Australian correction.
Deep Dive · 9 April 2026 · National · 1973–2025
Brisbane Highgate Hill
Price Segments
Animated price segment tool maps how Brisbane suburb values have shifted since 2022 — compare up to five.
Price Segments · 4 April 2026 · Brisbane SA3s
FOUNDIT
Castlemaine township
Risk Index
National mean risk score 2.81 across 329 SA3s — Victoria and ACT rank highest risk, Queensland lowest.
Risk Index · 3 April 2026 · 329 SA3 Markets
ValuePRO
Taylors Lakes suburb
FOUNDIT Five
15 suburbs shortlisted across three investor categories — all confirmed with near-zero vacancy and tightening conditions.
FOUNDIT Five · 30 March 2026 · Houses Only
FOUNDIT
Bassendean
Vacancy Index
Interactive national vacancy map across all SA4 regions — spot where conditions are tightening or loosening fast.
Vacancy Index · 28 March 2026 · 88 SA4 Regions
CivicIPN
Forster
Building Index
National building approvals index hits 109.1 in Jan 2026 — apartments surging 28.9%, houses up just 1.5%.
Building Index · 28 March 2026 · National
MCG Quantity Surveyors

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