Investor ranking
The best rental yield suburbs in Australia.
Suburbs with the highest gross rental yields, calculated from median price and weekly rent.
About this ranking
Gross rental yield is rent income as a percentage of property value, the headline cashflow metric for an investment property. Higher yield generally means stronger near-term cashflow but often correlates with lower capital growth, so this ranking is a starting point for cashflow-focused investors rather than long-term wealth-building.
Methodology
Gross yield = (median weekly rent × 52) ÷ median house price × 100. Rent is the suburb's latest median from bond lodgements; price is the median the suburb's own page publishes. Victoria and Queensland are ranked. New South Wales is not, because its rents are published by postcode rather than by suburb. Suburbs under 1,000 residents and yields above 20% are left out.Best for
Cashflow-focused investors; rentvestors seeking properties that fund their own holding costs; SMSF investors where positive cashflow matters more than capital appreciation.
Showing top 50 suburbs across Australia
Victoria and Queensland only: the two states where we hold a published median and a rent measured for the suburb itself. Ranked from 311 suburbs of 1,000 or more residents. Rent is the suburb's latest median from bond lodgements; yields above 20% are left out. Prices are the medians each suburb's own page publishes: NSW Valuer General sales, Land Victoria and SA Government quarterly medians, and ABS statistical-area (SA2) medians in the other states and territories.
QLD 4807
Gross yield
9.00%
Weekly rent
$450/wk
View profile →
QLD 4850
Gross yield
8.49%
Weekly rent
$400/wk
View profile →
QLD 4740
Gross yield
8.32%
Weekly rent
$680/wk
View profile →
QLD 4744
Gross yield
8.27%
Weekly rent
$550/wk
View profile →
QLD 4701
Gross yield
8.20%
Weekly rent
$560/wk
View profile →
QLD 4814
Gross yield
8.17%
Weekly rent
$550/wk
View profile →
QLD 4701
Gross yield
8.07%
Weekly rent
$520/wk
View profile →
QLD 4740
Gross yield
7.94%
Weekly rent
$700/wk
View profile →
QLD 4740
Gross yield
7.46%
Weekly rent
$620/wk
View profile →
QLD 4805
Gross yield
7.35%
Weekly rent
$615/wk
View profile →
QLD 4610
Gross yield
7.33%
Weekly rent
$550/wk
View profile →
QLD 4740
Gross yield
7.22%
Weekly rent
$590/wk
View profile →
QLD 4455
Gross yield
7.19%
Weekly rent
$470/wk
View profile →
QLD 4413
Gross yield
7.05%
Weekly rent
$500/wk
View profile →
QLD 4737
Gross yield
7.01%
Weekly rent
$600/wk
View profile →
QLD 4680
Gross yield
6.97%
Weekly rent
$500/wk
View profile →
QLD 4715
Gross yield
6.93%
Weekly rent
$420/wk
View profile →
QLD 4390
Gross yield
6.65%
Weekly rent
$550/wk
View profile →
QLD 4817
Gross yield
6.56%
Weekly rent
$650/wk
View profile →
QLD 4212
Gross yield
6.56%
Weekly rent
$1450/wk
View profile →
QLD 4702
Gross yield
6.53%
Weekly rent
$540/wk
View profile →
QLD 4869
Gross yield
6.42%
Weekly rent
$630/wk
View profile →
QLD 4880
Gross yield
6.42%
Weekly rent
$580/wk
View profile →
QLD 4343
Gross yield
6.36%
Weekly rent
$550/wk
View profile →
QLD 4814
Gross yield
6.32%
Weekly rent
$565/wk
View profile →
QLD 4870
Gross yield
6.09%
Weekly rent
$820/wk
View profile →
QLD 4869
Gross yield
6.06%
Weekly rent
$640/wk
View profile →
QLD 4870
Gross yield
6.03%
Weekly rent
$760/wk
View profile →
QLD 4811
Gross yield
5.90%
Weekly rent
$600/wk
View profile →
VIC 3400
Gross yield
5.89%
Weekly rent
$430/wk
View profile →
QLD 4615
Gross yield
5.87%
Weekly rent
$440/wk
View profile →
VIC 3840
Gross yield
5.86%
Weekly rent
$400/wk
View profile →
QLD 4650
Gross yield
5.85%
Weekly rent
$630/wk
View profile →
QLD 4350
Gross yield
5.82%
Weekly rent
$560/wk
View profile →
VIC 3875
Gross yield
5.56%
Weekly rent
$460/wk
View profile →
QLD 4701
Gross yield
5.48%
Weekly rent
$580/wk
View profile →
QLD 4380
Gross yield
5.34%
Weekly rent
$475/wk
View profile →
QLD 4207
Gross yield
5.30%
Weekly rent
$630/wk
View profile →
QLD 4515
Gross yield
5.22%
Weekly rent
$580/wk
View profile →
QLD 4207
Gross yield
5.20%
Weekly rent
$580/wk
View profile →
QLD 4114
Gross yield
5.20%
Weekly rent
$580/wk
View profile →
QLD 4304
Gross yield
5.19%
Weekly rent
$530/wk
View profile →
VIC 3630
Gross yield
5.19%
Weekly rent
$475/wk
View profile →
QLD 4207
Gross yield
5.16%
Weekly rent
$700/wk
View profile →
VIC 3585
Gross yield
5.14%
Weekly rent
$475/wk
View profile →
QLD 4211
Gross yield
5.14%
Weekly rent
$950/wk
View profile →
VIC 3672
Gross yield
5.11%
Weekly rent
$450/wk
View profile →
QLD 4300
Gross yield
5.11%
Weekly rent
$540/wk
View profile →
QLD 4703
Gross yield
5.05%
Weekly rent
$660/wk
View profile →
VIC 3825
Gross yield
5.04%
Weekly rent
$420/wk
View profile →
Common questions
About this ranking
What's a 'good' rental yield in Australia in 2026?
Capital city houses typically yield 2.5% to 4%, units 4% to 5.5%. Regional houses can yield 5% to 7%+. The 'good' threshold depends on holding costs (council rates, body corporate, insurance, management fees). Net yield after these costs is usually 1% to 1.5% lower than gross.
Does high yield always mean weak growth?
Not always but often. High-yield markets typically have lower price-to-rent ratios because growth expectations are lower. The exceptions are markets in early growth cycles (yield is high because prices haven't run yet) and structurally constrained regional centres (yield is high because supply is tight even with modest population).
How do I calculate net yield?
Take gross rent, subtract council rates, body corporate, insurance, property management fees (8-12%), maintenance allowance (1-1.5% of property value), and assumed vacancy (2-4 weeks per year). The remainder divided by property value is net yield. Most properties show net yield 1-1.5 percentage points below gross.
Shortlisted a suburb? Buy it well.
Buying a home, the free guide: what you can actually spend, the 2026 schemes for your state, how homes are marketed and sold, and a 12-week plan from pre-approval to keys. Free PDF, in your inbox in 60 seconds.
Get the free buying guide