First Home Buyers, Buying

Australia’s more affordable property markets are experiencing an increase in activity.

The PropTrack CommBank First-Home Buyer Report 2025 says many first-home buyers are finding a way to get into the market.

PropTrack executive manager of economics, Angus Moore, says that many are seeking homes in more affordable areas or purchasing semi-detached homes or units to overcome affordability challenges.

The report shows most first-home buyers are purchasing with less than a 20% deposit, taking advantage of government schemes and family guarantors to buy.

It shows that in the top 20 hotspots where first-home buyers are searching relative to other buyers, nearly half of the locations are in Melbourne’s outer suburbs.

Dandenong took out the number one position with almost twice as many first-home buyers as is typical across Australia. The Brunswick – Coburg region is second, followed by Darebin and Moreland.

The only non-Victorian entries in the top ten are Gungahlin and Molonglo in Canberra and Hobart’s north-western region.