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The Pulse Report

Quarterly Report · Updated August 2026

For this edition, we went back and analysed the 50 locations featured in The Pulse Report in August 2024.

Over the following 24 months:

  • All 50 locations recorded positive capital growth
  • The average capital growth across the 50 markets was 38.4%
  • 48 of the 50 locations grew by more than 20%
  • 40 locations recorded capital growth above 30%
  • Average rents increased by 14.7%

  • 50 hand-picked markets
  • 5.5-7.9% yields
  • 9-metric EMPIRICAL screen
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Who it’s for

Property investors, buyer’s advocates, mortgage brokers, financial planners and real estate professionals seeking data-backed locations that combine strong rental yield with real capital growth.

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The Pulse — 2 Year Report Card

Tracking the May 2024 Pulse Top 50 to March 2026. Every market selected on yield first, growth fundamentals second — here’s how they performed.

Average 2yr Growth
+41.2%
across all 50 picks
Top Performer
+77.9%
Woodridge units, QLD
Above +50% Growth
15 / 50
markets cleared the 50% bar
Positive Growth
50 / 50
every pick gained value

Ranked by 2-Year Capital Growth

Top 10 highlighted · scroll horizontally on smaller screens
#SuburbStateTypeMedian May 2024Median Mar 2026$ Gain2yr Capital GrowthYield May 2024Yield Mar 2026Vacancy Mar 2026Rent Growth (12m)Rent Growth (2yr)
1WoodridgeQLDUnit$298,000$530,000$232,000+77.9%7.1%4.3%1.0%+12.5%+20.6%
2BerserkerQLDHouse$304,000$505,000$201,000+66.1%7.5%5.3%1.1%+4.2%+17.2%
3Park AvenueQLDHouse$337,000$556,653$219,653+65.2%7.2%5.2%2.0%+10.2%+15.7%
4AitkenvaleQLDHouse$360,000$580,000$220,000+61.1%6.4%4.5%0.5%+8.3%+16.5%
5MidlandWAHouse$430,000$690,000$260,000+60.5%6.0%4.5%0.3%+4.7%+21.9%
6GeraldtonWAHouse$355,000$560,000$205,000+57.7%6.7%4.8%1.7%+4.2%+18.5%
7OakeyQLDHouse$386,000$600,000$214,000+55.4%5.4%4.4%0.4%+0.4%+9.8%
8Carey ParkWAHouse$370,000$575,000$205,000+55.4%7.0%5.3%2.1%+5.1%+12.6%
9GattonQLDHouse$430,000$660,000$230,000+53.5%6.0%4.5%1.9%+9.4%+22.8%
10WithersWAHouse$370,000$565,000$195,000+52.7%7.7%5.2%0.8%+7.5%+14.9%
11ArmadaleWAHouse$420,000$640,000$220,000+52.4%6.3%4.6%1.7%+5.3%+13.5%
12Kin KoraQLDHouse$370,000$560,000$190,000+51.4%6.3%5.0%0.9%+3.9%+9.6%
13BalgaWAHouse$465,000$702,000$237,000+51.0%6.4%4.6%0.4%+9.7%+20.0%
14Mackay CentralQLDUnit$275,000$415,000$140,000+50.9%8.1%7.5%0.7%+6.7%+15.6%
15KirwanQLDHouse$420,000$632,000$212,000+50.5%6.1%4.7%1.4%+6.7%+13.5%
16Kippa-RingQLDUnit$405,000$605,000$200,000+49.4%6.2%3.9%0.5%+10.0%+13.5%
17Glen EdenQLDHouse$423,000$628,000$205,000+48.5%5.8%4.6%2.2%+6.9%+10.3%
18KingaroyQLDHouse$382,000$566,500$184,500+48.3%6.4%5.0%1.5%+10.0%+17.8%
19WarwickQLDHouse$395,000$585,000$190,000+48.1%5.4%4.6%0.7%+11.6%+18.9%
20Bundaberg SouthQLDHouse$370,000$547,500$177,500+48.0%7.0%5.0%0.4%+16.0%+14.8%
21OreliaWAHouse$460,000$675,000$215,000+46.7%6.1%4.3%1.3%+4.3%+10.3%
22ClarksonWAHouse$550,000$805,000$255,000+46.4%5.8%4.2%0.7%+6.2%+14.3%
23DalbyQLDHouse$350,000$510,000$160,000+45.7%7.2%5.5%0.6%+5.5%+17.5%
24Bowen HillsQLDUnit$455,000$651,500$196,500+43.2%6.6%4.4%1.4%+7.0%+11.4%
25MaryboroughQLDHouse$385,000$550,000$165,000+42.9%6.2%5.3%0.9%+10.4%+20.8%
26Elizabeth EastSAHouse$450,000$640,000$190,000+42.2%5.6%4.2%2.0%+3.1%+11.9%
27GrayNTHouse$395,000$560,000$165,000+41.8%6.8%5.3%1.7%+9.1%+13.7%
28Salisbury NorthSAHouse$460,000$648,500$188,500+41.0%5.4%4.3%1.9%+5.8%+11.1%
29Sippy DownsQLDUnit$505,000$705,000$200,000+39.6%5.3%4.3%0.4%+6.6%+11.0%
30Murray BridgeSAHouse$415,000$575,000$160,000+38.6%5.5%4.4%1.6%+5.4%+14.0%
31Port AugustaSAHouse$225,000$311,000$86,000+38.2%7.6%5.8%4.4%+5.9%+11.4%
32White RockQLDHouse$460,000$631,000$171,000+37.2%6.1%4.8%1.7%+2.5%+13.7%
33East PerthWAUnit$460,000$630,000$170,000+37.0%7.1%6.0%1.2%+7.1%+17.6%
34Munno ParaSAHouse$460,000$629,800$169,800+36.9%5.5%4.2%1.7%+1.3%+7.9%
35GreenfieldsWAHouse$475,000$650,000$175,000+36.8%6.2%4.3%1.2%+5.5%+11.0%
36AustralindWAHouse$542,000$740,000$198,000+36.5%6.0%4.5%1.3%0.0%+11.7%
37West TamworthNSWHouse$345,000$467,750$122,750+35.6%5.7%5.0%1.8%+11.3%+15.1%
38HillmanWAHouse$485,000$657,500$172,500+35.6%6.0%4.2%0.0%+4.5%+8.8%
39North AlburyNSWHouse$426,000$572,500$146,500+34.4%5.3%5.0%2.3%+4.3%+16.1%
40Yorkeys KnobQLDUnit$340,000$451,000$111,000+32.6%6.5%6.2%0.8%+9.4%+11.6%
41Red CliffsVICHouse$353,000$461,500$108,500+30.7%6.0%5.8%3.4%+7.1%+12.8%
42East MackayQLDHouse$510,000$655,000$145,000+28.4%6.3%5.3%0.7%+15.0%+14.0%
43ZuccoliNTHouse$565,000$680,000$115,000+20.4%6.6%7.1%0.8%+2.7%+10.7%
44MuswellbrookNSWHouse$489,000$587,250$98,250+20.1%5.3%5.3%2.0%+5.5%+12.8%
45MoeVICHouse$360,000$428,000$68,000+18.9%5.5%5.4%2.8%+5.0%+12.7%
46MooroopnaVICHouse$387,000$448,850$61,850+16.0%6.0%5.6%4.0%+3.1%+9.1%
47MoreeNSWHouse$310,000$345,000$35,000+11.3%7.2%6.9%2.1%0.0%+8.4%
48SaleVICHouse$484,000$535,000$51,000+10.5%5.0%4.8%2.2%+4.2%+9.4%
49Coconut GroveNTUnit$370,000$400,000$30,000+8.1%7.0%6.8%0.3%+10.0%+12.7%
50BroomeWAUnit$417,000$438,000$21,000+5.0%8.2%8.4%3.7%+28.6%+20.2%

Source: Hotspotting / ppi.main_table. Median sale price (12 months) and median estimated rental yield (point in time) as at May 2024 (report) and March 2026 (current). 2-year rent growth derived from median estimated rental value, April 2024 vs March 2026. All 50 markets from the May 2024 edition of The Pulse.