Best places to invest

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In a bid to help all Australians looking to maximise low interest rates and extra savings they may have acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, ME commissioned this research to unlock the coveted list.

A range of qualitative and quantitative criteria were applied to identify suburbs with the best investment prospects. These factors included average rental yields, recent population growth, median house prices, average rental prices together with plans for new transport infrastructure and attractive amenities such as coffee shops.

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Australia’s top 20 best places to invest are:

1. Woolloongabba, QLD
2. Burleigh Heads, QLD
3. Five Dock, NSW
4. North Melbourne, VIC
5. Rozelle, NSW
6. Ellenbrook, WA
7. Parramatta, NSW
8. Crows Nest, NSW
9. Preston, VIC
10. South Melbourne, VIC

11. Yanchep, WA
12. Waterloo, NSW
13. Coffs Harbour, NSW
14. North Sydney, NSW
15. Pyrmont, NSW
16. Claremont, WA
17. Mermaid Beach, QLD
18. Miami, QLD
19. Concord, NSW
20. Fairfield, QLD

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“A common theme that really stands out in ME’s list is the huge impact that new transport infrastructure has on creating investment opportunities in a suburb.”

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