How to Find Better Suburbs Using Property Data | Do the Numbers Stack Up?

How to Find Better Suburbs Using Property Data | Do the Numbers Stack Up?

From The Property Couch by Bryce Holdaway & Ben Kingsley

June 9, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how to use property data to identify better suburbs for investment in Australia.

Feeling uncertain about where to buy next? With so much noise in the property market right now, it’s easy to get caught up in headlines, opinions and speculation. But as Ben Kingsley and Connor explain in this bonus episode, one of the best ways to cut through the confusion is to come back to the data. In this episode, they unpack how investors can start narrowing down Australia’s 30,000+ suburbs by looking at key property metrics such as typical value, yield, weekly rent, vacancy rates, days...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Kingsley

Guest: Connor

Topics covered

  • property data
  • suburb analysis
  • investment strategies
  • property metrics
  • market trends

Keywords

  • property market
  • suburbs
  • investment
  • data analysis
  • vacancy rates
  • yield
  • weekly rent

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Places: Australia

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