This five-bedroom home at 28 Healy Street, Spence, is for sale through Belle Property Kingston for $730,000-$770,000. Spence recorded 15 per cent house price growth in the past year. Photos: Supplied.
Ten Canberra suburbs have enjoyed double-digit house price growth over the past 12 months with Spence and Latham leading the way as the city’s top growth suburbs, according to new data released by realestate.com.au.
Suburbs in the Belconnen and Weston Creek districts topped the list of Canberra’s best performers according to the analysis which looked at Canberra suburbs with at least 30 houses sold during the year up until May 31, 2019.
The Tuggeranong district also had three suburbs in the top 10 list, while Yarralumla came in at number five and was the only inner-city suburb to make the list, as well as being the only growth suburb on the list with a median house price of over $1 million.
Chief economist for realestate.com.au. Nerida Conisbee said it’s surprising that Canberra’s property prices haven’t been impacted in the same way as Sydney and to a lesser degree, Melbourne.
“We really only saw Canberra’s price growth moderate during the property downturn, which negatively impacted Sydney over the past 18 months,” Ms Conisbee said.
“The key drivers of Canberra’s resilience are very high average incomes, high rental demand and a sustainable level of development.”
According to the realestate.com.au data, Spence’s median house sale price increased by 15 per cent to reach $620,000 in the 12 months to May 31, while Latham’s median sale price increased by 14 per cent to $587,500.
Achieving joint third placing on the list of Canberra’s top performers were the Weston Creek suburbs of Duffy and Chapman, which both increased by 13 per cent to $732,000 and $907,500 respectively.
This three-bedroom house at 6 Rowallan Place, Duffy, is for sale through McGrath Estate Agents Woden for over $595,000. Duffy recorded 13% house price growth in the past year.
In equal fifth place were the Tuggeranong suburb of Calwell, the inner-south suburb of Yarralumla, and the Weston Creek suburb of Holder, which all increased by 12 per cent to $628,000, $1,570,000 and $671,000 respectively.
In joint eighth place were the Tuggeranong suburbs of Richardson and Gowrie which both increased by 11 per cent to $550,000 and $640,000 respectively.
It was back to Belconnen for the 10th top performing suburb, with MacGregor’s median sale price increasing by 10 per cent to $540,000.
Ms Conisbee said that Canberra’s north also retained its dominance when it came to the most ‘in demand’ suburb for people looking to buy houses, with Ainslie taking out the honours.
However, Garren in Canberra’s south came in as the number one ‘in demand’ suburb for people looking to buy apartments.
“At a street level, Pindari Crescent in O’Malley sees the highest views per listing in Canberra, unsurprising given O’Malley is home to numerous consulates and has some of Canberra’s nicest homes,” Ms Conisbee said.
| Suburb | Median Sale Price (12 months) | YOY Change In Median Sale Price |
| SPENCE | $620,000.00 | 15% |
| LATHAM | $587,500.00 | 14% |
| DUFFY | $732,000.00 | 13% |
| CHAPMAN | $907,500.00 | 13% |
| CALWELL | $628,000.00 | 12% |
| YARRALUMLA | $1,570,000.00 | 12% |
| HOLDER | $671,000.00 | 12% |
| RICHARDSON | $550,000.00 | 11% |
| GOWRIE | $640,000.00 | 11% |
| MACGREGOR | $540,000.00 | 10% |
Source: realestate.com.au
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