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10 of Australia's Economic Powerhouse Cities 2024
This month, the InvestorKit Research Team reveals 10 of Australia's best-performing cities/city clusters, reviews their property market pressure, and forecast their performance in 2024.
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- Explore 10 of Australia’s best performing/fast recovering local economies.
- A range of data and insights in each local economy, including GRP, unemployment, construction pipeline, etc.
- Market pressure review of each city/city cluster and their performance forecast in 2024.
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What Makes an Economic Powerhouse
Our methodology for identifying the strongest local economies — GRP, unemployment, industry diversity, and more.
10 City Deep Dives
Detailed economic and demographic analysis of each powerhouse city, including population, jobs, and construction pipeline.
Housing Market Pressure
Sales and rental market pressure review for each city — supply, demand, affordability, and speed of sale.
Performance Forecasts
Where each city's housing market is heading based on its economic trajectory and structural demand drivers.
A closer look
Where the 2024 powerhouses stand
18.0%
Greater Perth rents rose 18.0% in a year, and house stock fell to just 1.5 months.
14.6%
Greater Adelaide rents rose 14.6% in a year, while house sale days on market stayed at their lowest level in years.
2.74%
Victoria's population grew 2.74% in FY2022-23. Geelong became the second-largest internal migration receiver among regional cities.
Australia’s economy has been supported by robust population growth and a more-active-than-ever job market. Although the RBA cash rate hikes have slowed the economy as expected, we still see thriving local economies across the country.
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