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10 of Australia's Economic Powerhouse Cities 2025
This month, the InvestorKit Research Team reveals 10 of Australia's best-performing cities/city clusters in 2025, reviews their property market pressure, and forecast their performance in the year to come.
What You Could Learn
A clearer view of the market.
- 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 2025.
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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 2025 powerhouses stand
2.5%
Dubbo's economy grew 5.6% in a year, well above the national average, with unemployment at just 2.5%.
1.15 months
Townsville's days on market fell to their lowest level in 20 years, and stock tightened to 1.15 months.
6.3%
Toowoomba's economy grew 6.3% in the prior financial year, and its days on market held at a 20-year low.
When we zoom in at the local level, a different picture emerges: many city economies across the country are not only withstanding the pressure of higher rates but thriving despite them.
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