Property Investment Blog

Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Suburbs with tight vacancy rates and highest rental demand - PropertyFinder

Today, we’ve used the PropertyFinder tool in PropertyDirector to uncover suburbs across Australia with some of the tightest rental vacancy rates and strongest rental demand.


Our criteria focused on identifying high-performing investment locations by targeting:

- Maximum vacancy rate: 1%

- Minimum rental yield: 5%

- Minimum population: 4,000 (to ensure consistent demand and local activity)


Based on this, we’ve surfaced a number of standout suburbs currently offering strong rental returns and low vacancy rates.


Here are a few highlights, along with example properties currently on the market:


Karama, NT 0812

- Rental yield: 5.4%

- Example listing: $670,000 (freestanding house)

- Estimated rent: $650-$700 per week


Claremont, TAS 7011

- Rental yield: 5.18%

- Example listing: $615,000 (freestanding house)

- Estimated rent: $595-$635 per week


Northam, WA 6401

- Rental yield: 5.75%

- Example listing: $519,000 (freestanding house)

- Estimated rent: $550-$600 per week


Biloela, QLD 4715

- Rental yield: 5.37%

- Example listing: $499,000 (freestanding house)

- Estimated rent: ~$650 per week


These are the types of opportunities PropertyDirector is designed to uncover - data-driven, high-yield suburbs with strong underlying demand.


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