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Where Are Property Investors Searching?
Week Ending 4 May 2026
This report tracks where property investors are actually searching. Not where pundits say they should look. Where they look. Built from real search activity on Microburbs, updated 4 May 2026.
1. Trending Suburbs
Key Takeaways
- ›Rankings are based on unique visitor sessions per suburb across the Microburbs platform.
- ›The "% of searches" column shows each suburb's share of national investor searches.
- ›Toggle between By Suburb (individual suburbs) and By Region (SA4 statistical areas) to see different levels of detail.
Top Suburbs — Past 7 Days
2,994 total sessions| # | Suburb | Sessions | Events | % of Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor (Vic.) | 1980 | 1980 | 66.1% |
| 2 | Sunbury | 31 | 37 | 1% |
| 3 | Horsham | 21 | 26 | 0.7% |
| 4 | Chatswood | 19 | 21 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Westmead | 16 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Point Cook | 13 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 7 | St Leonards (Nsw) | 12 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Berwick | 9 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Tarneit | 9 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Albury | 8 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Bankstown | 8 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Arncliffe | 8 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Merrylands | 7 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Geelong | 7 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Werribee | 7 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 16 | Carlingford | 7 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 17 | New Lambton | 7 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Burwood (Nsw) | 6 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Strathfield (Nsw) | 6 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Cessnock | 6 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Dubbo | 6 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Blacktown | 6 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Padstow | 6 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Ashfield (Nsw) | 6 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Jesmond | 6 | 6 | 0.2% |
Top Suburbs — Past 30 Days
6,841 total sessions| # | Suburb | Sessions | Events | % of Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor (Vic.) | 3090 | 3091 | 45.2% |
| 2 | Horsham | 51 | 97 | 0.7% |
| 3 | Point Cook | 45 | 60 | 0.7% |
| 4 | Sunbury | 35 | 41 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Cairnlea | 30 | 41 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Werribee | 23 | 41 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Chatswood | 23 | 26 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Geelong | 22 | 25 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Albury | 22 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 10 | St Albans (Vic.) | 20 | 30 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Westmead | 20 | 20 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Wangaratta (Vic.) | 20 | 76 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Belmont (Nsw) | 19 | 22 | 0.3% |
| 14 | Armidale | 18 | 40 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Ashfield (Nsw) | 18 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Hoppers Crossing | 18 | 27 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Naracoorte | 17 | 28 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Gorokan | 17 | 24 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Sale | 17 | 30 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Laverton (Vic.) | 17 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Broadmeadows (Vic.) | 16 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Corio | 16 | 26 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Horningsea Park | 15 | 15 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Grafton | 15 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 25 | St Leonards (Nsw) | 15 | 15 | 0.2% |
Method: This analysis uses property and suburb research activity on the Microburbs platform. "Searches" are individual suburb or property report lookups. We clean the data to exclude automated traffic and test activity. Suburbs map to ABS statistical regions (SA4, GCCSA) via the 2021 ABS mesh block concordance. Search intensity equals searches divided by the number of ABS mesh blocks in each suburb. Ranking changes compare the current period to the same prior period (e.g. this week vs last week).
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