GET
Market Insights by Pocket
https://www.microburbs.com.au/report_generator/api/suburb/pocket
Retrieves median property prices and growth data for houses and units within a suburb at the SA1 (Statistical Area Level 1) level.
Important: The suburb parameter must use the official naming convention.
You can retrieve the official name for a suburb from the List Suburbs API Endpoint.
You can retrieve the official name for a suburb from the List Suburbs API Endpoint.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| suburb | text | Required | The name of the suburb |
| geojson | boolean | Optional | Set to 'true' to include geometric shape data for each pocket |
| property_type | text | Optional | Type of property (house, unit, all). Default is 'house' |
Response Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| results | array | Array containing pocket data |
| results[].area_level | string | Area classification level (e.g., 'sa1') |
| results[].area_name | string | SA1 identifier code |
| results[].date | string | Date of the data point |
| results[].growth | number | Price growth percentage (as decimal, e.g., 1.5 means 50% growth) |
| results[].metric | string | Type of metric being reported (e.g., 'median_price_per_pocket') |
| results[].property_type | string | Type of property (house, unit) |
| results[].value | number | Median property price in the pocket |
| results[].geometry | object | GeoJSON geometry data (only included when geojson=true) |
Request Examples
cURL
Python
JavaScript
curl -X GET "https://www.microburbs.com.au/report_generator/api/suburb/pocket?suburb=Belmont%20North" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
Response Example
Response
{
"results": [
{
"area_level": "sa1",
"area_name": "11101120609",
"date": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT",
"growth": 1.5555555555555556,
"metric": "median_price_per_pocket",
"property_type": "house",
"value": 805000
},
{
"area_level": "sa1",
"area_name": "11101120636",
"date": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT",
"growth": 1.1748768472906403,
"metric": "median_price_per_pocket",
"property_type": "house",
"value": 883000
},
{
"area_level": "sa1",
"area_name": "11101120634",
"date": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT",
"growth": 1.4782608695652173,
"metric": "median_price_per_pocket",
"property_type": "house",
"value": 798000
},
{
"area_level": "sa1",
"area_name": "11101120635",
"date": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT",
"growth": 4.885714285714286,
"metric": "median_price_per_pocket",
"property_type": "house",
"value": 2060000
}
]
}