Microburbs
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25 Years of Research. One Easy Interface.

We tested every property metric across 25 years of Australian transactions and built them into a single platform. Green means a metric drives growth. Red means it drags. You see the signals. We did the research.

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Sample reports: Belmont North, 15 Rengor Close Belmont North

Free โ€” no signupSee a complete Suburb Report or Property Report

You Already Have Data. What You Need Is an Answer.

Investors and buyers' agents juggle 3 to 5 separate subscriptions. Dozens of tabs. Hours of cross-referencing. And still the question remains: is this suburb actually going to grow?

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3-5 subscriptions
CoreLogic, SQM, REA, PropTrack, spreadsheets. None talk to each other.
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Hours per suburb
Cross-referencing vacancy rates, rental yields, supply data, flood zones, noise maps.
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Still guessing
Is 3.2% vacancy good or bad? Is 5% rental growth strong enough? Nobody tells you.
๐Ÿ‘Microburbs answers all of this in one interface

Every Research Project. One Interface.

Since 2014, Microburbs has published research on market cohesion, rental growth thresholds, public housing proximity, noise impact, school catchments, and dozens more factors. Each finding is integrated into the platform.

You do not need to read the papers. The Growth Indicators distil every finding into a single colour per metric, per suburb. But if you want the detail, every paper is published and open.

What Other Platforms Give You

xMedian prices (no context)
xVacancy rate (no benchmark)
xRental yield (no threshold)
xDays on market (no signal)
xPopulation growth (so what?)

What Microburbs Gives You

๐Ÿ‘Every metric tested against 25 years of growth data
๐Ÿ‘Green, amber, or red for each number
๐Ÿ‘Impact percentage showing exactly how much it matters
๐Ÿ‘Street-level precision (not just suburb averages)
๐Ÿ‘All research combined into one view

Street-Level Precision. Not Suburb Averages.

Properties on the same street move in the same direction 96% of the time. Every suburb average hides streets that outperform and streets that underperform. Microburbs maps growth and indicators at the block level.

National
13%
State
36%
Suburb
61%
Street
96%

Price agreement: how often properties at each geographic level move in the same direction. Read the paper โ†’

Pocket median prices map for Belmont North showing block-level data

What Investors and Agents Actually Say

These are direct quotes from customers explaining how they use the platform.

๐Ÿ‘Replaces multiple subscriptions

"This is what I was trying to do, is to get to a point where we were utilising one tool rather than four. And that's great."

Scott Aggett, Buyers Agent
๐Ÿ‘Decision confidence

"It just gives them so much certainty... independent data... it quantified for our clients, and gave them peace of mind."

Tabitha Bright, Buyers Agent
๐Ÿ‘Street-level precision

"What I was missing with so many things was street level data."

Neil Casey, Buyers Agent
๐Ÿ‘Valuation accuracy

"The valuation -- CoreLogic has an error rate of around 13%, you have around 6%, so yeah, it's amazing."

Nilesh Shukla, Investor
๐Ÿ‘All-in-one platform

"So much better than leaning on multiple websites here and there, getting those public housing, then flood zone and those sort of things."

Dharmendra Patel, Investor
๐Ÿ‘Competitive advantage

"I do think it's going to give me an edge... dialog that's going to make me just stand out a fraction."

Darren Cooper, Selling Agent

Independent Study

Can GPT Pick Growth Suburbs?

We asked every version of GPT to name the top 20 growth suburbs in each state. Then we checked the actual prices.

6,888
Suburb picks scored
7
GPT models tested
-0.96pp
Avg underperformance
$8,401
Lost on $875k property

GPT-3.5 ranked Sandy Bay as its 2nd strongest pick, predicting 8% growth. Three years later, prices fell 15%. Anyone who bought lost $201,000. Jindabyne was its 46th pick. Down 18.1%. Lost $243,000.

GPT recites phrases from real estate articles. It does not analyse live market data. Six of seven versions underperformed a random selection.

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"Excellent team. Quick responses and personalised support. The data is well-organised and easy to understand, and the visuals are great. The features I use the most are the suburb analysis and property reports. The members area is very active, and the community is extremely helpful."

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"Microburbs makes property research so much easier. Instead of jumping between sites, I can see all the key stats in one place. The suburb reports are straightforward and actually useful when comparing areas. It's saved me time and helped me feel more confident in my decisions."

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"This is an absolute game changer. I've bought several investment properties during the past ten years and each purchase involves so many hours of research. I am so impressed with Microburbs."

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"Luke and his team created an awesome product and website. If you're looking to pick a suburb for your home or investment property and want data to guide you, their website is a game-changer."

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"I wish I had known this tool earlier as I could have avoided a few mistakes. It identifies things like nearby public housing that are hard to spot during inspections."

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"Microburbs provides unmatched level of detail from suburb reports all the way to ultra localised property reports. The team is also available to help you analyse the data and give support."

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"I used this website while purchasing a property. It allowed me to determine whether the property was in a flood or bushfire zone and check the noise levels in the area."

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"An excellent tool. Only if I knew about this 10 years ago. Microburbs gives so much valuable insight into areas you are looking to purchase in."

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"Started loving the tool. I was doing my own analysis in real estate and domain till now. With Microburbs I am able to make decisions based on data, drill down the suburb."

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"Great product for quickly finding out key stats for a suburb relevant to property purchase. The maps and graphs are easy to read and informative."

Live Data

Updated daily and weekly. Not last month.

Listings and comparable salesDaily
Suburb-level metrics (median, vacancy, yield, etc.)Weekly
Growth IndicatorsWeekly
2B+
Data Points
4,000+
Suburbs
100+
Data Sources
15,000+
Streets Mapped

As Featured In

Sydney Morning Herald
The Age
Financial Review
Domain
Your Investment Property
The Canberra Times

Trusted By

IAG
Property Buyer
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Luke Metcalfe - Microburbs Founder and CEO

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25 years of research, 100+ data sources, and 2 billion data points. All reduced to green, amber, or red.

Luke Metcalfe
Luke Metcalfe
Founder and Chief Data Scientist
15+ years in property data analytics