Best value coastal towns

Carnarvon

Gascoyne, WA

fruit-bowl · prawning · space-history · remote

Great schools · Great healthcare · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $400,000

Hopetoun

Goldfields-Esperance, WA

fitzgerald-river · wildflowers · surfy · remote-coastal

Best beaches · Quiet towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns

Median house price: $475,000

Mission Beach

Cassowary Coast, QLD

sleepy · tropical · barefoot · rainforest

Cafe culture · Best beaches · Quiet towns · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns

Median house price: $548,750

Denham

Gascoyne, WA

shark-bay · dolphins · stromatolites · remote-coastal

Best beaches · Quiet towns · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns

Median house price: $557,500

Cape Tribulation

Far North QLD, QLD

wild · remote · rainforest · tropical

Best beaches · Quiet towns · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns

Median house price: $570,000

Bowen

Whitsunday Coast, QLD

mangoes · murals · fringing-reef · beachy

Best beaches · Quiet towns · Great schools · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $580,000

Geraldton

Mid West, WA

abrolhos · maritime · kitesurf · regional-city

Cafe culture · Best beaches · Great schools · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $580,000

Gladstone

Gladstone Region, QLD

industrial-port · harbour · reef-access · regional

Great schools · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $613,500

Townsville

North QLD, QLD

tropical · laid-back · outdoorsy · regional-city

Cafe culture · Best beaches · Great schools · Great healthcare · Creative & boho towns · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $657,500

Esperance

Goldfields-Esperance, WA

white-sand · turquoise-coast · cape-le-grand · remote

Cafe culture · Best beaches · Great schools · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $670,000

Kalbarri

Mid West, WA

river-gorges · skywalk · coastal-cliffs · outdoorsy

Best beaches · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns

Median house price: $680,000

Mackay

Mackay Whitsunday, QLD

sugarcane · art-deco · tropical · reef-access

Cafe culture · Best beaches · Great schools · Great healthcare · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best value coastal towns · Family friendly

Median house price: $680,000