Best for first-home buyers

Broken Hill

Far West, NSW

outback · artistic · mining · cinematic

Quiet towns · Great schools · Great healthcare · Creative & boho towns · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Family friendly

Median house price: $255,000

Maryborough

Wide Bay, QLD

heritage · historic · old-Queensland · literary

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

Median house price: $550,000

Tamworth

New England, NSW

country-music · equine · regional-city · country

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

Median house price: $650,000

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

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Goldfields-Esperance, WA

gold-rush · mining · outback · heritage

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

Median house price: $480,000

Rockhampton

Capricorn Coast, QLD

beef-capital · fitzroy-river · heritage · regional-city

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

Median house price: $590,000

Warwick

Southern Downs, QLD

sandstone · roses · rodeo · country

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

Median house price: $610,000

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

Bunbury

South West, WA

dolphin · port-city · coastal · cultural

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

Median house price: $740,000

Cairns

Far North QLD, QLD

tropical · energetic · reef-gateway · outdoorsy

Cafe culture · 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: $769,000

Toowoomba

Darling Downs, QLD

garden-city · cultured · country-city · cafe-y

Cafe culture · Great schools · Great healthcare · Creative & boho towns · Up-and-coming towns · Best for first-home buyers · Best for London/Sydney expats · Family friendly

Median house price: $775,250

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