G-Spots Across Australia

Often described as the greatest country in the world, this once ‘prisoner island’ now boasts an eclectic mix of modern cities, charming country towns and retirement hotspots.

From beautiful beaches to glorious rural landscapes, world class wineries, and an abundance of communities famous for culinary delights, every location offers something special.

Each township has unique strengths and opportunities to live, work and invest in.

But the reality is that very few of Australia’s 28 million residents have a good understanding of how each of the hundreds of townships has a different lifestyle, different economic profile and different entry-level house prices.

By selecting 1 of 26 letters in the alphabet, Propertyology has produced this report to help people appreciate opportunities in 23 Australian townships whose name begins with the letter ‘G’.

Property markets in many of these 23 townships are currently booming while some others are largely flat.

Gatton QLD

• Population: 9,000
• Median house value (2026): $850,000
• Local strengths: Affectionately referred to as ‘Queensland’s salad bowl’, this region is one of Australia’s highest volume vegetable producers. Geographically situated 90-kilometres west of Brisbane and at the bottom of the Toowoomba range, Gatton is the primary administration centre of Lockyer Valley.
• Fun fact: Gatton’s rental vacancy rate hovered around 3.5 percent for much of the 5-years ending 2019, and largely below 1.5 percent for 5-years ending 2025.

Gawler SA

• Population: 27,000
• Median house value (2026): $730,000
• Local strengths: Gawler is a major commerce centre for the famous Barossa wine region and the outer-northern suburbs of Adelaide.
• Fun fact: Out of more than 400 townships across Australia, Gawler is the 25^th oldest. Former Australian cricket player and national coach, Darren Lehmann, is from Gawler. The average price to rent a standard house more than doubled over the last 6-years and is currently $620 per week.

Geelong VIC

• Population: 300,000
• Median house value (2026): $730,000
• Local strengths: The origins of Australia’s 10^th largest city began with wool and heavy industry and it progressively added various white-collar elements to evolve into a major city with a very diverse economy with wonderful cultural elements.
• Fun fact: With 74 percent of residential dwellings being detached houses, Geelong respects Australia’s important heritage of homes being a conventional house with a yard.

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George Town TAS

• Population: 7,500
• Median house value (2026): $500,000
• Local strengths: George Town services Tasmania’s largest industrial precinct, Bell Bay. Situated just 30-minutes north of Launceston and adjacent to the Tamar River, the deep-water industrial port and manufacturing hub produces approximately 60 percent of the Tasmania’s manufactured exports.
• Fun fact: Explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders temporarily settled in George Town directly prior to discovering Launceston (Australia’s 4^th oldest city) in 1798.

Geraldton WA

• Population: 43,000
• Median house value (2026): $590,000
• Local strengths: Located 4-hours north of Perth, this major port city is similar in size to Orange NSW, Mount Barker SA, Bass Coast VIC and bigger than Byron NSW and Bunbury WA. Agribusiness, construction, natural resources, logistics and commercial fishing underpin the local economy.
• Fun fact: Geraldton is Australia’s 64^th largest township, its airport passenger volume is ranked 40^th in Australia, and it is the world’s most productive rock lobster region. Homeownership is an impressive 76 percent. Over the 5-years ending 2025, Geraldton’s property market produced a whopping 120 percent capital growth, which is superior to every capital city including Sydney (50 percent) and Melbourne (10 percent).

Gilgandra NSW

• Population: 4,300
• Median house value (2026): $340,000
• Local strengths: Located 30-minutes north of the mini capital city of Dubbo, Gilgandra is a major producer of lamb meat, beef and cereal crops. Kitchen tables across Australia have meals with produce from this important rural precinct. The unemployment rate of NSW’s Orana region is consistently below the national average.
• Fun fact: A basic house in Gilgandra currently costs one quarter of the price of the current combined capital city average ($1.2 million). The average price to rent is $470 per week, equating to a rental yield of circa 7 percent.

Gisborne VIC

• Population: 15,000
• Median house value (2026): $880,000
• Local strengths: Gisborne is the largest town of Victoria’s Macedon Ranges region and a fantastic example of salt-of-the-earth rural Australia. The township boasts an abundance of country homesteads, treelined streets, restaurants and local wineries.
• Fun fact: 87 percent capital growth over the last decade is an admirable real estate performance and superior to the state capital.

Gladstone QLD

• Population: 70,000
• Median house value (2026): $600,000
• Local strengths: Australia’s 40^th largest city has much industrial muscle. Gladstone is the world’s 4^th largest coal export port, the world’s 5^th largest LNG exporter, it has a major aluminium smelter and is a productive seafood region.
• Fun fact: Gladstone has the highest ratio of boats per household in the state. Powderfinger lead singer Bernard Fanning, Australian rugby league legend Gary Larson and Olympic cyclist Sara Carrigan hail from Gladstone.

Glen Innes NSW

• Population: 9,000
• Median house value (2026): $430,000
• Local strengths: Glen Innes is situated an hour either side of the Queensland-NSW border and the major regional city of Armidale. The beautiful New England region has some of the most scenic natural landscapes one will ever see. Glen Innes is famous for it’s a-grade beef, lamb and sapphires.
• Fun fact: The average price to rent a house in Glen Innes more than doubled over the last 10-years (from just $250 per week to currently $570).

Gold Coast QLD

• Population: 700,000
• Median house value (2026): $1,300,000
• Local strengths: From the 1960s to the 1990s, Gold Coast was primarily a ‘glitter strip’ with great beaches, bright lights, parties and a big casino. Today, it is home to more people than three (3) Australian capital cities and boasts world class universities, medical services and recreation facilities.
• Fun fact: 55 percent of all residential dwellings on the Gold Coast are now apartments. Over the 5-years to 2025, Gold Coast added 38,000 (net) to its population from overseas migrants. Whilst Gold Coast has traditional been a major beneficiary of internal migration, it has dipped sharply from 7,441 in 2017-18 to just 658 in 2024-25.

Goolwa SA

• Population: 3,000
• Median house value (2026): $720,000
• Local strengths: Peaceful, picturesque, extremely popular for recreational fishing and water activities and great cafes. Located 2-hours south-east of Adelaide, this coastal township is well known as a retiree haven. 55 percent of local residents are aged 65 or more.
• Fun fact: Goolwa’s property market boomed over the last 5-years, producing a whopping 90 percent capital growth. A 15 percent increase in properties sold over the last 12-months is evidence that housing demand is still very strong in this relatively affordable location with a great lifestyle.

Goondiwindi QLD

• Population: 10,500
• Median house value (2026): $600,000
• Local strengths: Cotton, wheat, wool, beef and freight logistics.
• Fun fact: Goondiwindi’s median house value increased by 60 percent over the last 3-years. The best performed capital city over the same period was Perth (75 percent), followed by Brisbane (50 percent), Adelaide (40 percent) and Sydney (30 percent).

Gordonvale QLD

• Population: 7,000
• Median house value (2026): $700,000
• Local strengths: Gordonvale is located 20-kilometres south of Australia’s 16^th largest city, Cairns. The township is the industrial base for milling the region’s vast fields of sugar cane.
• Fun fact: In a misguided biological control of beetles that were causing havoc to the region’s crops, cane toads were transported from Hawaii to Australia (Gordonvale) for the first time in 1935.

Gosford NSW

• Population: 182,000
• Median house value (2026): $1,000,000
• Local strengths: An hour north of Sydney, Gosford is the primary administrative centre for the Central Coast region. Australia’s 9^th largest urban area is popular for its natural elements such as beaches, forests and national parks.
• Fun fact: Central Coast’s median age of 43 is significantly above the national average of 37. Internal migration only added a miserly 200 (net) people to Central Coast’s population over the last 3-years.

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Goulburn NSW

• Population: 34,000
• Median house value (2026): $700,000
• Local strengths: Home of the ‘Big Merino’, Goulburn is an A-grade township which services a very strong rural precinct. Situated an hour north of Canberra, the township boasts impressive amenities, beautiful architectural buildings and cultural attractions.
• Fun fact: Founded in 1833, Goulburn is Australia’s 17^th oldest city. Its urban footprint went down before Melbourne and Adelaide, and 2-decades prior to the commencement of Australia’s famous Gold Rush. House rent prices increased from $400 per week to $600 per week over the last 5-years.

Gracemere QLD

• Population: 12,000
• Median house value (2026): $690,000
• Local strengths: Located on the western outskirts of Rockhampton in central Queensland, the local economy depends significantly on the beef cattle sector and coal mining. From 2010 to 2015, Gracemere experienced significant residential expansion.
• Fun fact: 96 percent of Gracemere’s residential dwellings are detached houses, and 39 percent are occupied by tenants.

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Grafton NSW

• Population: 20,000
• Median house value (2026): $700,000
• Local strengths: The ‘Jacaranda City’ has an industrial heritage with copper, beer and sugar formerly produced in the region.
• Fun fact: While Grafton ($700,000) is only 160-kilometres from idyllic Byron Bay ($1,500,000), their respective median house values are a world apart.

Grantville VIC

• Population: 1,200
• Median house value (2026): $570,000
• Local strengths: This quaint little town is 2-hours south-east of Melbourne in the Bass Coast. Dairy farming and tourism are prominent in this clean, green region.
• Fun fact: 83 percent of residential dwellings are owner-occupied, and only 12 percent of properties are apartments or ‘attached’ dwellings.

Griffith NSW

• Population: 27,000
• Median house value (2026): $640,000
• Local strengths: Situated in NSW’s south-west Riverina region, Griffith is arguably Australia’s most diverse and important food production precincts (rice, wine, citrus, almonds, grains and cotton). Griffith also has a strong Italian heritage and an impressive list of sports heroes.
• Fun fact: House values increased by 60 percent over the last 5-years and 115 percent over the decade. Riverina’s unemployment rate is often 0.5 percent better than the national average.

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Gundagai NSW

• Population: 2,000
• Median house value (2026): $460,000
• Local strengths: Gundagai is 80-kilometres east of Wagga Wagga and is renowned for wheat, flour production, sheep, beef and historic tourism experiences.
• Fun fact: Australia’s first ever bakery opened in Gundagai in 1864. The township is also etched in folklore for the famous ‘Dog on the Tucker Box’ monument. Gundagai’s rental yield is currently 5.1 percent.

Gunnedah NSW

• Population: 13,000
• Median house value (2026): $570,000
• Local strengths: Australia’s largest agribusiness field day is held annually in Gunnedah, 75-kilometres west of Tamworth. This fertile region produces pork, beef, lamb, cotton, grains and coal.
• Fun fact: Gunnedah’s property market currently has considerable strength. Over the last 12-months, housing supply listings declined 9 percent, buyer activity increased 5 percent and house values boomed by 15 percent.

Gympie QLD

• Population: 59,000
• Median house value (2026): $780,000
• Local strengths: Originally founded in the 1860’s after discovery of gold and timber production, today Gympie is a well-established urban community and commerce centre inland from the coastal strip of Sunshine Coast.
• Fun fact: While big cities like Sydney and Melbourne lose population to internal migration each year, Gympie gains approximately 1,000 every year. Gympie’s homeownership rate is a spectacular 82 percent. House values doubled over the last 5-years, superior capital growth to all 8 capital cities.

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Guyra NSW

• Population: 2,500
• Median house value (2026): $460,000
• Local strengths: Guyra is less than 30-minutes north of the beautiful regional city of Armidale. Batting well above its weight, Guyra is a major producer of lamb, potatoes and tomatoes. Agribusiness giant, Costa Group, is the towns biggest employer, boasting one of the biggest tomato glass houses in the country.
• Fun fact: Situated 1,300m2 above sea level, Guyra is one of Australia’s most elevated towns. A very high 45 percent of households are owned outright. 95 percent of dwellings are detached houses with a yard.

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