It used to be the case that people who were priced out of expensive capital cities would do a sea-change/treechange relocate to an affordable satellite town within commuting distance for work.

Australia’s capital cities are home to a record 18.4 million people after their populations swelled by another 430,000 residents over the past year.

Despite being Australia's smallest capital city, Darwin has been ranked the country's second-most-expensive place to rent a house, along with Canberra. Photo shows A woman wearing glasses looks ...

But vacancy rates remain low, with less than 2 per cent of rental properties available in all capital cities. "Despite a softening of growth, the data suggests Australia is still very much a ...

Editorial note: Forbes Advisor Australia may earn revenue from this story in the manner disclosed here. Read our advice disclaimer here. Adelaide has become the latest capital city to reach a ...