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WA updated the FHOG rules on 7 May 2026 as part of the state budget

Grant cap went from $750K to $800K for Perth metro. Still $10K — more properties qualify now is all.

Stamp duty changes at the same time:

  • No duty under $600K for new and established (was $500K)
  • Concession to $800K (was $700K)
  • Vacant land: no duty under $450K, concession to $550K

Contracts from 7 May get the new numbers. Earlier contracts don't.

Source: wa.gov.au/government/announcements/2026-27-housing-taxation-package

For anyone trying to work out which suburbs still have stock under $800K with decent schools and train access — goodsuburb.com/au/wa/suburbs/fhog-eligible covers all 1,102 WA suburbs, free.

Always worth checking revenue.wa.gov.au directly before signing.

u/PassionateBuilder-09 — 3 days ago
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GoodSuburb-Suburb Intelligence Data

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a small side project called GoodSuburb(goodsuburb.com/au), and I wanted to share it here to get some honest feedback from people who understand Australian business/real estate markets better than I do.

The idea came from a simple frustration: most suburb information in Australia is either scattered across multiple sites or locked behind paywalls, and it’s hard for first-home buyers or movers to quickly compare suburbs in a meaningful way.

So I built GoodSuburb as a free tool that brings together suburb-level insights in one place — things like property trends, affordability signals, amenities, school proximity, transport access, and general livability indicators. The goal isn’t to “tell you where to buy”, but to make research faster and more structured.

Right now it covers NSW, VIC, QLD, and SA, and I’m gradually expanding the dataset and improving the scoring logic based on real usage patterns.

I’m not trying to monetize aggressively at this stage — I’m more interested in:

  • Whether this is actually useful in the real world
  • What’s missing from a business/user perspective

Any feedbacks are welcome.

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u/PassionateBuilder-09 — 4 days ago
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We scored public transport for 3,278 Australian suburbs using May 2026 GTFS data. Melbourne wins on percentage, Sydney wins on total. Brisbane fans won't like this.

We just updated transit scores across every suburb in VIC, NSW and QLD using live government GTFS feeds (PTV, TfNSW, TransLink) from May 2026. Each suburb scored 0–100 based on actual stop density — trains weighted highest, then buses.

The results:

🟢 Melbourne — 26.8% of suburbs score A or A+ for transit. Highest percentage of any state.

🔵 Sydney — Only 19.2% of suburbs score A or A+. But Sydney has 178 A+ suburbs vs Melbourne's 122 — because Sydney has way more suburbs overall.

🟡 Brisbane — 17.2% score A or A+. Lowest percentage. Sorry.

The surprises:

  • Booval (Ipswich, QLD) scores 100/100 transit. It's 28km from Brisbane CBD and median house price is $454k. Brisbanites sleeping on Ipswich.
  • Broadbeach on the Gold Coast scores 100/100 — it's 74km from Brisbane CBD
  • Melbourne's Laverton scores 100/100 transit at $605k. St Albans: 100/100 at $680k. Coolaroo: 100/100 at $601k. All under $700k with perfect transit.
  • Belgrave VIC is 36km from Melbourne CBD and still scores 100/100 (Belgrave line, obviously)

Melbourne vs Sydney transit war — Melbourne wins on percentage of suburbs with good PT. Sydney wins on raw number of high-scoring suburbs. Both absolutely smoke Brisbane.

Full suburb profiles with transit scores, school grades and price data: goodsuburb.com

(Disclaimers: scores based on stop density from official GTFS feeds, not journey times. A suburb with 4 bus routes scores differently to one with a train station.)

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u/PassionateBuilder-09 — 15 days ago
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Most people end up juggling multiple sites—schools, transport, prices, grants—just to compare a few suburbs.

I got tired of doing that manually, so I built a free tool that brings everything into one place.

For every suburb across VIC, NSW & QLD, you can see:
• School quality (ACARA data)
• Transit score based on real stop density
• FHOG eligibility + stamp duty impact
• Upfront costs (including LMI & fees)
• NBN connection type (FTTP/FTTN/HFC etc.)
• Commute times to your workplace
• ABS Census insights (income, demographics, renters vs owners)

No sign-up. No paywall.

If you’re researching suburbs right now, this should save you hours:
👉 https://goodsuburb.com/au

Would love your feedback—what else would you want to see before choosing a suburb?

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u/PassionateBuilder-09 — 20 days ago