Regional WA outpaces Perth as investors look beyond the capital
Western Australia’s regional housing markets are recording faster price growth than Perth, with towns like Albany, Geraldton and Esperance firmly on interstate investors’ radars.
The time it takes to sell a home in Broome (pictured) has halved in the past 12 months. (Image source: Alex Cimbal/Shutterstock.com)
Housing price growth in Western Australia’s regional centres has outpaced growth in Greater Perth, with all but one of the nine regional centres showing growth for the quarter at or above 2.3 per cent.
That compares to Greater Perth house price growth of 2 per cent for the September 2025 quarter, according to data from reiwa.com.
REIWA Regional Spokesperson Peta McKenzie said regional sales price growth was driven by first home buyer demand, as…
