Regional home buyers are 33 on average
中文标题
区域购房者平均为 33
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
Commonwealth Bank's Regional Movers Index for the March 2026 quarter shows average regional home buyers are 33. Net internal migration growth hotspots span five states, led by Tasmania's Meander Valley with a 1028% rise, followed by South Australia's Loxton Waikerie at 389%. Most hotspots were driven by region-to-region moves rather than capital-city outflows; Toowoomba led capital-to-region inflows at 236.4%. Methodology excludes within-LGA relocations, rebasing flow shares.
- Institution
- Commonwealth Bank
- Published
- 09/28/2026
- Research topic
- Not explicitly stated
- Time horizon
- 2018 · 2026 · 2025 · December 2025
Key arguments
- Regional net internal migration growth hotspots are spread across five states, led by Meander Valley (TAS) at 1028%.
- Most hotspots grew mainly from region-to-region moves; Loxton Waikerie was the exception with a more even regional/capital split.
- Toowoomba recorded the strongest growth in net inflows from capitals at 236.4% year on year.
- Mid-Coast NSW led region-to-region migration growth at 450%, with coastal NSW and Victorian LGAs dominating.
Key numbers
- Average regional home buyer age
- 33
- Meander Valley net internal migration growth
- 1028%
- Loxton Waikerie net internal migration growth
- 389%
- Toowoomba net capital inflow growth
- 236.4%
- Mid-Coast region-to-region growth
- 450%
Main risks
- Methodology change excluding within-LGA relocations alters relative flow shares, complicating historical comparisons.
- Index measures relocations of CBA customers, potentially underrepresenting broader population movements.
- Hotspot growth rates are high off small bases and may not persist.
Corresponding source evidence
See pp 18-20in the appendix for details on the methodology that focuses on these net flows.
Looking at the longer-term trend, the indexed data shows a steady upward trajectory from 2018 through to 2026, spanning the COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures, housing market volatility, cost-of-living shifts and tight labour markets.
· 2018Regional Movers Index: Population flows from capital cities to regional Australia Breakdown of total major relocations March Quarter 2026 12.7% 11.9% 66.3% 9.2%12.7% 11.9% 66.3% 9.2% See p20, note on methodology, for definitions of inter-regional, inter-capital, region-capital and capital-region migration in the breakdown of total major relocations chart.
· 2026
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