Nine of the top 10 suburbs ranked by the number of highly engaged buyers looking at houses were in Victoria.
For units, six of the top 10 were in Australia's second most populated state.
Earlier this week, removalists Muvall revealed 25% of all the inbound enquiries they received in May were headed to Melbourne, with the majority heading out of Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
According to Muvall, the number of people leaving Melbourne still slightly outnumbers those coming in, but this looks set to change in the coming months.
The Centre for Population believes Melbourne's population is on track to overtake Sydney as Australia's most populous city in 2031-32.
In January, then NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet mocked the idea that Melbourne was more liveable than Sydney.
"We've got the best harbour in the world, the Opera House, the Blue Mountains, the best beaches, and they've got that Federation Square thing," Mr Perrottet said.
"Like no, Sydney's the place to be, we all know that."
PropTrack economist Anne Flaherty however says the data suggests Melbourne claims the title as the most liveable city in Australia.
"Population growth is ramping back up with the return of international students and migrants and Victoria is set to overtake Queensland as the country's fastest growing state," Ms Flaherty told savings.com.au.
Affordability is likely a factor in Aussies choosing Melbourne over Sydney, with the NSW capital placing tenth in the Economist Intelligence Unit's most expensive cities in the world.
Median rent in Sydney is $711 compared to $535 in Melbourne, while the median value of dwellings is $1,052,810 in Sydney and $755,871 in Melbourne, according to CoreLogic.
Unusually, both cities were prominent in the most recent edition of PRD's Affordable and Liveable Property Guide.
Australia's most in demand suburbs
Ms Flaherty pointed out consistent trends from Realestate.com.au's data.
“Suburbs seeing the most engagement among those looking to buy a house are typically located in middle and outer metropolitan areas of capital cities," she said.
"When it comes to the suburbs seeing the highest level of engagement for units, inner city areas dominate, with the Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide central business districts all making the national top 10."
Houses
Postcode | No. of highly engaged buyers | |
Berwick (VIC) |
3806 |
41,860 |
Buderim (QLD) |
4556 |
38,452 |
Kew (VIC) |
3101 |
33,229 |
Point Cook (VIC) |
3030 |
32,671 |
Brighton (VIC) |
3186 |
32,262 |
Croydon (VIC) |
3136 |
32,230 |
Richmond (VIC) |
3121 |
31,833 |
Mount Martha (VIC) |
3934 |
31,268 |
Frankston (VIC) |
3199 |
31,265 |
Werribee (VIC) |
3030 |
30,908 |
Units
Postcode | No. of highly engaged buyers | |
Melbourne (VIC) |
3000 |
74,890 |
Surfers Paradise (QLD) |
4217 |
51,659 |
South Yarra (VIC) |
3141 |
44,863 |
St Kilda (VIC) |
3182 |
39,082 |
Richmond (VIC) |
3121 |
36,139 |
Southbank (VIC) |
3006 |
33,360 |
Hawthorn (VIC) |
3122 |
33,038 |
Brisbane City (QLD) |
4000 |
32,812 |
Southport (QLD) |
4215 |
29,702 |
Adelaide (SA) |
5000 |
28,554 |
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