Seachange on a budget: 50 affordable coastal suburbs making waves with buyers

Aussie home buyers are diving into these beachside suburbs where properties can be found for under $1 million.The temperature may have dropped as we enter the depths of winter, but things are starting to heat up in the nation’s most in-demand beachside suburbs.Dotted along Australia’s coastline are dozens of suburbs where buyer demand has swelled, defying the broader downturn in the property market in recent months.But rather than dropping anchor in prestigious multimillion-dollar markets such as Byron Bay and Noosa, buyers are wading into lesser-known beachside suburbs where their dollar goes much further.Data from PropTrack measuring enquiries per listing on realestate.com.au has revealed the affordable coastal suburbs where buyers are increasingly casting their nets.The data tracks high-intent actions such as emailing an enquiry, calling the agent or downloading documents to uncover the beachside suburbs where demand has increased most.Holiday hotspots on the NSW south coast such as Surfside at Batemans Bay have attracted more buyer enquiries. Picture: realestate.com.au/soldAn increase in buyer demand is often associated with stronger future price performance relative to the wid...