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EP. 1417 - AUSTRALIA’S FITTEST POSTCODES: WHERE PROPERTY MEETS PEAK PERFORMANCE
What makes certain Australian postcodes magnets for both active lifestyles and property investment? The surprising answer lies at the intersection of community infrastructure, natural assets, and local government priorities.
We dive into Australia's fittest postcodes, revealing an unexpected leader - the ACT boasts an impressive 73% sport participation rate among residents aged 15+, outpacing even Queensland with its year-round inviting climate. This challenges conventional wisdom about which areas prioritize healthy living.
The Northern Beaches claims the second spot among Australia's healthiest postcodes, offering everything from surfing to organized sports. Lane Cove earns recognition through dedicated local government initiatives fostering community activity, while the Blue Mountains - particularly Glenbrook - tops the list with its abundance of bushwalking trails and natural swimming spots.
These findings explain why property values follow predictable patterns globally. The most desirable suburbs consistently offer proximity to CBDs and water features - whether beaches or harbours. It's no coincidence Sydney's premium areas like Manly (with both beach and harbour access) and Bondi command such high prices. The connection is clear: areas promoting active lifestyles through thoughtful urban planning and natural amenities create competition among buyers, driving property values upward.
We also explore the substantial investment councils make in maintaining parks and recreational spaces. These green assets aren't merely pleasant additions - they're fundamental drivers of property value, health outcomes, and community satisfaction. When you consider your next property move, don't just evaluate the house - examine the active lifestyle opportunities surrounding it.
Ready to discover how your local parks and recreational spaces might be silently boosting your property value? Listen now and gain insights that could influence your next real estate decision or simply help you appreciate the valuable community assets right at your doorstep.
Australia's Fittest Postcodes Postcodes. You're not going to believe which ones they are. Stay tuned, I'm the ringleader, so let's go. Ooh la, la, la, la, la la la. Good morning, billy Drury.
Speaker 2:Good morning everyone. Morning Mark. Good topic this. I was strolling around Sydney yesterday Admiring what a beautiful city we live in.
Speaker 1:Beautiful, yeah, and you know what? I think we sort of take it, not take it for granted. But you know parks, sure they're all done, they're all paid for, they're all big and they're beautiful or in place. But we have a stop, look around and go, oh, this is nice, or just some basic stuff. We're going to talk about that. Add these things also, add value to your mind, body, spirit, soul and property value. So some of the obvious things we're going to talk about today which are pretty surprising. Now the first obvious one which you mentioned I could not believe which state took the cake.
Speaker 2:Yeah, surprisingly I mean look, don't get me wrong the facts here aren't widely reported for every suburb, so I guess we just have to work with what we've got. However, the state with the highest participation of sport activities for people age 15 and over was drumroll ACT with a 73% participation rate. I was shocked.
Speaker 1:Wow. So they just get out there, the Canberrians just get out there and they just have fun. Make it happen, play a bit of sport, go for a walk. Really I would have thought, maybe Queensland.
Speaker 2:I don't know, maybe Queensland's retiring weather, I don't know yeah.
Speaker 1:They're not participating, obviously. So tell me, what else do you know? Billy Bob, you fairly well researched on this this morning.
Speaker 2:Yeah, well, I had to do a little bit of digging. I guess how this ties back to property is if this can benefit you physically, emotionally, socially, you're going to be all around just a better, happier version of yourself. I truly believe that. Yeah, it's no coincidence. Everyone wants to live in the same place and that drives property prices. It's organic sort of growth, but it's organic competition. People always say Sydney is getting more and more expensive to live in and therefore some people choose to have a different lifestyle outside of Sydney. But it's no coincidence that people want to live in the same place and you tie this back to the most active postcodes. Um, we've got three few this morning that all offer different things, but no wonder that they're making the news headlines so northern beaches, how's that ranking?
Speaker 2:well, northern beaches is number two on our list, but this is no in no particular order. But this is from, basically, what are the healthiest postcodes in Australia? Number two was Northern Beaches. Northern Beaches obviously has a huge amount of local sport, whether it be surfing the beach or all the local sporting activities. We're so fortunate to just have all that on our doorstep. So you know, people do take that for granted, but you don't really need to go far to get yourself involved in something now what people may not know is if you, if you're trending this off property values as well.
Speaker 1:The most expensive suburbs in the world are ranked in a matter of proximity to a cbd and proximity to water, water being harbor or beach. So if you think about, you know not all but the good majority, it's all wired into that. So when you think about and then if you look at it on a scale, that's world scale. If you think of it on a scale like Sydney, you know. You've got Manly it's got a beach, it's got a harbour, it's close to the city. You've got Mossman it's got a harbour, it's close to the city and the prices start going up accordingly. You've got Bondi it's further from the city but it's on a beach. It carries good prices. So if you're ever trying to weigh how is this working with price, always think about that proximity to a CBD and proximity to a waterway, beach or abour. But even since COVID's come and gone, it's still as important to be close to that CBD. People love it.
Speaker 2:People do love it. People also love having their recreational areas set up around them, and that's why I think government puts such a huge investment into making sure that these things are delivered. And so number three on our list this morning Lane Co has been highlighted as an inclusion in the list of Australia's healthiest local government areas underscores its commitment for fostering an active community, so it doesn't just need to be about living on the beach. If you've got your local government pushing that community side of things, that does it for you.
Speaker 1:Well, Lane Cove's still got a bit of water going through it. It's still close to the CBD, but when I think Lane Cove I think trees. It's just such a green, happy green suburb.
Speaker 2:Well, if you like trees, you're going to love number one. Blue Mountains was the first on the list, and that is Glenbrook. In particular, located in the lower Blue Mountains, offers residents and visitors a variety of outdoor activities. The suburb is very well known for bushwalking trails, such as the Red Hands Cave, natural swimming spots like Jelly Bean Pool and Blue Pool, and these often encourage residents really good outdoor activities on the weekend.
Speaker 1:And you know what it must cost, like we forget about it, but it must cost just an enormous amount to manage and run this infrastructure of parks. So I know, in our areas we rock around, we see these sports fields and we see these parks. But you know, you think about your own backyard and having to mow that lawn. It's such a drag and you have to do it once a week, once a fortnight, once a month. Can you imagine that? Like what a mission it is for a council to manage all these parks that we that are there for us to enjoy. You know they're weeding them, they're mowing them, they're doing the edges, hedges, whatever it is along there. It's a big, it's a, it's a lot, it's a lot. So you know, I know taxpayers always like where's my money going? But? But that must just be massive.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and so if you've got one near you, you can say you're lucky and I think you can say it's directly impacting your property price in a good way, because quite often these assets aren't sold either. So it means no house built next to you, space next to you. We've seen it in dy. Walter gorse park is a great example six million dollar park and now that's really the tied into the town center of dy huge, absolutely huge.
Speaker 1:So there you go, something to think about that's directly under your nose, that you haven't even probably thought about lately, but, um, it's definitely adding to property, property values and your health in, like you said, in in so many ways lisa's found something that takes away from property value.
Speaker 2:How many potholes are on your street?
Speaker 1:she's been complaining about this. I reckon sydney's having a real bad turn for potholes.
Speaker 2:The last, the last six months wow, it's out of control well, my normal drive to work this morning and the potholes that have been sitting there for the last four weeks and I've noticed them getting pretty bad, so the last four weeks I've been really paying attention to swerve them. They just got filled.
Speaker 1:So you're noticing it as well.
Speaker 2:Well, they just got filled over the weekend, so someone's out there doing something.
Speaker 1:Nice, nice. There you go. We're hopefully going to do a few more, but it is a problem. But have a great day everyone. Enjoy this beautiful rainy weather that we've got in Sydney today and enjoy your park.
Speaker 2:Enjoy your park. You don't need to do much to get out there. Just go for a walk, take it in, appreciate it, low impact.
Speaker 1:Get out there. See you, buddy, take care, see you, get out there see you, buddy, take care, see ya bye.