Burnie most affordable family-friendly city in Australia: Suncorp

With a potential savings of up to $400,000, a new Suncorp report suggests it is little wonder more Australians are moving to regional cities such as Burnie, Tasmania, with its $230,000 median house price.

The Suncorp Family Friendly City report notes buying a family home in Burnie costs almost a third of what you will pay to live in a major capital like Sydney, which is unsurprisingly the most expensive place on the list to own a house.

Rounding out the most expensive places to live with Sydney are the resource boom hotspot Darwin and home of the national public service sector Canberra.

Located on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Burnie was also ranked as Australia’s healthiest city, according to the report.

Burnie has been labeled the healthiest city due to each resident only visiting their doctor on average 1.3 times over the course of the year.

Surprisingly, they were also ranked among the nation’s unhealthiest when residents were asked how they feel about their own health.

Other positives of Burnie include a low crime rate of 3,769 crimes per 100,000 of the population – making Burnie the fifth safest city in the report.

But the bad comes with the good, and Burnie recorded the highest unemployment rate – equal 29^th place with Victoria’s Ballarat – at 8%.

Burnie also recorded the lowest median weekly disposable income of $595 – equal 28^th place with its neighbours Launceston and Hobart.

Burnie also came last in the connectivity category, with only 59.8% of households having broadband internet.

However it could be the place for you if childcare is important – it is third for the least crowded childcare, with 65 children per childcare centre.

Overall, Burnie ranked equal 11th in terms of family friendliness, sharing the spot with Mackay in Queensland.

Burnie topped the list as the most affordable city with a median house price of $230,000.

A three-bedroom property located on Elizabeth Street offering sea and port views (pictured below) comes with an asking price of $254,000

Almost $400,000 above the median house price, a four-bedroom home located on Lorrie Place, Burnie (pictured below), can be yours from $665,600.

The property boasts three bathrooms, a grand foyer, a stacker stone feature wall and offers expansive sea views.

On the expensive end of the spectrum is a five-bedroom home on Ridgley Highway acreage (pictured below) with an asking price of $1,595,000.

There's a modern, recently renovated two-bedroom cottage also included on the 146-hectare property.

The full Suncorp report can be read here.