Every suburb was built by a few decades and one kind of dirt. Pick yours and see who built it, what is under the floor and in the walls, and how fast the old houses are going.
63 suburbs
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · coastal sand · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · alluvial loams and silts · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · hills soils on slope · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly hills homes on sloping blocks · hills soils on slope · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly interwar bungalows · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · bay of biscay reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · limestone and calcrete · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · hills soils on slope · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · limestone and calcrete · high rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · alluvial loams and silts · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · bay of biscay reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly rural living and farmlets · alluvial loams and silts · low rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · sandy loam · low rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · bay of biscay reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · bay of biscay reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly beach shacks and holiday homes · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · bay of biscay reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · coastal sand · low rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · coastal sand · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly post-war trust and commission homes · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly hills homes on sloping blocks · hills soils on slope · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · hills soils on slope · low rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · alluvial loams and silts · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · coastal sand · low rebuild pressure
Mostly rural living and farmlets · alluvial loams and silts · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · coastal sand · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · limestone and calcrete · high rebuild pressure
31 suburbs
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · sandy loam · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · sandy loam · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · coastal sand · high rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · basalt plains clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly interwar bungalows · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly interwar bungalows · basalt plains clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · basalt plains clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · sandy loam · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · sandy loam · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly interwar bungalows · basalt plains clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · basalt plains clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · coastal sand · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1960s cream brick veneer · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · reactive clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · basalt plains clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly beach shacks and holiday homes · coastal sand · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · sandy loam · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 2000s estates · basalt plains clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · basalt plains clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · basalt plains clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · alluvial loams and silts · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · reactive clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly villas and cottages · coastal sand · low rebuild pressure
Mostly infill townhouses and rebuilds · basalt plains clay · high rebuild pressure
Mostly narrow-lot estates · basalt plains clay · low rebuild pressure
Mostly 1970s brown brick · reactive clay · medium rebuild pressure
Mostly 1980s-90s brick veneer · basalt plains clay · medium rebuild pressure
Street-level generalisations from council heritage studies, ABS dwelling-age data, soil classification maps and BuildPilot partner site reports. Every street has exceptions. A soil test, a building inspection and the council's overlay map beat any suburb profile, including this one.
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