Ever-increasing median house prices mean more Australians are adopting the commuter lifestyle and sacrificing CBD proximity for housing affordability and value for money. So if half a mill is to be scoffed at when perusing inner city suburbs, what can it get you right now in Australia’s commuter suburbs?

Werribee Median house price: $315,000

Train commute time: 40 minutes to CBD (55 minutes via train)

Where is Werribee? Werribee is a suburb of Melbourne, 32 km south-west of Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Wyndham

Penrith Median house price: $459,000

CBD commute time: 57 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes by train)

Where is Penrith?: Penrith is a suburb and major centre in the metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney 50 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River.

A house to view: This 4 bedroom home in Cudgee road, Penrith has the space for living an entertaining that an inner-city dweller would dream of. 

Blacktown  Median house price: $526,000

Drive commute time to CBD: 40 minutes

Where is Blacktown? Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Rockingham   Median house price:$444, 500

Drive commute time to CBD: 45 minutes

Where is Rockingham? Rockingham is a city and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle.

A house to view: This two bedroom property is located in Rockingham, WA- a growth suburb touted to be one of Perth’s most desired locations for commuters.

Originally published on realestateVIEW