NSW
13 AREASSydney☀ 4.6h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Newcastle☀ 4.7h/daySaves $1,500–$2,100Wollongong☀ 4.5h/daySaves $1,400–$1,900Central Coast☀ 4.6h/daySaves $1,450–$2,000Blacktown☀ 4.7h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Parramatta☀ 4.7h/daySaves $1,550–$2,100Penrith☀ 4.8h/daySaves $1,700–$2,300Sutherland Shire☀ 4.6h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Northern Beaches☀ 4.6h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Liverpool☀ 4.7h/daySaves $1,600–$2,100Campbelltown☀ 4.7h/daySaves $1,550–$2,100Blue Mountains☀ 4.5h/daySaves $1,450–$1,900Hunter Valley☀ 4.8h/daySaves $1,550–$2,100
VIC
8 AREASMelbourne☀ 4h/daySaves $1,200–$1,700Geelong☀ 4h/daySaves $1,200–$1,700Ballarat☀ 3.8h/daySaves $1,100–$1,600Bendigo☀ 4.2h/daySaves $1,200–$1,700Mornington Peninsula☀ 4h/daySaves $1,200–$1,700Frankston☀ 4h/daySaves $1,200–$1,650Melton☀ 4.1h/daySaves $1,250–$1,750Cranbourne☀ 4h/daySaves $1,200–$1,700
QLD
8 AREASBrisbane☀ 5.2h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Gold Coast☀ 5.2h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Sunshine Coast☀ 5.3h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Townsville☀ 5.6h/daySaves $1,800–$2,400Cairns☀ 5.4h/daySaves $1,700–$2,300Toowoomba☀ 5.3h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Ipswich☀ 5.2h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200Logan☀ 5.2h/daySaves $1,600–$2,200
SA
2 AREASWA
4 AREASPerth☀ 5.4h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Mandurah☀ 5.4h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Rockingham☀ 5.4h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000Bunbury☀ 5.2h/daySaves $1,500–$2,000
TAS
2 AREASNT
1 AREADarwin☀ 5.8h/daySaves $1,500–$2,100
ACT
1 AREACanberra☀ 4.5h/daySaves $1,300–$1,800
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