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An aerial view of the Ampol oil refinery on Brisbane\u2019s Lytton Island which has been under pressure since fears of fuel supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Picture: Dan Peled\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
New data reveals some of Australia\u2019s most affordable suburbs rank among the top 50 most energy-efficient regions in the country \u2013 leaving capital cities stumbling.<\/p>\n
New iSelect data shows seven of the top 50 most energy-efficient areas were priced below the national median house price of $480,719 \u2013 one of which, Boddington (median $330,833) in Western Australia, ranked second best in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a common assumption that energy-efficient living comes with a premium price tag, however, the data tells a different story,\u201d the iSelect research statement said. <\/p>\n
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More than 700 residents and visitors at the South32 Summer by the River celebration in Boddington WA which has been ranked second in the country for energy-efficiency. Picture: Shire of Boddington\/Facebook<\/p>\n
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The latest iSelect energy-efficiency rankings have some surprise results. Source: iSelect<\/p>\n
Among affordable areas on the top 50 list were Fraser Coast (median $469,105), Bundaberg $428,139 and Gladstone $410,231 \u2013 \u201call well below what most Australians picture when they think of a high-performing, efficient home\u201d.<\/p>\n
The data showed the median house prices across Australia\u2019s top 10 most energy-efficient regions was $664,959 with places like Sydney\u2019s most expensive council region Mosman far down the research list ranked 328th out of 365 for energy efficiency.<\/p>\n
The Sunshine Coast was named Australia\u2019s most energy-efficient region, with cheaper parts of Queensland like Fraser Coast ranked third, Gympie fifth, Moreton Bay seventh and Bundaberg ninth. Apart from Boddington, other WA areas in the top 10 were WA\u2019s Augusta Margaret River fourth, Murray sixth, Chittering eighth and Serpentine-Jarrahdale 10th.<\/p>\n
All had solar takeup over 60 per cent across homes there, with WA\u2019s highest-ranked LGAs Boddington and Augusta Margaret River leading the top 10 on new construction efficiency and Energy Star ratings.<\/p>\n
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Australia\u2019s most expensive council area Mosman in Sydney was ranked towards the bottom for energy efficiency, 328th out of a group of 365 areas surveyed<\/p>\n