Companion guide
How Stickybeak works alongside realestate.com.au.
realestate.com.au is where you find what’s for sale. Stickybeak is where you check what the suburb is actually like before you turn up to the inspection. They cover different ground, and they’re better used in order than in competition. Here’s the workflow.
Two tools, one workflow
- 1.
Browse listings on realestate.com.au.
Postcode, price range, beds, baths, parking. realestate.com.au is the index of what’s actually available right now.
- 2.
Run the suburb through Stickybeak.
Drop the postcode into Stickybeak and you’ll see the 17 things that don’t appear in a listing: flood and bushfire overlays, strata health, air quality, traffic crash rates, childcare quality, schools in catchment, FHB scheme eligibility, ATO investor share, demographics and growth.
- 3.
Decide which listings are worth your Saturday.
Inspection time is the scarce resource. Use the suburb data to drop the listings you’d regret turning up to and double down on the ones that suit you.
What each tool covers
Listings portals and suburb analysts answer different questions. This table isn’t a scorecard, it’s a map of who owns what. Use realestate.com.au for the green-tick columns under its name; use Stickybeak for the ones under ours.
| Feature | Stickybeak | REA |
|---|---|---|
| Median price + growth | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rental market + yield | ✓ | ✓ |
| FHB eligibility + schemes | ✓ | — |
| Serviceability check | ✓ | — |
| Auction context + underquoting | Coming soon | — |
| Flood risk overlay | ✓ | — |
| Bushfire risk overlay | ✓ | — |
| Building orders | ✓ | — |
| Strata health + disputes | ✓ | — |
| Air quality (AQI) | ✓ | — |
| Traffic volume + crash data | ✓ | — |
| SEIFA socio-economic index | ✓ | — |
| ATO tax + investor lens | ✓ | — |
| Childcare quality (NQS) | ✓ | — |
| Schools in catchment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Demographics (Census) | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Verdict per suburb | ✓ | — |
| Dealbreakers report | ✓ | — |
After you’ve found a listing on realestate.com.au
Say you’ve spotted a two-bedder in Marrickville on realestate.com.au, listed at $1.1m. realestate.com.au will give you the median price, school catchments, demographics and a price guide. Before you commit to the open, Stickybeak adds the flood and bushfire overlays, the strata complaints history for the building, the air quality band, traffic crash rates on the streets nearby, the childcare NQS ratings if you’ve got kids in your near future, and whether you qualify for the FHB scheme. Same suburb, different lens.
Frequently asked questions
- Should I use Stickybeak instead of realestate.com.au?
- No. Use both. realestate.com.au has the listings; Stickybeak has the suburb context. They answer different questions and the workflow is best when they’re stacked, not swapped.
- Does Stickybeak list properties for sale?
- No. We’re not a portal. For listings, realestate.com.au or Domain are still the right tools. We focus on the suburb-level data that helps you decide whether a listing is worth your time before you book the inspection.
- Is Stickybeak free?
- Yes. Every suburb report is free, no login required. We think the suburb-level context that helps you make a $1m decision shouldn’t be gated.
- Where does the data come from?
- NSW government open data, ABS Census, ATO Taxation Statistics, ACECQA, BOM, NSW Spatial Services and OpenStreetMap. Each card links to its primary source.