Up Sticks: Australia Suburbs
Rent, schools, real commutes
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Moving to Australia? Find the right suburb before you land.
Up Sticks ranks Sydney and Melbourne suburbs by the real drive time to the places that matter to you, like work, family or the beach. It then shows you the rent, schools and transit for each one, so you can choose where to live with data instead of guesswork.
HOW IT WORKS
• Add the places you need to reach, such as a workplace, a school or a relative, and set a maximum drive time for each.
• Up Sticks calculates the real road drive time to every destination and ranks the suburbs that fit all of your limits at once.
• Open any suburb to see photos of the area, typical rents, nearby schools and public transport.
WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
• Real drive times, not straight-line distance. The ranking reflects the roads you would actually drive.
• Filter by what matters. Set rent ranges, income and schools-nearby as hard filters before the commute cap is applied.
• Sourced data, not best guesses. Rents, census figures, schools and transit come from published datasets, with sources listed in the app.
• See the area before you fly out, with curated photos of each suburb.
COVERAGE
Up Sticks currently covers Sydney and Melbourne. More Australian cities are planned.
PRICING
Browse and search for free. Unlock real drive-time ETAs and the full ranked list for a single search, or get a 30-day Relocation Pass for unlimited searches while you house-hunt.
Questions or feedback? Visit https://upsticks.app
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A new Purchases screen in Settings shows your Pass status and every search upgrade you've bought, each named after the search it unlocked. You canrestore purchases and request a refund from Apple without leaving the app.
Settings now includes a privacy control to turn off usage data.
Fixes: search results no longer truncate on iPad, and map tiles render
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The developer, Sam Rowley, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sam Rowley
- Size
- 25.4 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Relocation Pass $14.99
- Single-search upgrade $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sam Rowley