Domain.com.au Property Scraper

Extract property listings from Domain.com.au — Australia's second largest real estate platform (News Corp) with 350K+ active listings and 9M+ monthly visitors. Covers sale, rent and sold properties with full auction data, price guide, agent info, school catchments and more.

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What It Does

Scrapes Domain.com.au search result pages and optionally fetches individual listing detail pages. Returns structured JSON for each property including address, price, property type, bedrooms/bathrooms, agent info, description, features and auction status.

Default run (prefill input): Scrapes ~20-50 sale listings from Sydney CBD, completes in under 3 minutes, and produces a non-empty dataset.

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How It Works

Domain.com.au is a Next.js application. This actor:

1. Fetches search page HTML via got-scraping with Australian residential proxy
2. Parses listing cards from the DOM using Cheerio ([data-testid*="listing-card"])
3. Extracts listing ID, URL, price, address, beds/baths/cars, agent, property type and tags
4. Paginates via ?page=2, ?page=3 etc.
5. Optionally fetches each listing's detail page for rich data (description, features, inspection times)

No browser or Playwright needed — pure HTTP + HTML parsing.

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Input

Quick Start (Default)

The actor runs out of the box with no configuration. Default input scrapes sale listings from Sydney:

{
  "listingType": "sale",
  "suburbs": ["sydney-nsw-2000"],
  "maxListings": 50,
  "maxPages": 5
}

Full Example

{
  "listingType": "sale",
  "suburbs": ["bondi-beach-nsw-2026", "south-yarra-vic-3141"],
  "propertyTypes": ["house", "apartment"],
  "minBedrooms": 2,
  "maxBedrooms": 4,
  "minPrice": 500000,
  "maxPrice": 1500000,
  "auctionOnly": false,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "maxListings": 200,
  "maxPages": 10,
  "requestDelay": 2000,
  "maxConcurrency": 1
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
listingType	string	sale	sale, rent or sold
suburbs	array	["sydney-nsw-2000"]	Suburb slugs (see list below)
startUrls	array	[]	Direct search or listing URLs
propertyTypes	array	[]	Filter: house, apartment, townhouse, villa, land, rural
minBedrooms	integer	0	Minimum bedrooms (0 = no filter)
maxBedrooms	integer	0	Maximum bedrooms (0 = no filter)
minPrice	integer	0	Minimum price AUD (0 = no filter)
maxPrice	integer	0	Maximum price AUD (0 = no filter)
auctionOnly	boolean	false	Only scrape auction listings
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Fetch detail pages for description, features, inspections. Set true for production.
maxListings	integer	50	Total listings cap (0 = unlimited)
maxPages	integer	5	Pages per suburb (~20 listings each)
proxyConfiguration	object	AU residential	Australian residential proxy strongly recommended
requestDelay	integer (ms)	1500	Delay between requests
maxConcurrency	integer	1	Parallel requests (keep low)

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Suburb Slugs

Format: {suburb-name}-{state}-{postcode} (lowercase, hyphens)

Sydney

Slug	Suburb
sydney-nsw-2000	Sydney CBD
bondi-beach-nsw-2026	Bondi Beach
surry-hills-nsw-2010	Surry Hills
manly-nsw-2095	Manly
parramatta-nsw-2150	Parramatta
newtown-nsw-2042	Newtown
mosman-nsw-2088	Mosman
chatswood-nsw-2067	Chatswood
cronulla-nsw-2230	Cronulla

Melbourne

Slug	Suburb
melbourne-vic-3000	Melbourne CBD
south-yarra-vic-3141	South Yarra
richmond-vic-3121	Richmond
st-kilda-vic-3182	St Kilda
fitzroy-vic-3065	Fitzroy
toorak-vic-3142	Toorak
brighton-vic-3186	Brighton

Other Cities

Slug	City
brisbane-qld-4000	Brisbane CBD
perth-wa-6000	Perth CBD
adelaide-sa-5000	Adelaide CBD
hobart-tas-7000	Hobart CBD
canberra-act-2601	Canberra CBD
gold-coast-qld-4217	Gold Coast

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Output

Search Mode (scrapeDetails: false)

Fast extraction from search page cards:

{
  "listingId": "2020804017",
  "listingType": "sale",
  "saleMethod": null,
  "url": "https://www.domain.com.au/4-29-beach-road-bondi-beach-nsw-2026-2020804017",
  "price": 1500000,
  "priceType": "guide",
  "priceDisplay": "Buyers guide $1,500,000",
  "address": "4/29 Beach Road, Bondi Beach",
  "suburb": "Bondi Beach",
  "state": "NSW",
  "postcode": "2026",
  "propertyType": "Apartment / Unit / Flat",
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "bathrooms": 1,
  "carSpaces": null,
  "agentName": "Zakir Abdallaoui",
  "agencyName": "Sydney Sotheby's International Realty",
  "tags": ["New"],
  "isAuction": false,
  "searchSuburb": "bondi-beach-nsw-2026",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T20:19:44.522Z"
}

Detail Mode (scrapeDetails: true)

Rich data from individual listing pages:

{
  "listingId": "2020301768",
  "listingType": "sale",
  "url": "https://www.domain.com.au/castlereagh-sydney-nsw-2000-2020301768",
  "price": null,
  "priceType": "contactAgent",
  "priceDisplay": "Contact Agent",
  "address": "111 Castlereagh",
  "suburb": "Sydney",
  "state": "NSW",
  "postcode": "2000",
  "propertyType": "apartment",
  "bedrooms": 2,
  "bathrooms": 2,
  "carSpaces": 1,
  "agentName": "Belle Property International",
  "description": "Taking in the glorious views of Sydney Harbour...",
  "features": ["Air conditioning", "Dishwasher", "Intercom", "Floorboards"],
  "images": ["https://rimh2.domainstatic.com.au/..."],
  "tags": ["New"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T20:10:52.341Z"
}

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Price Parser

Australian property price formats are parsed into structured data:

Display Text	priceType	price	priceMin	priceMax
$1,200,000	fixed	1200000	—	—
$800,000 - $880,000	range	800000	800000	880000
Buyers Guide $1,500,000	guide	1500000	—	—
Price Guide $1.2M - $1.32M	guide	1200000	1200000	1320000
Offers Over $850,000	offersOver	850000	—	—
From $650,000	from	650000	—	—
Contact Agent	contactAgent	—	—	—
Auction	auction	—	—	—
Expressions of Interest	eoi	—	—	—
$450 per week	perWeek	450	—	—

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Australia-Specific Fields

Auction Detection

Listings with auction sale method are flagged with isAuction: true and saleMethod: "auction". Use auctionOnly: true to filter exclusively for auction listings.

Tags

Market sentiment indicators extracted as boolean flags:

• isPriceReduced — seller dropped the asking price
• isUnderContract — sale agreed, pending settlement
• isHotProperty — high demand
• isNewListing — recently listed

Detail Page Data (requires scrapeDetails: true)

• description — full listing text
• features — property features (aircon, dishwasher, pool etc.)
• inspectionTimes — upcoming open house dates
• schoolCatchments — nearby school zones
• nbnConnection — internet connection type
• floorplanUrl — floor plan image
• councilArea — local municipality

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Modes

Search Mode (default, fast)

Set scrapeDetails: false. Extracts basic data from search page cards. ~20-50 listings per minute.

Detail Mode (rich data)

Set scrapeDetails: true. Fetches each listing's detail page. ~3-5 listings per minute. Returns description, features, inspections and more.

Direct URL Mode

Pass individual listing URLs in startUrls:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.domain.com.au/106-ramsgate-avenue-bondi-beach-nsw-2026-2020804269" }
  ]
}

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Technical Notes

• Proxy: Domain.com.au blocks datacenter IPs aggressively. The default config uses Apify's RESIDENTIAL proxy pool with AU country. This is required for reliable operation.
• Rate Limiting: Keep requestDelay at 1500ms+ and maxConcurrency at 1-2.
• Architecture: Domain uses Next.js SPA. Listing data is extracted from server-rendered HTML cards via Cheerio DOM parsing. No browser or Playwright needed.
• Pagination: Each search page shows ~20 listing cards. The actor paginates via ?page=N parameter.
• Images: Property images from search cards. Detail pages may provide additional high-resolution images.

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Cost & Performance

Mode	Speed	CU per 100 listings
Search only (scrapeDetails: false)	~20-50/min	~0.01
With details (scrapeDetails: true)	~3-5/min	~0.05

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Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
1.0.0	2026-04-30	Initial release — HTML + Cheerio extraction, auction detection, price parser, agent info, detail page enrichment