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The suburbs where homeowners are most reluctant to sell

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Few people, perhaps, have had to go to the lengths forced upon Daryl Kerrigan in iconic Aussie flick The Castle, to hang on to their beloved home.

Nonetheless, in many places around the country, residents prove very hard to shift indeed.

New data from PropTrack has revealed the suburbs where house owners tend to hang on to their properties the longest.

Continue throughout the gallery to find out where they are.

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10. Ivanhoe East, Victoria
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10. Ivanhoe East, Victoria

In Ivanhoe East, house owners were found to stay put for an average of 19.98 years.

Attribution: LJ Hooker
9. Abbotsbury, NSW
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9. Abbotsbury, NSW

In the western Sydney suburb of Abbotsbury, home of the Treetops Adventure park (pictured), the average period of house ownership is 20.06 years.

Attribution: Ben Rushton
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8. Yarrawarrah, Victoria
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8. Yarrawarrah, Victoria

In Yarrawarrah, the average is just slightly higher at 20.09 years.

Attribution: Simon Alekna
6. Battery Hill, Queensland
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6. Battery Hill, Queensland

Battery Hill house owners hang on for an average of 20.57 years.

Attribution: Google Maps
5. North Yunderup, Western Australia
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5. North Yunderup, Western Australia

The average is 20.75 years in North Yunderup.

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4. Macgregor, Queensland
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4. Macgregor, Queensland

And it's 20.77 years in Macgregor.

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3. Morangup
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3. Morangup

Taking the bronze was rural Morangup, with an average ownership period of 21.18 years.

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2. Mount Ommaney, Queensland
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2. Mount Ommaney, Queensland

The average was 21.51 years in Mount Ommaney.

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1.  Church Point, NSW
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1. Church Point, NSW

But it's Church Point in NSW where house owners linger the longest around the country, with an average ownership period of 22.47 years.

Attribution: Nick Moir
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