Forrest achieved the highest median sale prices in 2011 while its inner south neighbour Deakin achieved the best sales results for units.
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Forrest had 12 sales and a median of $2.325 million. There were 28 sales of units in Deakin, with a median price of $825,000.
Apartments in Civic had the highest gross rental yields of any area within 10km of a capital city, of 7 per cent, while units in Hughes recorded the nation's greatest five-year change in median sales price, with an increase of 143.8 per cent.
Analyst Cameron Kusher said the property market performed weakly this year. Capital city home values fell 4 per cent over the year.
Housing credit growth had been extremely limited, and coupled with low consumer confidence and affordability barriers, this kept prices down.
Charnwood, Macgregor and Ngunnawal had the most affordable median sales prices in the ACT.
Charnwood had 55 sales with a median of $382,000. Macgregor had 145 sales, with a median of $425,000 and Ngunnawal had 114 sales with a median of $430,000.