Australian prize home lotteries 2024: the year in numbers
Last updated 22 September 2026 (AEST) · 4 draws analysed · Method: every draw with a close date inside the 2024 calendar year (AEST), from our own archive of operator draw pages, including draws the operator has since removed. Prize value is the operator's published package total, not an independent valuation.
4 Australian charity lottery draws closed in 2024, run by 2 operators, with a combined published prize value of $11.9M. Yourtown put the most prize value into the market — 97% of the year's total.
This is the finished year, compiled from our own archive of operator draw pages — including the draws the operators have since taken down, which is why a full-year view of this market exists at all.
Nothing here is estimated. Where operators did not publish something — a maximum ticket pool, most often — the report counts how many disclosed it rather than filling the gap with an average.
How to use this page
Read the first table for 2024 against 2023, then the quarter-by-quarter table to see when the money actually moved. The operator table shows who funded the year and how openly each published their odds; the state table shows where the homes were.
| Measure | 2024 | 2023 | ChangeBlank where we hold no comparable prior-year figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draws closing in the year | 4 draws | 3 draws | +33% |
| Operators running them | 2 operators | 1 operators | +100% |
| Total published prize value | $11.9M | $1.08M | +1005% |
| Median prize package | $3M | $300K | +905% |
| Largest single package | $5.6M | $500K | +1020% |
| Median ticket price | Not published | — | — |
| Median published ticket pool | 500,000 tickets | — | — |
| Draws publishing a ticket cap | 3 of 4 (75%) | 0 of 3 (0%) | — |
| Draws that sold out | 0 of 4 (0%) | 0 of 3 (0%) | — |
| Median head start on sell-outs | Not recorded | — | — |
| Quarter | Draws closed | Prize value | Median ticket | Published a capShare of the quarter's draws disclosing a ticket pool | Sold out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 2 | $3.3M | — | 50% | 0% |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2 | $8.6M | — | 100% | 0% |
| Operator | Draws | Prize value | Share of year | Median ticket | Published a cap | Sold out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yourtown | 3 | $11.6M | 97% | — | 100% | 0% |
| Yourtown (Winner) | 1 | $300K | 3% | — | 0% | 0% |
| State or territory | Draws | ShareOf draws that published a location | Prize value | Median ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 3 | 100% | $11.6M | — |
| Draw | Operator | Package value | Ticket from | OddsOnly when the operator published a ticket cap | Location | Closed / closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win $5.6M Yourtown Draw 542 — Tallebudgera Valley, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $5.6M | — | 1 in 800K | Tallebudgera Valley, QLD | 20 December 2024 |
| Win $3M Yourtown Draw 533 — Peregian Beach, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $3M | — | 1 in 500K | Peregian Beach, QLD | 28 January 2024 |
| Win $3M Yourtown Draw 541 — Clear Island Waters, QLD prize home | Yourtown | $3M | — | 1 in 500K | Clear Island Waters, QLD | 10 November 2024 |
| Win $300K Yourtown (Winner) Draw 1142 — Australian prize home | Yourtown (Winner) | $300K | — | Not published | — | 9 February 2024 |
What these numbers mean
Two lines decide whether this market is getting fairer: the share of draws that publish a ticket cap, and the sell-out rate. A cap is the only figure from which a buyer can calculate real odds, so a falling disclosure rate means more people buying blind. A rising sell-out rate with a long head start means printed close dates are drifting away from when tickets actually run out.
Questions people ask
How big was the Australian prize home lottery market in 2024?
4 charity lottery draws closed in 2024 across 2 operators, with a combined published prize value of $11.9M and a median package of $3.0M. Figures come from each operator's own published draw pages, recorded at the time we last fetched them. Charity lotteries are games of chance regulated under state gaming licences. Always confirm the price, close time and terms on the operator's official site before you buy.
Did prize values rise or fall in 2024?
2023 recorded 3 draws worth $1.1M; 2024 recorded 4 draws worth $11.9M. Compare the median package rather than the total, because the total moves with the number of draws as much as with their size.
What share of 2024 draws published their odds?
3 of 4 draws (75%) published a maximum ticket pool, which is the only figure from which real odds can be calculated. The rest did not disclose one, and we never estimate a cap an operator did not print.
How many 2024 draws sold out early?
0 of 4 draws (0%) sold out. We did not record enough paired sell-out and close timestamps in 2024 to publish a median head start.
Which state had the most prize homes in 2024?
Queensland, with 3 of the 3 2024 draws that published a location (100%). Location is where the prize home sits, not where the operator is licensed or where entrants live.
Can I cite this report?
Yes. It is original research compiled from our own archive of operator draw pages, and it is free to quote with attribution. Please cite the page URL and the last-updated date shown above, and note that figures update as late data arrives.