Central West · 200 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
University-and-government regional centre with a manufacturing base. Steady demand, student-led rental depth.
Median house
$690k
Units $460k
5-yr growth
5.6%
1y 4.1% · 10y 5.9% p.a.
Gross yield
4.2%
Units 5.1% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.1%
30 days on market · 190 listings
Owner-occupier share
60%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
1.6% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
1.00
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
64/100
Clearance 55% · vacancy 1.1% · search +13%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $396k | $264k |
| 2017 | $422k | $281k |
| 2018 | $472k | $314k |
| 2019 | $490k | $327k |
| 2020 | $493k | $329k |
| 2021 | $540k | $360k |
| 2022 | $594k | $396k |
| 2023 | $601k | $401k |
| 2024 | $610k | $407k |
| 2025 | $669k | $446k |
| 2026 | $690k | $460k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.