Hunter · 150 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Entry-price Hunter market with the strongest yields on the list. Tourism and viticulture diversifying a mining base.
Median house
$620k
Units $440k
5-yr growth
6.8%
1y 5.4% · 10y 6.0% p.a.
Gross yield
4.6%
Units 5.5% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.0%
27 days on market · 220 listings
Owner-occupier share
60%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
2.2% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
1.10
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
70/100
Clearance 55% · vacancy 1.0% · search +22%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $332k | $236k |
| 2017 | $354k | $251k |
| 2018 | $397k | $281k |
| 2019 | $412k | $293k |
| 2020 | $416k | $295k |
| 2021 | $455k | $323k |
| 2022 | $507k | $360k |
| 2023 | $519k | $368k |
| 2024 | $534k | $379k |
| 2025 | $594k | $422k |
| 2026 | $620k | $440k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.