Hunter · 125 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Lake-and-coast lifestyle market with Newcastle employment 15 minutes away. Constrained supply, steady compounding.
Median house
$890k
Units $620k
5-yr growth
5.6%
1y 4.0% · 10y 5.8% p.a.
Gross yield
3.7%
Units 4.7% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.2%
28 days on market · 270 listings
Owner-occupier share
66%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
1.5% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
0.90
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
69/100
Clearance 60% · vacancy 1.2% · 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 | $528k | $368k |
| 2017 | $578k | $403k |
| 2018 | $583k | $406k |
| 2019 | $603k | $420k |
| 2020 | $674k | $469k |
| 2021 | $719k | $501k |
| 2022 | $718k | $500k |
| 2023 | $762k | $531k |
| 2024 | $843k | $588k |
| 2025 | $863k | $602k |
| 2026 | $890k | $620k |
No structural risk flags in the dataset. Always complete pest/building inspections and flood/bushfire searches on any specific property.
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.