Hunter · 130 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Fastest-growing Hunter LGA. Hospital anchor, expressway access, and yields that still stack — flood maps are the homework.
Median house
$760k
Units $520k
5-yr growth
6.4%
1y 5.1% · 10y 6.2% p.a.
Gross yield
4.1%
Units 5.0% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.1%
25 days on market · 310 listings
Owner-occupier share
63%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
2.7% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
1.20
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
77/100
Clearance 61% · vacancy 1.1% · search +24%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $411k | $281k |
| 2017 | $439k | $300k |
| 2018 | $492k | $337k |
| 2019 | $513k | $351k |
| 2020 | $518k | $354k |
| 2021 | $568k | $389k |
| 2022 | $630k | $431k |
| 2023 | $642k | $440k |
| 2024 | $659k | $451k |
| 2025 | $730k | $500k |
| 2026 | $760k | $520k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.