Hunter · 117 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Largest regional city in the state. Diversifying off coal into health, university and energy — with a beach-city lifestyle bid.
Median house
$1.08m
Units $690k
5-yr growth
5.5%
1y 3.7% · 10y 6.1% p.a.
Gross yield
3.3%
Units 4.5% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.3%
29 days on market · 420 listings
Owner-occupier share
58%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
1.6% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
0.95
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
72/100
Clearance 64% · vacancy 1.3% · search +15%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $655k | $418k |
| 2017 | $656k | $419k |
| 2018 | $700k | $447k |
| 2019 | $785k | $501k |
| 2020 | $817k | $522k |
| 2021 | $824k | $526k |
| 2022 | $899k | $574k |
| 2023 | $988k | $631k |
| 2024 | $990k | $633k |
| 2025 | $1.02m | $649k |
| 2026 | $1.08m | $690k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.