Central West · 254 km to Sydney CBD · snapshot 2026-06-01
Food-wine-health regional standout. Diversified employment (health, education, agribusiness, mining services) and sub-1% vacancy.
Median house
$720k
Units $480k
5-yr growth
6.1%
1y 4.7% · 10y 6.3% p.a.
Gross yield
4.3%
Units 5.0% · annual rent ÷ price
Vacancy
1.0%
28 days on market · 200 listings
Owner-occupier share
62%
Higher = more stable holding base
Population growth
1.8% p.a.
ABS-pattern projection
Supply ratio
0.90
Approvals ÷ household formation — >1.3 = oversupply watch
Sentiment index
70/100
Clearance 57% · vacancy 1.0% · search +19%
Reconstructed from growth-rate bands in the indicative dataset — Phase 1 replaces this with NSW Valuer General bulk sales.
| Point | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $419k | $280k |
| 2017 | $437k | $292k |
| 2018 | $442k | $295k |
| 2019 | $486k | $324k |
| 2020 | $538k | $358k |
| 2021 | $548k | $365k |
| 2022 | $563k | $376k |
| 2023 | $629k | $420k |
| 2024 | $674k | $449k |
| 2025 | $677k | $451k |
| 2026 | $720k | $480k |
Modelled on NSW Valuer General sales patterns, ABS census & building approvals, RBA lending indicators, and published auction clearance data. Full methodology.