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Suburb profile ·Bathurst Regional LGA · NSW ·2795

Gormans Hill NSW 2795

Gormans Hill is in Bathurst Regional LGA, NSW, postcode 2795, with population 887.

The read

Income-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$520/wk
Rising
+4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2795 · May 2026
$550
$490
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 4.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$595K
House median, latest period
4.4%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$520/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.5%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
887
887 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
8,328
514 added 12mo · 62MW
Price cycleRising
LowPeak

1.7% below peak · 180.7% above its low

See trend depth →

Price history

Houses to Q3'25 · Units to 2015 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRising
Low · 2007Peak · 2022

1.7% below peak · 180.7% above its low

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
-0.6%
5-yr
+8.4%
10-yr
+7.2%
Indicative cashflow-$178/wk (-$9,232/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Market turnover5.5% of homes traded/yr (23 sales · +5% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.4% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage+7% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 1)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Bgrade · 76/100 · top 24% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 76% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth54
Rental yield88
Stability28
Volatility-18.9ppCycle+2.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Gormans Hill

Owner-occupied 46%Rented 54%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,218 of 3,103 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,103
Reported capital gains1,912
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)78.2/100
The read

High-yield rental market

44% of homes here are owner-occupied and 52% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

Gross yield 4.5% is strong — the case here leans on rental cash flow.

What to check

52% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 22% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

61%
of household income to service a new loan
14.1 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,854/mo vs median rent $2,253/mo (+27% · +$139/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $2,272/mo (-581) · at 6.0% (current): $2,854/mo · at 8.0%: $3,493/mo (+639)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
10.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
48%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,404/mo, while renters pay about $2,253/mo — renting runs $849/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$595K
Household income · yr
$56K
Median rent · wk
$520
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,404
Gross yield
4.5%

Household income

$56K household · yr-31.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$85K
Household
$56K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)21% could service the median house
Under $300
18
$300-649
66
$650-999
50
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
38
$2,000-2,999
48
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
10

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,195/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 70% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,733/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (298 households)22.1% social housing
Owned outright
21%
Owned with mortgage
23%
Rented
52%
Dwelling structure7.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
73%
Townhouse / semi
27%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 78% drive, 0% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

37/ 100 livability index

Top 63% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 37% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (19 stops)52
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,783
3,968 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,968
Total incidents1,783· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault54364%
  • Sexual Offences14517%
  • Robbery111%
  • Break And Enter15418%

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~4.4%
~4.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~3.2% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 96% Residential 3% Industrial 1% Public / Open space 1%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

10,727 people · 202211,788 by 2032 (+9.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Bathurst - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Gormans Hill NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Gormans Hill (postcode 2795) is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Bathurst Regional local government area. The area has roughly 887 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Gormans Hill has a median house price of $595,000, which has increased by 4.4% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $330,000. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,404.

Public transport access includes 19 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Bathurst Regional LGA is below average at 3,968 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($595K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.4% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$595K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability10.6x Stretched
Price Momentum+4.4%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,404
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$520
Gross yield2.1%
Price / income10.6x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q3)6
Property investors · Postcode 2795ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,218 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,103
Reported capital gains1,912
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population887
Median age53
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,083
Personal income · wk$488
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$881 → $1,083
Change+22.9%
vs NSW median+2.3 pp
Median rent+20%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops19
Hospitals · Bathurst Regional LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Bathurst Base Hospitalpublic
Bathurst Private Hospitalprivate · in suburb
Aged care · Bathurst Regional LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places500
Bathurst Riverview Care Community158 places
Catholic Healthcare St Catherine's Aged Care130 places · in suburb
Whiddon Kelso112 places
Catholic Healthcare Macquarie Care Centre55 places
RFBI Bathurst Masonic Village45 places
Childcare · Bathurst Regional LGAACECQA
Services32
Approved places2,036
Exceeding NQS4
Jenny's Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre - Bathurst CBD132 places
Great Beginnings Bathurst129 places
Papilio Early Learning Bathurst105 places
Grow Early Education Kelso103 places
Milestones Early Learning Centre (Bathurst)96 places
Circle Early Learning Bathurst89 places
+26 more in Bathurst Regional LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Gormans Hill for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q3 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 19 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Gormans Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gormans Hill in?

    Gormans Hill is in the Bathurst Regional Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2795. Council-level context for Bathurst Regional LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Gormans Hill?

    The current median house price in Gormans Hill, NSW is $595K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Gormans Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Gormans Hill is $520/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Gormans Hill?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.5%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Gormans Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Gormans Hill show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gormans Hill?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Gormans Hill data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.