Located in New South Wales within the Lithgow local government area, Hartley is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2790). It is home to about 478 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Hartley has a median house price of $1.4 million, which has risen by 3.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $440. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lithgow LGA is moderate at 4,772 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.7% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +3.8% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.