Located in New South Wales within the Tamworth Regional local government area, Hillvue is a mid-sized suburb (postcode 2340). It is home to about 6,528 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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 professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Hillvue stand at $675,000, having posted strong gains by 9% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $420,000 (-9.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Public transport access includes 110 bus stops. The crime rate in the Tamworth Regional LGA is moderate at 6,891 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($675K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +9.0% year-on-year.