Located in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area, Luskintyre is a quiet locality (postcode 2321). With a population of 216, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $132K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Luskintyre is $1.4 million, having climbed sharply by 17.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $635. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,700.
Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.4% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +17.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.