Located in New South Wales within the Singleton local government area, McDougalls Hill is a quiet locality (postcode 2330). It is home to about 131 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in McDougalls Hill stand at $904,000, having declined steeply by 34.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Singleton LGA is below average at 3,442 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($904K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -34.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.