Mount Wilson (postcode 2786) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Blue Mountains local government area. It is home to about 81 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward finance & insurance and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Mount Wilson has a median house price of $1.7 million, which has climbed sharply by 39.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,494.
The crime rate in the Blue Mountains LGA is low at 1,840 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.6% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.7M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +39.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.