The Slopes (postcode 2754) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Hawkesbury local government area. With a population of 327, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $118K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The Slopes has a median house price of $1.5 million, which has fallen sharply by 17.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $730. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.
The crime rate in the Hawkesbury LGA is below average at 2,682 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -17.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.