Blacktown · 2770
Emerton, NSW
listings tightening 5.0% YoY, tight 1.3% vacancy.
NextSuburb scoreTier C
47Average
Median house
$904k
5y growth
5.0%/yr
Gross yield
1.8%
Vacancy
1.3%
Growth-led, low cashflowLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~18 sales/yr) can distort medians. Treat the score with caution and weight the eight-signal breakdown over the headline number.
Eight-signal breakdown
Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.
- Capital growth (5y)5.0%/yr50/100
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)65/100
- Supply tightening-5.0% YoY75/100
- Rental yield1.8%37/100
- Rental demand1.3% vacancy68/100
- Income growth+16.0% (5y)64/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability40% under cap40/100
Why this score
Emerton scores 47/100 (Average). The two strongest signals: 1.3% vacancy rate and 6.5% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: gross yield of 1.8% leaves modest cashflow.
Drivers
- Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
- Tight rentals1.3%
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
- Income growth+16.0% (5y)
Risks
- Thin gross yield (1.8%)
- No major construction project in this state
Nearest infrastructure
M12 Motorway12.9 km away
Construction · $1.6bn · completion 2026
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
Comparable suburbs
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