The Hills · 2775
Lower Macdonald, NSW
8.3% gross yield, 87% under your cap.
NextSuburb scoreTier C
59Average
Median house
$195k
5y growth
5.0%/yr
Gross yield
8.3%
Vacancy
1.3%
Stable entry · room to scaleLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~2 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 yield8.3%100/100
- Rental demand1.3% vacancy68/100
- Income growth+16.0% (5y)64/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability87% under cap87/100
Why this score
Lower Macdonald scores 59/100 (Average). The two strongest signals: 8.3% gross rental yield and 1.3% vacancy rate. The standout watch-out: no major construction project was found within the suburb's catchment.
Drivers
- Rental yield8.3%
- Budget headroom87% under cap
- Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
- Tight rentals1.3%
Risks
- No major construction project in this state
Nearest infrastructure
Sydney Metro West — Parramatta50.2 km away
Construction · $25.0bn · completion 2030
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
Comparable suburbs
Three NSW suburbs in the same budget band with the closest NextSuburb scores.
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