Willoughby · 2068

Middle Cove, NSW

incomes +19.0% (5y), listings tightening 4.0% YoY.

NextSuburb scoreTier C
44Below trend
Median house
$3.50M
5y growth
5.0%/yr
Gross yield
1.4%
Vacancy
1.3%
Stable but fully pricedLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~11 sales/yr) can distort medians. Treat the score with caution and weight the eight-signal breakdown over the headline number.
Last updated May 2026Next refresh 3 June 2026Informational only — not financial advice

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%/yr
    50/100
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
    65/100
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
    70/100
  • Rental yield1.4%
    28/100
  • Rental demand1.3% vacancy
    68/100
  • Income growth+19.0% (5y)
    76/100
  • Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline
    0/100
  • Affordabilityabove cap
    0/100

Why this score

Middle Cove scores 44/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 19.0% income growth and 1.3% vacancy rate. The standout watch-out: the median is 233% of a typical budget.

Drivers
  • Income growth+19.0% (5y)
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.3%
  • Population growth+6.5% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (233% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.4%)

Nearest infrastructure

WestConnex M4–M5 Link13.8 km away

Recently completed · $16.8bn · completion 2024

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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60-month score history

Backfilled — live history begins May 2026
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