Hillston, NSW
80% under your cap, 3.9% gross yield.
About Hillston
Hillston is a suburb of the Carrathool council area in New South Wales, about 527 km west of the Sydney CBD. Median house prices have moved 5.0%/yr over the past five years, with gross rental yields around 3.9% and vacancy at 2.6%. Population has grown 6.5% over five years and household income 13.0%, both factored into the 29/100 NextSuburb score.
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+6.0% YoY20/100
- Rental yield3.9%78/100
- Rental demand2.6% vacancy35/100
- Income growth+13.0% (5y)52/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability80% under cap80/100
Why this score
Hillston scores 29/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 3.9% gross rental yield and 6.5% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: population of 1,547 makes the market illiquid.
- Budget headroom80% under cap
- Rental yield3.9%
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
- Only 1,547 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
- Listings up 6.0% YoY — supply easing
Nearest infrastructure
Construction · $11.0bn · completion 2026
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
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60-month score history
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