Lake Cargelligo, NSW
86% under your cap, 4.1% gross yield.
About Lake Cargelligo
Located in the Lachlan LGA, Lake Cargelligo sits roughly 452 km west of central Sydney. The five-year capital-growth rate sits at 5.0%/yr, gross yield around 4.1%, and vacancy at 2.6%. Five-year population growth of 6.5% and income growth of 13.0% feed the 29/100 NextSuburb score for 2672.
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 yield4.1%83/100
- Rental demand2.6% vacancy35/100
- Income growth+13.0% (5y)52/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability86% under cap86/100
Why this score
Lake Cargelligo scores 29/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 4.1% gross rental yield and 6.5% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: population of 1,430 makes the market illiquid.
- Budget headroom86% under cap
- Rental yield4.1%
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
- Only 1,430 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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