Lucas Heights, NSW
4.0% gross yield, listings tightening 4.0% YoY.
About Lucas Heights
Located in the Sutherland LGA, Lucas Heights sits roughly 29 km south-west of central Sydney. The five-year capital-growth rate sits at 5.0%/yr, gross yield around 4.0%, and vacancy at 1.3%. Five-year population growth of 6.5% and income growth of 15.0% feed the 51/100 NextSuburb score for 2234.
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-4.0% YoY70/100
- Rental yield4.0%80/100
- Rental demand1.3% vacancy68/100
- Income growth+15.0% (5y)60/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability33% under cap33/100
Why this score
Lucas Heights scores 51/100 (Average). The two strongest signals: 4.0% gross rental yield and 1.3% vacancy rate. The standout watch-out: no major construction project was found within the suburb's catchment.
- Rental yield4.0%
- Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
- Tight rentals1.3%
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
- No major construction project in this state
Nearest infrastructure
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.
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60-month score history
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