Northern Beaches · 2105
Scotland Island, NSW
incomes +18.0% (5y), population +6.5% (5y).
NextSuburb scoreTier C
43Below trend
Median house
$1.56M
5y growth
5.0%/yr
Gross yield
1.6%
Vacancy
1.5%
Stable but fully pricedLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~6 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-2.0% YoY60/100
- Rental yield1.6%33/100
- Rental demand1.5% vacancy63/100
- Income growth+18.0% (5y)72/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordabilityabove cap0/100
Why this score
Scotland Island scores 43/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 18.0% income growth and 6.5% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: the median is 104% of a typical budget.
Drivers
- Income growth+18.0% (5y)
- Population growth+6.5% (5y)
- Tight rentals1.5%
- Supply tightening-2.0% YoY
Risks
- At top of budget (104% of cap)
- Thin gross yield (1.6%)
Nearest infrastructure
Sydney Metro West — Olympic Park31.0 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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