Suburb Profile Report for Hughes ACT (2605)

Hughes House: Median price $1,037,500, Annual capital growth 4.05%, Number of sales 58, Weekly median advertised rent $660

Hughes Unit: Median price $260,000, Annual capital growth -8.65%, Number of sales 11, Weekly median advertised rent $385

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Unit

Source: CoreLogic RP Data

Median price
Number of sales

Source: Monthly data update for Apr 2021 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Jan 2021. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

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House Report

Hughes, 2605 ranked 30th in ACT when comparing growth in median property values or capital gain over the last 12 months. Hughes is one of 126 in our list for ACT

Over the longer term, Hughes has seen property prices show investors a 15.47% return over the last 3 years. This is worse than over the last 12 months

Hughes is 74th on a list of best yielding suburbs for rents in ACT with a 3.31% return

Metrics	HOUSE	UNIT
Median price	$1,037,500	$260,000
Quarterly growth	8.30%	N/A
12-month growth	9.79%	N/A
Average Annual Growth	4.05%	-8.65%
Weekly median advertised rent	$660	$385
Number of sales	58	11
Gross rental yield	3.31%	7.70%
Days on market	48.8823529411765	N/A

DSR Score for property investment : Good (H), Excellent (U)

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Demographics

Total population	2956
Median household income ($/weekly)	1898
Median age of persons	42
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)	2167
Average household size	2.5

Census	Count	Percent(%)
5-14 years	380	12.9
25-34 years	288	9.7
35-44 years	412	13.9
45-54 years	440	14.9
55-64 years	313	10.6
Others	1123	38.0

Age Group

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Registered Married	1036	50.9
Not Married	837	41.2
Defacto Relationship	161	7.9

Social Marital Status

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Australia	2048	72.5
Indonesia	46	1.6
Papua New Guinea	58	2.1
United Kingdom	192	6.8
Other	125	4.4
Others	357	12.6

Country of Birth

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Buddhism	46	1.7
Christianity	1548	57.8
Hinduism	44	1.6
Islam	92	3.4
No Religion	914	34.2
Others	32	1.2

Religious Affiliation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
$1,000-$1,249	75	7.6
$1,500-$1,999	121	12.2
$2,500-$2,999	125	12.6
$3,000-$3,499	98	9.9
$4,000 or more	131	13.2
Others	442	44.6

Gross Household Income (Weekly)

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Employed, worked full-time	888	38.7
Not in the labour force	850	37.0
Employed, worked part-time	403	17.6
Employed, away from work	101	4.4
Unemployed, looking for work	53	2.3

Person Characteristics

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Managers	275	19.8
Professionals	532	38.3
Community & personal service workers	103	7.4
Clerical & administrative workers	230	16.6
Sales	79	5.7
Others	169	12.2

Occupation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Pre-school	47	6.4
Infants/Primary	252	34.2
Secondary	191	25.9
Technical or Further Educational Institution	51	6.9
University or other Tertiary Institutions	180	24.4
Others	16	2.2

Type of Educational Institution Attending

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Separate house	2194	83.5
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	238	9.1
Flat, unit or apartment	195	7.4
Caravan, cabin, houseboat	0	0.0
Improvised home, tent, sleepers out	0	0.0
Others	0	0.0