Suburb Profile Report for Hughes ACT (2605)

Hughes House: Median price $910,000, Annual capital growth 3.81%, Number of sales 44, Weekly median advertised rent $588

Hughes Unit: Median price $225,000, Annual capital growth N/A, Number of sales 19, Weekly median advertised rent $305

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Source: CoreLogic RP Data

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Hughes has had a very poor year for property investment returns compared to the rest of ACT, giving investors a capital gain of -2.67% to date .

If we look at median property appreciation over just the last three months, Hughes has given property investors a paper return of 0.00%. This puts Suburb as 53 on a list of fastest fasting appreciating suburbs in ACT

Situated 6.51km from the CBD, Hughes is one of Unincorporated ACT localities in the postcode 2605.

Property investors should expect to get $305 weekly from the median priced house in this suburb.

Metrics	HOUSE	UNIT
Median price	$910,000	$225,000
Quarterly growth	0.00%	2.74%
12-month growth	-2.67%	N/A
Average Annual Growth	3.81%	N/A
Weekly median advertised rent	$588	$305
Number of sales	44	19
Gross rental yield	3.36%	7.05%
Days on market	N/A	N/A

Source: CoreLogic

DSR Score for property investment : Above average (H), Good (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