Suburb Profile Report for Lyons ACT (2606)

Lyons House: Median price $890,000, Annual capital growth 4.34%, Number of sales 32, Weekly median advertised rent $535

Lyons Unit: Median price $277,500, Annual capital growth 2.79%, Number of sales 27, Weekly median advertised rent $385

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Source: CoreLogic RP Data

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Source: Monthly data update for Nov 2020 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Aug 2020. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

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Investment property in Lyons has done well for investors when compared to the country as a whole over the last 12 months, with an increase in the median house price of 17.11%

Comparing Lyons,2606 ‘s 5year and quarterly average capital gain offered to property investors, it performed less well across the longer period

The ACT suburb of Lyons, 2606 is in the Unincorporated ACT local government area.

If you compare the increase in value of investment property in Lyons, 2606 to the rest of Australia, it performed poorly. The median increase in value, or capital gain property investors experienced for this ACT suburb was -30.97%.

Lyons,2606 has offered an average of -30.97% return per annum in house price rises to property investors over the last three years.

Often selling an investment property can take time, and in Lyons the average time real estate has been on the market is 129.5 days.

Situated 8.31km from the CBD, Lyons is one of Unincorporated ACT localities in the postcode 2606.

Metrics	HOUSE	UNIT
Median price	$890,000	$277,500
Quarterly growth	7.88%	-0.54%
12-month growth	17.11%	-30.97%
Average Annual Growth	4.34%	2.79%
Weekly median advertised rent	$535	$385
Number of sales	32	27
Gross rental yield	3.13%	7.21%
Days on market	83.25	129.5

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

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Demographics

Total population	2735
Median household income ($/weekly)	1379
Median age of persons	37
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)	1842
Average household size	2.2

Census	Count	Percent(%)
5-14 years	284	10.4
25-34 years	478	17.5
35-44 years	396	14.5
45-54 years	366	13.4
65-74 years	260	9.5
Others	949	34.7

Age Group

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Not Married	1015	49.1
Registered Married	872	42.1
Defacto Relationship	182	8.8

Social Marital Status

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Australia	1715	66.1
Croatia	57	2.2
Indonesia	137	5.3
United Kingdom	133	5.1
Other	220	8.5
Others	331	12.8

Country of Birth

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Buddhism	79	3.2
Christianity	1397	57.0
Hinduism	127	5.2
Islam	69	2.8
No Religion	732	29.9
Others	47	1.9

Religious Affiliation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
$600-$799	92	8.8
$800-$999	86	8.2
$1,250-$1,499	88	8.4
$1,500-$1,999	126	12.1
$2,500-$2,999	103	9.9
Others	548	52.5

Gross Household Income (Weekly)

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Employed, worked full-time	908	41.9
Not in the labour force	721	33.3
Employed, worked part-time	391	18.0
Employed, away from work	92	4.2
Unemployed, looking for work	56	2.6

Person Characteristics

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Managers	172	12.4
Professionals	417	30.0
Technicians & trades workers	157	11.3
Community & personal service workers	148	10.6
Clerical & administrative workers	260	18.7
Others	237	17.0

Occupation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Pre-school	31	5.0
Infants/Primary	180	29.1
Secondary	141	22.8
Technical or Further Educational Institution	86	13.9
University or other Tertiary Institutions	163	26.4
Others	17	2.8

Type of Educational Institution Attending

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Separate house	1812	71.3
Flat, unit or apartment	567	22.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	164	6.4
Caravan, cabin, houseboat	0	0.0
Improvised home, tent, sleepers out	0	0.0
Others	0	0.0