Roxby Downs has had a A very good year for property investment returns compared to the rest of SA, giving investors a capital gain of 15.17% to date .
Comparing Roxby Downs,5725 ‘s 5year and quarterly average capital gain offered to property investors, it performed better across the longer period
Roxby Downs5725 is located in SA which offers an average discount of -6.20% to property investors. Roxby Downs itself is showing figures that indicate -9.00% is the average achievable by property buyers investing in the suburb.
At number 3507 in a list of fastest selling suburbs, Roxby Downs is in the bottom 10% of suburbs in Australia with an average of days on market 140.88 for properties listed there.
Roxby Downs, 5725’s gross rental yield is 7.60%
The SA suburb of Roxby Downs, 5725 is in the Roxby Downs local government area.
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There’s one reason and one reason only why Roxby Downs is one of South Australia's best long-term performers for capital growth – and it’s called Olympic Dam.Full summary
There’s one reason and one reason only why Roxby Downs is one of South Australia's best long-term performers for capital growth – and it’s called Olympic Dam.
Roxby Downs was purpose-built during 1987 and 1988 to service BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine, which produces copper, uranium, silver and gold. The town’s population is around 4,500, with an average age of 29 years, plus a further 1,000 fly-in, fly-out shift workers.
The unique nature of the town is its blessing – and its curse. Its location effectively means there’s a captive audience for property, and a very healthy rental market with 5%-plus yields (according to RP Data) and a practically non-existent vacancy rate.
However, it also means that its fate is tied squarely to the fate of the mine. As an example, when demand for commodities from the mine fell during the GFC, median property values plummeted by over $20,000 – and have only recently stabilised following resolution of the controversial mining tax issues. Vacancy rates during that time also rocketed to well over 10%.
Expansion is what’s on the cards, too. BHP Billiton is proposing to turn Olympic Dam – already the world’s largest copper and uranium mine – into the world’s largest open-cut mine. Assuming this takes place, the future outlook of the town is very rosy indeed.
Investors, therefore, would be well advised to keep a weather eye on progress with the Olympic Dam expansion – as Roxby Downs could well revive its goldmine reputation if and when further development gets the green light.
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