NSW suburb rankings

Highest Rental Yield Suburbs in NSW

Ranked by gross rental yield: 52 times the postcode's median weekly rent from bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, over the suburb's median sale price in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. 1,042 suburbs qualify for houses and 437 for units.

Updated through 12 Oct 2026.

Highest house yields

Suburbs with at least 20 house sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026 and at least 20 house bonds lodged in the postcode from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Gross yield is 52 times the median weekly rent, over the median sale price. Rents cover the whole postcode; costs and vacancies are not deducted. 1,042 suburbs qualify; the top 50 are listed.

# Suburb Gross yield Rent over price
1 Nyngan 2825 8.9% $400 a week over $234,500, 29 bonds
2 Coonamble 2829 8.3% $325 a week over $202,500, 37 bonds
3 Lightning Ridge 2834 8.1% $310 a week over $200,000, 24 bonds
4 South Lismore 2480 7.7% $625 a week over $420,000, 645 bonds
5 Broken Hill 2880 7.3% $360 a week over $255,000, 438 bonds
5 Bourke 2840 7.3% $350 a week over $250,000, 45 bonds
7 Warren 2824 7.0% $350 a week over $260,000, 51 bonds
8 Wellington 2820 6.8% $495 a week over $380,000, 195 bonds
9 Barraba 2347 6.6% $335 a week over $265,000, 24 bonds
10 Coonabarabran 2357 6.4% $395 a week over $322,500, 54 bonds
10 Wee Waa 2388 6.4% $400 a week over $324,000, 40 bonds
12 South Kempsey 2440 6.3% $500 a week over $415,000, 342 bonds
13 Boggabri 2382 6.0% $420 a week over $362,500, 48 bonds
13 Coraki 2471 6.0% $570 a week over $490,000, 29 bonds
13 Lockhart 2656 6.0% $420 a week over $362,000, 25 bonds
16 Coomba Park 2428 5.9% $630 a week over $556,250, 445 bonds
16 Moree 2400 5.9% $400 a week over $350,000, 236 bonds
16 Cobar 2835 5.9% $360 a week over $320,000, 114 bonds
16 Gilgandra 2827 5.9% $400 a week over $350,000, 44 bonds
20 Lismore 2480 5.8% $625 a week over $557,000, 645 bonds
21 Harden 2587 5.7% $450 a week over $410,000, 43 bonds
21 Dunedoo 2844 5.7% $465 a week over $425,000, 20 bonds
23 West Tamworth 2340 5.6% $520 a week over $485,000, 1,647 bonds
23 South Grafton 2460 5.6% $520 a week over $481,000, 481 bonds
23 Tumbarumba 2653 5.6% $450 a week over $421,000, 49 bonds
23 Condobolin 2877 5.6% $400 a week over $370,000, 45 bonds
23 Werris Creek 2341 5.6% $395 a week over $370,000, 30 bonds
28 West Kempsey 2440 5.5% $500 a week over $470,000, 342 bonds
29 Manilla 2346 5.4% $445 a week over $432,500, 57 bonds
30 Quirindi 2343 5.3% $455 a week over $445,000, 80 bonds
30 Merriwa 2329 5.3% $440 a week over $430,000, 41 bonds
32 Mount Austin 2650 5.2% $550 a week over $550,000, 2,034 bonds
32 Casino 2470 5.2% $550 a week over $546,000, 218 bonds
32 West Wyalong 2671 5.2% $450 a week over $452,500, 90 bonds
35 Ashmont 2650 5.1% $550 a week over $562,500, 2,034 bonds
35 Girards Hill 2480 5.1% $625 a week over $640,000, 645 bonds
35 Huntley 2530 5.1% $740 a week over $755,000, 551 bonds
35 Deniliquin 2710 5.1% $420 a week over $426,000, 228 bonds
35 Corowa 2646 5.1% $470 a week over $482,389, 125 bonds
35 Denman 2328 5.1% $580 a week over $590,000, 61 bonds
35 Finley 2713 5.1% $375 a week over $385,000, 47 bonds
35 Holbrook 2644 5.1% $435 a week over $442,500, 38 bonds
43 Narrabri 2390 5.0% $500 a week over $515,000, 177 bonds
43 Cootamundra 2590 5.0% $485 a week over $500,000, 117 bonds
43 Narrandera 2700 5.0% $400 a week over $420,000, 99 bonds
43 Kandos 2848 5.0% $400 a week over $420,000, 38 bonds
43 Woodburn 2472 5.0% $615 a week over $637,500, 32 bonds
43 Hay 2711 5.0% $310 a week over $325,000, 29 bonds
43 Henty 2658 5.0% $390 a week over $405,000, 26 bonds
43 Barham 2732 5.0% $420 a week over $440,000, 25 bonds

Highest unit yields

Suburbs with at least 20 unit sales in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026 and at least 20 unit bonds lodged in the postcode from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Gross yield is 52 times the median weekly rent, over the median sale price. Rents cover the whole postcode; costs and vacancies are not deducted. 437 suburbs qualify; the top 50 are listed.

# Suburb Gross yield Rent over price
1 Pokolbin 2320 8.3% $480 a week over $299,000, 156 bonds
2 Bogangar 2488 8.0% $770 a week over $500,000, 26 bonds
3 Berala 2141 7.7% $780 a week over $530,000, 1,242 bonds
4 Hillsdale 2036 7.2% $1,080 a week over $777,500, 2,106 bonds
5 Harris Park 2150 7.1% $700 a week over $511,000, 3,648 bonds
6 Pendle Hill 2145 6.6% $645 a week over $510,000, 2,107 bonds
7 Merrylands West 2160 6.5% $620 a week over $492,500, 1,202 bonds
8 Sydney Olympic Park 2127 6.3% $800 a week over $656,000, 2,311 bonds
8 Eastlakes 2018 6.3% $950 a week over $785,750, 1,703 bonds
8 Crestwood 2620 6.3% $430 a week over $355,000, 571 bonds
11 Sydney 2000 6.2% $1,150 a week over $960,000, 4,443 bonds
12 Haymarket 2000 6.1% $1,150 a week over $981,888, 4,443 bonds
12 Rosehill 2142 6.1% $600 a week over $515,000, 928 bonds
14 Merrylands 2160 6.0% $620 a week over $540,000, 1,202 bonds
15 Waterloo 2017 5.9% $1,050 a week over $924,600, 6,568 bonds
15 Fairfield 2165 5.9% $544 a week over $483,250, 517 bonds
15 Edgecliff 2027 5.9% $1,100 a week over $965,000, 490 bonds
15 Guildford 2161 5.9% $550 a week over $485,000, 337 bonds
19 Parramatta 2150 5.8% $700 a week over $625,000, 3,648 bonds
19 Mascot 2020 5.8% $1,000 a week over $900,000, 2,760 bonds
19 Matraville 2036 5.8% $1,080 a week over $972,500, 2,106 bonds
19 Warwick Farm 2170 5.8% $548 a week over $490,000, 1,844 bonds
19 Homebush West 2140 5.8% $700 a week over $630,000, 1,311 bonds
19 Granville 2142 5.8% $600 a week over $535,000, 928 bonds
19 Carramar 2163 5.8% $460 a week over $412,500, 127 bonds
26 Zetland 2017 5.7% $1,050 a week over $956,000, 6,568 bonds
26 Wentworthville 2145 5.7% $645 a week over $590,000, 2,107 bonds
26 Westmead 2145 5.7% $645 a week over $593,000, 2,107 bonds
26 Rosebery 2018 5.7% $950 a week over $865,000, 1,703 bonds
26 Auburn 2144 5.7% $650 a week over $590,000, 815 bonds
26 South Tamworth 2340 5.7% $375 a week over $340,000, 478 bonds
26 Frenchs Forest 2086 5.7% $610 a week over $555,500, 58 bonds
33 Mays Hill 2145 5.6% $645 a week over $600,000, 2,107 bonds
33 Arncliffe 2205 5.6% $850 a week over $788,500, 1,767 bonds
33 West Tamworth 2340 5.6% $375 a week over $350,000, 478 bonds
36 Kellyville Ridge 2155 5.5% $680 a week over $640,750, 977 bonds
37 Wentworth Point 2127 5.4% $800 a week over $776,000, 2,311 bonds
37 Wolli Creek 2205 5.4% $850 a week over $813,000, 1,767 bonds
37 Homebush 2140 5.4% $700 a week over $670,000, 1,311 bonds
37 Rouse Hill 2155 5.4% $680 a week over $660,000, 977 bonds
41 North Ryde 2113 5.3% $850 a week over $840,000, 2,971 bonds
41 Chippendale 2008 5.3% $900 a week over $875,000, 2,824 bonds
41 Liverpool 2170 5.3% $548 a week over $535,000, 1,844 bonds
41 East Albury 2640 5.3% $390 a week over $383,500, 369 bonds
41 Casino 2470 5.3% $375 a week over $365,000, 55 bonds
46 Pemulwuy 2145 5.2% $645 a week over $650,000, 2,107 bonds
46 South Wentworthville 2145 5.2% $645 a week over $650,000, 2,107 bonds
46 Ryde 2112 5.2% $700 a week over $701,500, 1,156 bonds
46 Jamisontown 2750 5.2% $570 a week over $565,000, 988 bonds
46 Wiley Park 2195 5.2% $530 a week over $535,000, 939 bonds

How this ranking works

  • Sales come from the NSW Valuer General's property sales records and are updated weekly.
  • Medians leave out sales that were one part of a multi-property contract, part-interest transfers, and prices under $50,000.
  • A unit is any sale with a strata lot or unit number. Every other residential sale counts as a house. Vacant land is not counted.
  • Suburbs are grouped with their postcode, and only suburbs with a PropCroc suburb page are ranked.
  • Rents are median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode, for houses (including terraces and semis) and units.
  • Each suburb links to its own page with sold prices, medians by year, and the streets with the most sales. About the data explains the source and the rules in full.