Narrabri Shire Council
New South Wales
Good to Know
Narrabri Shire Council is a regional value house market in the Narrabri Shire Council area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. It is home to roughly 12,703 adults across 8,749 dwellings, with a vacancy rate of 0.62%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Narrabri Shire Council is exhibiting supply-constrained conditions. Stock on Market sits at 0.13% and Inventory at 2.04 months — below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +7.6% YoY price growth and +3.2% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Price growth (+7.6%) is outpacing rent growth (+3.2% ), while supply metrics remain tight. Low Stock on Market (0.13%), short Inventory (2.04 months) and a sub-1% vacancy (0.62%) together signal demand pressure on a limited housing stock — a classic setup for continuing capital upside if conditions persist. See the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap for comparative momentum views.
Who lives in Narrabri Shire Council — and why it matters for investors
Narrabri Shire Council records an IRSAD decile of 4, indicating relatively lower-middle socio‑economic outcomes; that tends to increase sensitivity to local labour markets and commodity cycles, and can raise long-cycle volatility. Review the IRSAD Crossover study to understand how socio-economic crossover points influence growth patterns.
The tenure mix (renter/owner 28%) is in the neutral band, while the Units/Houses ratio is only 4% — showing this LGA is house‑dominant, which matters for stock depth and tenant demand patterns. The indicative gross yield of 4.19% sits above common minimums, supporting cashflow-focused strategies.
Why Narrabri Shire Council is a screening layer, not a final answer
Council-level metrics summarise many different pockets; they are useful for initial screening but they can hide local micro-markets with very different fundamentals. For Narrabri Shire Council the headline figures to test further at suburb or street level include a typical house price of $563,544, an indicative gross yield of 4.19%, Stock on Market at 0.13%, Inventory at 2.04 months and Days on Market of 45 days. These numbers flag tight supply and reasonable yields, but local variation (town vs rural locality) will matter for execution. Read more in our LGA vs Suburb research.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 62
The HtAG RCS™ (62) bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single guide number. The sub-score breakdown matters when matching the market to a strategy: a mid‑60s score typically indicates a balance of growth potential with manageable risk, but you should inspect each dimension before committing. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 0.62%: sustained sub‑1% vacancy typically drives stronger rent growth and faster re-leasing, tightening returns for tenants and supporting investor cashflow.
building approvals ratio — currently 0.08%: very low approval rates point to a limited new-supply pipeline, which can sustain price momentum but also limit choice for incoming households.
Sydney cycle phase: a material shift in the Sydney cycle (strong expansion or contraction) would influence finance availability, investor sentiment and migration patterns across NSW — any city-wide change can either amplify or dampen local Narrabri momentum depending on direction.
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RCS Breakdown
Narrabri Shire Council's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Narrabri Shire Council's headline values — $563K to buy and $454PW to rent, a 4.18% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 69.04% and rents 46.93% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$563K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$454PW today, with rent growth at (+3.18% YoY) compared to price growth (+7.61%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Narrabri Shire Council in its cycle - and is the 4.18% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Narrabri Shire Council's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Narrabri Shire Council carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Narrabri Shire Council's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Narrabri Shire Council can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Narrabri Shire Council genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Narrabri Shire Council prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Narrabri Shire Council - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Narrabri Shire Council looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Narrabri Shire Council's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Narrabri Shire Council has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Narrabri Shire Council shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Narrabri Shire Council has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.