Rent Review Context Brief — Template 02
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Rent Review Brief
Prepared May 2026
Rent Review Context Brief · SA2 11103122

Adamstown & Kotara rent bands.

The market evidence base for a rent review in this pocket — median weekly rent by bedroom, the direction of travel over twelve months, and rental vacancy. Designed to sit alongside a per-property recommendation.

Median Weekly Rent · Houses
$780
All houses, rolling 12-month median
12-Month Rent Growth
+8.3%
Up from $720/wk a year ago
Rental Vacancy · Newcastle SA3
1.6%
3-month rolling — a tight, landlord-favoured market
The Review Bands · Median Weekly Rent by Bedroom Houses · 12m
Bedroom TypeMarket Median12-Month ChangeA Year Ago
1 bedroom$410+2.5%$400
2 bedroom$645+9.3%$590
3 bedroom$750+7.1%$700
4 bedroom$900+9.8%$820

Market median is the Suburbtrends rolling 12-month listings median for the SA2. Use it as the anchor point for a review — not as a property-specific figure.

Positioning a review against the market

Where a reviewed rent sits relative to the SA2 median signals how it is placed in the current market. Example shown for 3-bedroom houses.
−10%
$675 SA2 MEDIAN
$750 +10%
$825
Below market — fast lease, leaves income on table At / above market — supported by tight vacancy

Median weekly rent — 16-month trendSA3 series

Newcastle SA3, houses. The direction of travel: a rising market supports reviewing rents toward or above the SA2 median.
Market context for a confident, evidence-based rent review.
DATA: SUBURBTRENDS · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2/SA3 · BASE: MAPBOX
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How to read this brief

Adamstown and Kotara is a rising, tightly-held rental market. House rents lifted 8.3% over the year, with two- and four-bedroom stock leading at close to 10%. Newcastle SA3 vacancy of 1.6% sits well below the 3% balanced-market line.

Together these point one way for a review: the market supports moving a rent toward — or above — the relevant bedroom median, provided the property's condition and inclusions justify it. This brief sizes the market; the per-property recommendation remains a matter of judgement on the individual home.

Rental vacancy rate — 13-month trendSA3 series

Newcastle SA3, 3-month rolling vacancy. Below the 3% line, the market favours landlords and supports firmer review positioning.
Where This Sits Mapbox · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2
Adamstown – Kotara SA2 · Newcastle SA3 · 8.0 km²
1.6% VACANCY
Optional ModuleRemovable — see brief

Newcastle rental vacancy: 1.6%

A balanced market sits near 3%. At 1.6%, re-let windows are short and the risk of extended vacancy is low — conditions that support holding firm on a review. Where vacancy runs high, this module can be removed.

Method. Median weekly rent is the Suburbtrends rolling 12-month listings median for the SA2, houses. 12-month change compares the current window with the same window a year earlier. Time-series charts use SA3-level data for a stable, statistically reliable signal. Vacancy is the 3-month rolling rate for the Newcastle SA3. This is area-level market context and does not constitute a property-specific rent valuation or financial advice.

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DATA: SUBURBTRENDS · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2/SA3 · BASE: MAPBOX
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