Investing
Investors return as rental yields improve
Gross yields above 4 per cent in three capitals, combined with a stable cash rate, have brought investors back into a market they largely vacated in 2023.
Grace Lindsay/
Darwin property market
The highest gross yields in the country, driven by defence and resources employment.
- Median house
- $618,000
- Median apartment
- $398,000
- Annual
- +7.2%
- Clearance
- 48.9%
- Gross yield
- 6.4%
Last updated 27 August 2026
Trends
Selected series for this market
Source: ABS Building Approvals 8731.0 · 2026 figure annualised from January–July data.
Source: ABS National, state and territory population
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