The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Macquarie, the oldest farm and oldest continuing residence west of the Great Divide, has been listed for July 5 auction.
The 1820s convict barracks and the homestead, built a few years later, have been restored by Paul and Bonny Hennessy, who became just the third owners of the property in 2012.
When the Hennessys secured the property, the homestead was uninhabitable.
Since then they have employed more than 250 tradespeople and labourers.
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://raywhiteemc.com/properties/rural/nsw/bathurst-2795/mixed-farming/2115294" target="_blank">The 1150 acre Macquarie</a> is situated 12 kilometres south-east of Bathurst at The Lagoon.
With its early Colonial/Georgian homestead, Macquarie contains part of the original 1000 acre land grant to Lieutenant William Lawson by Governor Lachlan Macquarie as Lawson’s reward for his contribution in finding a way across the Blue Mountains.
Lawson was to become fond of Macquarie and in his honour renamed Discovery Farm after him, apparently following a Vice-Regal visit during one of Macquarie's tours of inspection.
Macquarie, in it’s 200 years of colonial history, has only had two owners prior to the Hennesseys.   
It had remained in the Lawson family until 1918 when it was sold to the McKibbin family.
One of the McKibbin's was Tom McKibbin who lived at Macquarie with his wife, Edith.
A colourful character, Tom was an Australian Test cricketer n the 1890s whose 1896 tour of England saw his bowling action the subject of some controversy.
Bill Marshall and Pat Bird at Ray White have the listing.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Alloway Bank, the historic NSW Bathurst district estate of the colonial ­customs collector, Captain John Piper, has been sold.
After spending just short of three years on the market, the property fetched $2.15 million, within its steadfast guide of $1,995,000 to $2.4 million.
It was sold by Century 21 Bathurst agent Tom ­Clyburn, who took on the listing earlier this year.
The buyers are a family from Bondi Junction whose forebears, George (pictured) and William Suttor, were the second owners of the Eglinton residence.
The house, rebuilt in the 1870s with Flemish bond brickwork, sits on 11 hectares.
Its European settlement dates back to an 1827 land grant from Governor Thomas Brisbane to Piper who relocated to the farm after losing the Point Piper harbourfront, Henrietta Villa.
After the 1838 drought, the wool slump and 1840s depression, Piper was also forced to sell Alloway Bank to the pastoral Suttor family in 1845. It last sold in 1995 for $580,000.
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Alloway Bank, Bathurst sells after nearly three years on the market

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Macquarie, the oldest farm and oldest continuing residence west of the Great Divide, is set for an open day after its recent restoration.
The 1820s convict barracks and the homestead, built a few years later, have been restored and the formal rooms will be <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/macquarie-open-day/" target="_blank">open for viewing</a>.
A plaque will be unveiled by former Governor of New South Wales, Dame Marie Bashir, patron of the Macquarie Society this weekend. 
Circumstantial evidence supports the assertion Macquarie is the oldest farm and oldest continuing residence west of the Great Divide.
It contains the original 1000 acre land grant to Lieutenant William Lawson by Governor Lachlan Macquarie as Lawson’s reward for his contribution in finding a way across the Blue Mountains.
Lawson was to become fond of Lachlan Macquarie, and in his honour renamed Discovery Farm as Macquarie, apparently in honour of a Vice-Regal visit during one of Macquarie's tours of inspection.
Macquarie, in it’s  200 years of European history, has only had two owners prior to the Hennessey’s, namely, the Lawson and McKibbin families.   
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Macquarie remained in the Lawson family until 1918 when it was sold to the McKibbin family.
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Paul and Bonny Hennessy became just the third owners of the property in 2012 when they bought it with a commitment to restore it to its former glory.
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Since then they have employed more than 250 tradespeople and labourers.
Macquarie is situated 12 kilometres south east of Bathurst at 3397 O’Connell Road, The Lagoon around eight kilometres from the Great Western Highway.
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For the past five years Paul and Bonny Hennessy have been working to save for posterity the most historic curtilage west of the Great Divide in particular, the early Colonial/Georgian homestead.
When they secured the property, the homestead was uninhabitable.
The two storey convict barracks were falling down.
It was the first farm over the mountains when 100 head of cattle moved on to the property in 1815.
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The Dudley Hotel, Bathurst, is set for auction on December 15.
Manenti Quinlan and Associates of Sydney and Thomas Cooper and Company of Newcastle have been appointed as agents.
The Dudley Hotel is a regional icon in one of the fastest growing regional areas in New South Wales.
The hotel has a wonderful streetscape with a wrought iron wrap-around verandah.
The hotel has been refurbished.
Bathurst is just over two hours from Sydney in a region steeped in history with a continually growing tourism focus.
The hotel provides an offering across food, beverage and gaming.
The marketing indicates trading figures demonstrate "excellent" cash flow and identify the continual growth of the business.
The hotel occupies a strategic 2,914 square metre site with extensive on-site parking.
"The Dudley Hotel is undoubtedly one of the best regional hotels to come to the market in the last five years," Gerry Quinlan of Manenti Quinlan said.
He expects interest from interstate as well as local buyers.
Richard Thomas of Thomas Cooper and Company believes that the stable and vibrant Bathurst economy provides security to potential investors.
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Around three quarters of all residential sales in Bathurst are between $300,000 and $500,000, according to Herron Todd White’s latest monthly market report.
The property advisory firm noted a correlation between the sale price and the average income in the area.
It advised the majority of home owners are able to service mortgages at these prices.
The size to which dwellings can be built is determined by this limitation in relation to the cost of construction.
In this bracket properties range from slightly dated 60 year old three bedroom, one bathroom dwellings to modern brick veneer four bedroom dwellings with an en suite.
At $500,000 such a dwelling could comprise over 200 square metres of living area alone.
An example would be a four bedroom home at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bathurst-123592886" target="_blank">6 McLean Street</a> (pictured above) that is for sale for $519,000.
HTW noted a new limitation is then reached in that there is a point when a dwelling can be too large for practical purposes.
"That corresponds with why the majority of properties at $600,000 or more comprise small acreage," the report said.
At the moment anything under $300,000 is being snapped up as soon as it is available. The reason that there are not as many sales in this price bracket is because fewer become available. Although new dwellings continue to comprise a large percentage of sales, this is influenced by the lack of listings that are currently becoming available in established areas.
"This would also skew the areas of higher activity, but not necessarily the level of change in value," the HTW report said.
"This is further influenced by the personal circumstances of purchasers determining the time frame available to allow location to be as important a determinant as the need for accommodation."
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Property supply lacking as demands increase in Bathurst: HTW

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NSW's centres of Bathurst/Orange have been a rising market for houses while units are at the start of the recovery cycle, according to valuation firm Herron Todd White's property clock -- a simple broad brush means of suggesting where property prices are and what direction they're headed. 
Like Sydney, the larger centres of Bathurst and Orange include a collection of suburbs. Surrounding the established areas and retail districts, the suburbs have their own characters as a result of previous, current, and planned development.
Google Maps shows the localities around Bathurst including Gormans Hill, Kelso, Robin Hill, Llanarth, Windradyne and Eglinton. Around Orange there is Glenroi, Warrendine, Calare and Bletchington. Neither of these is an exhaustive list.
The suburbs compete and can exceed in terms of land value with central localities, particularly if they have, or plan to have, large modern houses and good amenities. The variability, and sometimes the inferiority, of older central development can hold those areas back. In addition the market power of families who on average prefer a modern house and surroundings, as opposed to the relative market power of retirees and students who, for example, prefer to be closer to town, evens out the market.
In terms of investment, student-specific accommodation has reduced the demand and volatility for central accommodation in the general market, while incomes are a determinant of what can be achieved in the suburbs. 
Property Observer looked up recent sales in some of the fringe suburbs such as Gormans Hills (Bathurst) on www.realestate.com.au.
1. The median house price in Gorman Hills is $295,000, according to CoreLogic RP Data. No data was available for units. Among the recently sold was a four-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-gormans+hill-122431910" target="_blank">46 Fish Parade Gormans Hill NSW 2795</a> for $275,000.
 
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2. The median house price in Eglinton was $365,000, according to CoreLogic RP Data. As an example of recent sale, a three-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-eglinton-121180614" target="_blank">25 Cottonwood Drive Eglinton NSW 2795</a> fetched $355,000.
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Fringes of Bathurst and Orange can compete with central locations on land value: HTW

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NSW’s Bathurst (postcode 2795), one of Australia's oldest inland settlements, sits on the list of the most-searched suburbs in Australia in 2015 by rent.com.au.
The median rent for all rental properties advertised in Bathurst in the 30 days till February was $312 per week, up 4.17 percent or $12.50 from the previous quarter. 
The surrounding suburbs of Gormans Hill, Kelso, Mitchell, South Bathurst and West Bathurst, however, had a median rental of $350 in the 30-day period, and showed no change over a 90-day period too.
The average days on market for all rental properties advertised in Bathurst within the 90 days monitored was 29 days, nine days shorter than the previous quarter and 11 less than surrounding suburbs.
The price range was relatively narrow for properties advertised in the 30 days, with the lowest at $160 per week for a one-bedroom place and $440 pw being the highest for five-bedroom dwellings.
A total of 92 rental properties were advertised in Bathurst in the 30-day period, up four from the previous 30 days. Of these, there were 71 houses and 21 apartments. 
The regional city’s property composition made up for 72.3 percent houses and 27.7 percent apartments, according to <a href="https://rent.com.au" target="_blank">rent.com.au</a>’s report. 
Bathurst has a total of 1,389 rental properties, making up 48.9 percent of all properties in Bathurst (ABS, Census Data, 2011). 
Property Observer zeroes in on two examples of recently advertised dwellings around the median price on <a href="https://rent.com.au" target="_blank">rent.com.au</a>:
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<li>A three-bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.rent.com.au/property-unit-bathurst-2795-1694811" target="_blank">2/90 Rocket Street</a> (above) is available for rent at $330 per week. </li>
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A three-bedroom house at <a href="https://www.rent.com.au/property-house-bathurst-2795-1692817" target="_blank" style="line-height: 1.3em;">98 Durham Street</a> (below) is up for rent for $295 per week. 
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The ASX-listed Rent.com.au Ltd achieved a record 615,405 unique visitors to its website in January, followed by more than 610,000 unique visitors in February.
Landlords are able to list their property for free in a limited time offer on <a href="https://www.rent.com.au/" target="_blank">rent.com.au</a>.
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