What Oliver Hume does

Oliver Hume is a privately held Australian property services company founded in 1954 and headquartered in Southbank, Melbourne, with additional offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast. It operates four integrated service lines: Project Marketing (end-to-end residential, land, and built-form sales for developers), Development Sites (land acquisition and site advisory), Oliver Hume Property Funds (an AFSL-licensed managed investment platform offering asset-backed exposure to residential and hospitality developments), and Property Management (asset administration with real-time reporting). The firm serves both B2B clients — large residential land developers such as Villawood Properties, Frasers Property Australia, Citimark, ID_Land, and Resi Ventures — and B2C end-buyers including first home buyers, property investors, and institutional investors.

The company's underlying technology stack is light on proprietary software and heavy on proprietary data: its core analytical assets are the Quarterly Market Insights (QMI) report and the Oliver Hume Land Index & Residential Outlook, built on decades of internal land sales data and described as Australia's first comprehensive quarterly multi-market analysis of the $16 billion land sector. There is no evidence of a proprietary software platform, AI/ML capability, or app product. Distribution runs through a sales-led model with dedicated on-site project offices open seven days a week, a website enquiry channel, and long-term developer mandates.

Revenue is generated through negotiated professional services fees and commissions on project marketing, advisory fees for development sites, management and performance fees from the property funds platform, and recurring property management fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per engagement. Since 1954, Oliver Hume has facilitated $40 billion in cumulative sales and 290,000+ property transactions, with named current projects including Berwick Waters, Oakden Rise, Baya, Dawn Walloon, and Bloom Hervey Bay across Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia.

Name

Oliver Hume

Legal name

Oliver Hume Corporation Pty Ltd

Website

https://oliverhume.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Oliver Hume is a privately held Australian property services firm (founded 1954, Melbourne-headquartered) offering project marketing, development site advisory, property funds management, and property management to residential land developers and end-buyers across Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Project marketing services
• Property funds management
• Residential land development
• Property management services
• Real estate advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Southbank

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Marketing Services: End-to-end project marketing services for residential, land and built-form developments, including marketing strategy, delivery and sales execution for development projects.
2. Development Sites Services: Land acquisition and development site advisory services, helping clients transform underutilised sites into profitable residential, industrial, or commercial developments.
3. Property Funds Management: Oliver Hume Property Funds delivers high-quality, asset-backed investment opportunities across residential and hospitality developments. The funds management arm generates fees from managing investor capital in property development projects.
4. Property Management: Property management services combining technology with industry experience, delivering real-time reporting and dedicated support to property owners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Oliver Hume is an Australian property services firm delivering end-to-end residential, land and built-form project marketing, development site acquisition advisory, asset-backed property funds management and ongoing property management. It complements these fee-based services with proprietary research products (Quarterly Market Insights and the Oliver Hume Land Index) that inform developer, builder and investor decision-making across Australia's $16 billion new land market.

Product overview

Oliver Hume is a multi-disciplinary property services firm offering an integrated platform of four core services: Project Marketing (residential, land and built-form project sales), Development Sites (land acquisition and advisory), Oliver Hume Property Funds (investment opportunities), and Property Management. The firm also produces proprietary research products including the Quarterly Market Insights (QMI) report and Land Index & Residential Outlook. Oliver Hume markets a portfolio of residential land and housing projects across Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, including named communities such as Berwick Waters, Oakden Rise, Baya, Sunnyvue, Novella Waters, Calli, Eucalee, Dawn Walloon, Bellevue Ripley, and Bloom Hervey Bay. The firm has also launched a social impact initiative, Sales for Social Impact, generating charitable donations from land sale settlements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oliver Hume Property Funds: A proven research-driven wealth creation partner delivering high-quality, asset-backed investment opportunities across residential and hospitality developments.
• Sales for Social Impact

Products and services

• Project Marketing End-to-end residential, land and built-form project marketing service, from early-stage planning through to marketing strategy, delivery and sales. Specialises in master-planned communities, greenfield land developments and built-form projects for developer clients.
• Development Sites Land acquisition and development site advisory service helping clients transform underutilised sites into profitable residential, industrial or commercial developments, drawing on decades of experience in market cycles and complex acquisitions.
• Oliver Hume Property Funds Research-driven wealth creation service delivering high-quality, asset-backed investment opportunities across residential and hospitality developments, operated through the AFSL-regulated Oliver Hume Property Funds entity (AFSL 247074).
• Property Management Property ownership management service combining technology with decades of industry experience, offering real-time reporting and dedicated support to property owners to maximise returns and remove the stress of ownership.
• Quarterly Market Insights (QMI) Flagship quarterly research report analysing the forces shaping Australia's residential land and property markets, featuring market data, economist commentary and regional analysis for developers, builders and investors.
• Land Index & Residential Outlook Australia's first and only quarterly multi-market analysis of the land sector, providing systematic assessment of major land markets nationwide across the $16 billion new land market.
• Research Subscription Subscription service delivering quarterly market insights, industry research and exclusive data straight to subscribers' inboxes.
• Berwick Waters Master-planned community in Clyde North, Victoria comprising Promenade Village and Upper Banks precincts, offering land lots with wetland views and proximity to a planned town centre, marketed for Frasers Property Australia and Villawood Properties.
• Oakden Rise Master-planned community located 9km from Adelaide CBD on more than 52 hectares, developed by Villawood Properties, offering diverse housing, tree-lined streets and Villawood Club amenities.
• Baya 224-lot land subdivision in Redland Bay, Queensland developed by Villawood Properties, featuring a 1.8 hectare environment corridor, recreation park and walking trails.
• Sunnyvue 127-lot land subdivision in the Ripley Valley growth corridor, Ipswich, with parcels ranging from 315m2 to 648m2.
• Novella Waters 300-lot residential community by Citimark situated on a 59 hectare site on the Coomera River on the Gold Coast.
• Calli 196-lot master-planned community in Upper Coomera on the Gold Coast, featuring blocks from 400sqm to 1,316sqm and 4,446sqm of green space, developed by HB Land.
• Eucalee 614-lot land subdivision in Gleneagle with land up to 1,100m2, featuring a Scenic Rim backdrop and proximity to Beaudesert, developed by Villawood Properties.
• Dawn Walloon 1,400-lot master-planned community in Walloon developed by ID_Land, with 2.4km of walking paths, seven parks and a Village Hub with restaurant and childcare.
• Bellevue Ripley 577-lot land subdivision in Ripley Valley with parcels from 364m2 to 900m2, positioned at the entrance of Ripley with elevated views.
• Bloom Hervey Bay 168-lot boutique elevated master-planned estate by Resi Ventures in Hervey Bay with lots from 768m2 to 824m2 on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

Quantifiable outcome

• 290,000+ properties sold since 1954
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TLC for KidsminorOthers · 1 April 2026National children's charity delivering immediate practical support to families when a child is seriously ill. Oliver Hume's Sales for Social Impact campaign donates a portion of land sales to fund TLC Distraction Boxes, Tap 2 Distract App, TLC Ambulance trips, and Rapid Support Services. The partnership raised $14,030 in its first month.
• Frasers Property AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner for Berwick Waters master-planned community. Oliver Hume provides project marketing services for Frasers Property Australia's flagship Victorian development, including the Ellis Residences townhouse project which sold out with close to half of buyers being first home buyers.
• Simonds HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilder partner for multiple projects including Ellis Residences at Berwick Waters and the upcoming 90+ townhouse development at the Berwick Waters town centre precinct. Simonds Homes delivers four-bedroom double-storey turnkey townhouses under this partnership.
• Villawood PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of Australia's most trusted residential land developers with over 30 years of experience. Oliver Hume markets multiple Villawood projects including Berwick Waters, Oakden Rise, Eucalee, Armstrong, William Lakes, and Larkview across Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia.
• Mondous PropertyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the upcoming 90+ townhouse development at the Berwick Waters town centre precinct, in partnership with Oliver Hume and Simonds Homes.
• CitimarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Novella Waters, a 300-lot residential community situated on a prime 59ha site on the Coomera River on the Gold Coast. Oliver Hume provides project marketing services.
• Resi VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Bloom Hervey Bay, a boutique 168-lot elevated master-planned estate on Queensland's Fraser Coast. Oliver Hume provides project marketing services.
• ID_LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning developer of Dawn Walloon, a 1,400-lot master-planned community in Walloon, Queensland. Oliver Hume provides project marketing services.
• HB LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity developer for Calli, a 196-lot master-planned community in Upper Coomera on the Gold Coast. Oliver Hume provides project marketing services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oliver-hume
• Instagraminstagram.com/oliverhumepropertygroup
• Xx.com/oliverhume

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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