New South Wales council

Singleton

25,841 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,893 km², 70 suburbs. Council website: singleton.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

25,841

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year

Density

5.3/km²

4,893 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$666k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$198

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

70

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
37
Median household income
$2,016/week
Median rent
$338/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,917/month
Households renting
24.8%
Average household
2.7 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

70 suburbs where Singleton holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Singleton (NSW)5,185All$679kDec 2025 / 9%2
Singleton Heights4,896All$690kDec 2025 / 46%2
Hunterview3,113All$738kDec 2025 / 69%6
Branxton2,25556%$820kDec 2025 / 91%7
Wattle Ponds1,193All$1.1MDec 2025 / 98%8
Pokolbin1,04912%$738kDec 2025 / 86%10
Singleton Military Area581All / 99%8
Broke (NSW)557All$900kDec 2025 / 95%4
Jerrys Plains44766%$680kDec 2025 / 94%5
Whittingham421All$1.3MDec 2025 / 69%8
Bulga (NSW)418All$1.1MDec 2025 / 92%4
Lower Belford407All$1.4MDec 2025 / 79%8
Darlington (Singleton - NSW)378All / 39%2
Glendon Brook368All$1.4MDec 2025 / 100%5
Lambs Valley (Singleton - NSW)34767%$1.5MDec 2025 / 100%9
Gowrie (Singleton - NSW)338All$930kDec 2025 / 69%7
Glenridding259All$525kDec 2024 / 47%1
Sedgefield254All$1.2MDec 2025 / 100%7
Redbournberry247All$810kDec 2025 / 8%5
Bridgman242All / 97%6
Mitchells Flat242All / 97%8
Belford176All / 98%10
Maison Dieu175All / 91%4
Stanhope (NSW)162All / 99%8
Reedy Creek (NSW)159All / 100%6
Westbrook (NSW)151All / 100%6
Milbrodale149All / 99%3
Leconfield145All$1.2MDec 2025 / 91%7
Dunolly (NSW)136All / 10%2
Mount Olive (Singleton - NSW)135All$1.4MDec 2025 / 100%4
Elderslie (Singleton - NSW)131All / 96%8
McDougalls Hill131All / 80%7
Putty126All$1.1MDec 2025 / 100%3
Clydesdale (NSW)114All / 83%7
Glendon114All / 94%8
Dalwood (Singleton - NSW)111All / 92%7
Roughit111All$1.4MDec 2025 / 82%7
Camberwell (NSW)102All / 95%1
Dyrring102All / 100%7
Greenlands (Singleton - NSW)102All / 100%6
Fordwich90All / 70%7
Mount Thorley86All / 63%3
Howes Valley80All$645kDec 2025 / 100%3
Middle Falbrook73All / 91%6
Hebden6730% / 97%5
Long Point (Singleton - NSW)64All / 24%3
Mirannie55All / 100%6
Goorangoola52All / 100%6
Paynes Crossing506% / 100%8
Wylies Flat50All / 45%7
Fern Gully47All / 99%6
Scotts Flat43All / 15%7
Warkworth42All / 69%3
Doyles Creek39All / 100%3
Carrowbrook37All / 99%4
Glennies Creek33All / 77%1
Falbrook29All / 87%6
Obanvale27All / 99%7
Mount Royal25All / 100%4
Gouldsville24All / 92%3
Garland Valley22All / 100%3
Rixs Creek18All / 75%7
Bowmans Creek1771% / 100%7
St Clair (Singleton - NSW)17All / 76%4
Appletree Flat16All / 100%3
Big Ridge16All / 74%7
Hambledon Hill14All / 49%7
Lemington12All / 88%1
Ravensworth (NSW)5All / 71%1
Dural (Singleton - NSW)All / 100%
Howick (NSW)All / 78%
LiddellAll / 56%
Wollemi77% / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

59%

Over 73 of 73 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 73 of 73 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 21 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$525k
Median of suburb medians
$1.1M
Highest suburb median
$1.5M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 4 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
1,001
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
270
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
2,143
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
3,520
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Hunter · Dan REPACHOLI (ALP)100%
  • New England · Barnaby JOYCE (NP)1%

State districts

  • Upper Hunter · Dave Layzell (NAT)100%
  • Cessnock · Clayton Barr (ALP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.