Darlington NSW 2330
251 addresses · 12 streets
Hunter Electorate › Singleton LGA › Darlington · 146 km from Sydney
Living Here
Darlington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 378 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,786 a week, with median rent near $333 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
5 cafés & restaurants
4 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
1 physiotherapist
1 optometrist
1 hospital
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
6 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 playground
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Singleton, 1.7 km south · Airport: Singleton Airport, 5.7 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 11.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 11.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 33.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 64.9%
Population by age in Darlington
| 0-4 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 51 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 32 |
| 25-34 | 67 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 47 |
| 55-64 | 44 |
| 65-74 | 34 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 13 |
Dwelling types in Darlington
| House | 117 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 40 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Darlington
| <$650 | 30 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 42 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 68 |
| $3,000+ | 23 |
Top ancestries in Darlington
| English | 182 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 162 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Aboriginal | 27 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| German | 23 |
Housing tenure in Darlington
| Owned | 46 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 65 |
| Rented | 45 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Darlington
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 49 |
| 2 | 72 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Darlington
| Car | 139 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 18 |
Top countries of birth in Darlington
| Philippines | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
| China | 3 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| Vietnam | 3 |
Languages used at home in Darlington
| Mandarin | 7 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 7 |
| Filipino | 6 |
| Afrikaans | 3 |
| Cantonese | 3 |
| Urdu | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,196 bird observations recorded near Darlington — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (566)
- Galah (394)
- Crested Pigeon (287)
- Magpie-lark (276)
- Common Myna (263)
- Noisy Miner (227)
- Willie Wagtail (211)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (207)
- Nankeen Kestrel (187)
- Australian Raven (185)
- Superb Fairy-wren (166)
- Eastern Rosella (156)
- Pacific Black Duck (156)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Darlington
- Spotted Turtle-dove (154)
- Australian Wood Duck (148)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (144)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (125)
- Tawny Frogmouth (123)
- Red-rumped Parrot (112)
- Pied Currawong (110)
- Welcome Swallow (109)
- Pied Butcherbird (108)
- Common Starling (104)
- Laughing Kookaburra (103)
- Little Corella (99)
- White-faced Heron (98)
- Rock Dove (97)
- Red Wattlebird (94)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (94)
- Australasian Figbird (93)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Darlington:
- Dunolly (0.8 km)
- Gowrie (1.4 km)
- Singleton Heights (1.6 km)
- Mcdougalls Hill (1.7 km)
- Singleton (1.9 km)
- Glenridding (2.2 km)
- Combo (2.3 km)
- Hunterview (2.4 km)
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Streets
- Allen Court (18)
- Button Close (10)
- Darlington Road (2)
- Dunolly Road (1)
- Elliot Close (18)
- Grainger Crescent (55)
- Hallett Place (16)
- Millard Close (15)
- Noble Close (5)
- Sever Close (8)
- Simpson Terrace (101)
- Solman Lane (2)
