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Singleton NSW 2330

3,856 addresses · 119 streets

Hunter Electorate › Singleton LGA › Singleton · 145 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Singleton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,185 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,517 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,185Population
40Median age
$1,517Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Singleton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Singleton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Singleton, 1000 m south-west · Airport: Singleton Airport, 4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 12.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Singleton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Singleton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Singleton
Population by age, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4292
5-14654
15-19280
20-24321
25-34727
35-44591
45-54672
55-64667
65-74501
75-84334
85+151
Dwelling types in Singleton
Dwelling types, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,733
Townhouse218
Apartment133
Other0
Households by weekly income in Singleton
Households by weekly income, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650414
$650-1,499543
$1,500-2,999573
$3,000+397
Top ancestries in Singleton
Top ancestries, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,248
English2,201
Irish645
Scottish567
Aboriginal487
Ancestry NS310
Housing tenure in Singleton
Housing tenure, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned670
Mortgage671
Rented692
Other29
Cars per household in Singleton
Cars per household, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0150
1772
2761
3253
4+119
Commute to work in Singleton
Commute to work, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,619
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked93
Bicycle4
Home233
Top countries of birth in Singleton
Top countries of birth, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand89
England80
Philippines51
India33
Thailand30
South Africa18
Languages used at home in Singleton
Languages used at home, Singleton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai28
Tagalog19
Vietnamese18
Mandarin16
Hindi14
Filipino13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,151 bird observations recorded near Singleton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Singleton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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