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NSW 2330 · Singleton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Darlington (Singleton - NSW), New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) NSW
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$810,000
Up 24.6% over 12 months
Based on 7 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 31.8% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Darlington (Singleton - NSW), NSW is currently $810,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Darlington (Singleton - NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of 24.6% for houses and -8.6% for units.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $795,000 in Darlington (Singleton - NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 31.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) is $470,000, which has decreased 8.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $466,000 in Darlington (Singleton - NSW). The median rent for units and apartments in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) is $500 per week and has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Darlington (Singleton - NSW) is 4,071 offences per 100,000 residents — 23% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Darlington (Singleton - NSW).
Overall crime rate
4,071
offences per 100,000 residents
23% aboveRest of NSW
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Darlington (Singleton - NSW) NSW 2330 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
378 people call Darlington (Singleton - NSW) home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,786 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
9.5% of workers in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of NSW.
35.4% of people in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Darlington (Singleton - NSW) NSW 2330.
19.8% of Darlington (Singleton - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
113 family households lived in Darlington (Singleton - NSW); 33.6% were couple families and 22.1% were one-parent families.
39.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Darlington (Singleton - NSW) had 378 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.3% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 71.8% of occupied private dwellings in Darlington (Singleton - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 24.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
29.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
41.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.8% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Darlington (Singleton - NSW) had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.2% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 19.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
9.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
70.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
1.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 31.2% of the total.
65.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
55.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.1% reported a different address.
10.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
88.1% of residents used only English at home.
9.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
10.8% of Darlington (Singleton - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.2% was born in Australia.
0.8% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 48.1% of ancestry responses in Darlington (Singleton - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 42.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
8.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 6.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.5% of workers, and education and training employed 4.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.9%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
41.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 11.1% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
15.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 55.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,786 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,621.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $333 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 9.5% in Darlington (Singleton - NSW), compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 29.5% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 28.8% in Darlington (Singleton - NSW), against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $810,000, while units and apartments sit at $470,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 113 local families, and 19.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $795,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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