Belford (postcode 2335) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Singleton local government area. The area has roughly 176 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $147K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Belford is $770,000, having moved lower by 3.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $720. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,447.
Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Singleton LGA is below average at 3,339 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Belford shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($770K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -3.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.