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Darlington NSW 2330

Darlington is in Singleton LGA, NSW, postcode 2330, with population 378.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$590/wk
Rising
+3.5% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2330 · Jun 2026
$630
$540
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$590/wk
Rent context available
3.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
25,841
26K via Singleton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,412
292 added 12mo · 37MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,621
Median rent · wk$333

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±3.9% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,621/mo, while renters pay about $2,557/mo — renting runs $936/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$590
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,621

Household income

$93K household · yr+12.8% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$99K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
34
$300-649
68
$650-999
44
$1,000-1,499
59
$1,500-1,999
86
$2,000-2,999
140
$3,000-3,999
98
$4,000+
207

At the median asking rent, about 39% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,967/wk income).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
856
3,339 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,339
Total incidents856· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault25559%
  • Sexual Offences7618%
  • Robbery41%
  • Break And Enter9722%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Darlington NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Darlington (postcode 2330) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Singleton local government area. The area has roughly 378 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 current median weekly rent is $590. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,621.

The crime rate in the Singleton LGA is below average at 3,339 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,621
Rent · wk(Census)$333
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$590
Population growth · Singleton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)25,841
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Singleton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)107
Houses 83%Units 17%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Singleton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2330ATO
Negatively geared6%
778 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,465/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,519
Reported capital gains977
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population378
Median age35
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,786
Personal income · wk$796
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,111 → $1,786
Change+60.8%
vs NSW median+40.2 pp
Median rent-33.4%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Singleton LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Singleton Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Singleton LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places118
Uniting Elizabeth Gates and Alroy House Singleton84 places
Calvary Cooinda Retirement Community34 places
Childcare · Singleton LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places1,032
Exceeding NQS2
Little Treasures Singleton122 places
Civic Avenue Early Learning103 places
Little Kindy Singleton100 places
Singleton ELC86 places
Singleton Heights Pre School80 places
St Nicholas Early Education, Singleton80 places
+9 more in Singleton LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Darlington is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Darlington is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Darlington feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Whittingham better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$270/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Lower Belford better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$290/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Jerrys Plains better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$240/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Darlington FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Darlington in?

    Darlington is in the Singleton Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2330. Council-level context for Singleton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Darlington?

    The median weekly rent in Darlington is $590/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Darlington?

    Rent context available: Darlington has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Darlington a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Darlington show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Darlington?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Darlington data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.