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Suburb profile ·Upper Hunter Shire LGA · NSW ·2336

Upper Dartbrook NSW 2336

Upper Dartbrook is in Upper Hunter Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2336, with population 152.

Median house $1.4M +78.8% YoY
Median rent $560/wk Rent context available
Gross yield 2.0% Low yield band
Population 152 152 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Upper Dartbrook is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Upper Dartbrook has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2336. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · 2025 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Upper Dartbrook has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $560/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2336. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$570/wk
+1.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2336 · Apr 2026
$600
$350
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Upper Dartbrook is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Upper Dartbrook currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Upper Dartbrook 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Moobi most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$370K · rent -$260/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Gungal most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$310K · rent -$360/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Rouchel most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$330K · rent -$217/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 3,369 per 100k at the Upper Hunter Shire LGA level.
Transport: 12 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Upper Dartbrook NSW

Postcode 2336 · Upper Hunter Shire LGA

Upper Dartbrook is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Upper Hunter Shire local government area (postcode 2336). With a population of 152, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Upper Dartbrook is $1.4 million, having surged 78.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,709.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Hunter Shire LGA is below average at 3,369 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Upper Dartbrook offers a gross rental yield of 2.0%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +78.8% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.4M/$1.5M Near Median
Affordability14.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+78.8% Rising
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education6/10
Economic9/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.4M
78.8% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$235
Population
152
Demographics
Median age42
Household size2.6
HH income /wk$1,843
Personal income /wk$918
Mortgage /mth$2,709
Crime (Upper Hunter Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)3,369
Total incidents483
Transport
Bus stops12
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Upper Dartbrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Upper Dartbrook in?

    Upper Dartbrook is in the Upper Hunter Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2336. Council-level context for Upper Hunter Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Upper Dartbrook?

    The current median house price in Upper Dartbrook, NSW is $1.4M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Upper Dartbrook?

    The median weekly rent in Upper Dartbrook is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Upper Dartbrook?

    Rent context available: Upper Dartbrook 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.

  5. Is Upper Dartbrook a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Upper Dartbrook show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Upper Dartbrook?

    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.

  7. How often is the Upper Dartbrook 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.