Belford vs Branxton

Branxton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Belford. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belford: a median of $1.05 million, against $842,000 in Branxton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Belford tends to suit couples, while Branxton suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Belford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 68/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 93%)
  • But Branxton has more childcare (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Belford has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $744,625)
  • Branxton has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Branxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $530/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Branxton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (182.3 km vs 186.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Belford carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 68/100)
  • Branxton is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Branxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belford and Branxton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belford Branxton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Belford Branxton
Walkability 0 / 16
Belford — Walkability: 0/100 Branxton — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 44 / 32
Belford — Safety: 44/100 Branxton — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 89 / 77
Belford — Low fire risk: 89/100 Branxton — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Branxton has more residents (2,255 vs 176); Belford rents higher ($530/wk vs $350/wk).

Belford Branxton
Population 176 2,255
+1181% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% +13.3%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $147,316/yr
+20% vs other
 $117,832/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+34% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belford Branxton
0-4 8.5% / 6.7%
Belford — 0-4: 8.5% Branxton — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.2% / 14.5%
Belford — 5-14: 10.2% Branxton — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 3.4% / 7.1%
Belford — 15-19: 3.4% Branxton — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 1.7% / 5.3%
Belford — 20-24: 1.7% Branxton — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.8% / 10.8%
Belford — 25-34: 10.8% Branxton — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 15.9% / 12.7%
Belford — 35-44: 15.9% Branxton — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 18.8% / 14.2%
Belford — 45-54: 18.8% Branxton — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 15.9% / 13.1%
Belford — 55-64: 15.9% Branxton — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 11.9% / 9.8%
Belford — 65-74: 11.9% Branxton — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 2.3% / 4.2%
Belford — 75-84: 2.3% Branxton — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 1.2%
Belford — 85+: not among its largest Branxton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belford 88.9% couple families
Belford — Couple Families: 88.9% Belford — One Parent Families: 11.1% Belford — Lone Person: 0.0% Belford — Group Household: 0.0% Belford — Other Families: 0.0%
Branxton 59.6% couple families
Branxton — Couple Families: 59.6% Branxton — One Parent Families: 13.8% Branxton — Lone Person: 23.4% Branxton — Group Household: 2.4% Branxton — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belford 7.8% renting
Belford — Owned Outright: 29.4% Belford — Mortgage: 62.7% Belford — Renting: 7.8%
Branxton 14.6% renting
Branxton — Owned Outright: 35.3% Branxton — Mortgage: 50.1% Branxton — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Belford Branxton
England 2.8% / 1.9%
Belford — England: 2.8% Branxton — England: 1.9%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Belford — New Zealand: not among its largest Branxton — New Zealand: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Belford — Vietnam: not among its largest Branxton — Vietnam: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.6%
Belford — Ireland: not among its largest Branxton — Ireland: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.4%
Belford — Germany: not among its largest Branxton — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Belford Branxton
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 21.8%
Belford — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Branxton — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 8.2%
Belford — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Branxton — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.9%
Belford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Branxton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.5%
Belford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Branxton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.8%
Belford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Branxton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belford 106.7% houses
Belford — Houses: 106.7% Belford — Townhouses: 0.0% Belford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Branxton 93.0% houses
Branxton — Houses: 93.0% Branxton — Townhouses: 5.6% Branxton — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Belford Branxton
Median house price $1,050,000 $842,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $295,000 $744,625
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Belford has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 1%).

Belford Branxton
Rural and farming 77% 68%
Residential 1% 26%
Environmental 18% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Belford Branxton
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Belford Branxton
Houses — 4.4%
$725/wk on $865K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Belford Branxton
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of NSW

Liveability

Branxton is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Belford Branxton
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Branxton carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 11); Branxton carries more crime risk (68 vs 56).

Belford Branxton
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Belford Branxton
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Belford

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Branxton

  • Rosary Park Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Branxton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Belford Branxton
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Belford sits further from the CBD (186.5 km vs 182.3 km).

Belford Branxton
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 186.5 km
+2% vs other
 182.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 128 min
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 57/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2335
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 2335
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Belford Branxton
Car (driver) 66.2% / 75.1%
Belford — Car (driver): 66.2% Branxton — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 19.2%
Belford — Worked from Home: 23.9% Branxton — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 9.9% / 1.7%
Belford — Walked Only: 9.9% Branxton — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Belford — Car (passenger): not among its largest Branxton — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Belford Branxton
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 49.4 km 44.8 km

NBN connectivity

Belford Branxton
Connectivity score 29/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 27%
1,064 premises

Climate

Belford Branxton
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belford Branxton
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Belford Branxton
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Belford Branxton
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belford Branxton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belford

Rural Young Families

Branxton

Acreage

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