Broke vs Singleton Military Area

Singleton Military Area is the younger of the two, with a median age of 21 against 43 in Broke. In Broke, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Singleton Military Area, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Broke tends to suit families with children, while Singleton Military Area suits young adults.

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

Broke

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Singleton Military Area carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Singleton Military Area

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $365/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Broke

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (156.2 km vs 205.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 154 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Singleton Military Area

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Broke has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Singleton Military Area

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (82.1% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broke Singleton Military Area
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.

Broke Singleton Military Area
Walkability 6 / 0
Broke — Walkability: 6/100 Singleton Military Area — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 87
Broke — Safety: 29/100 Singleton Military Area — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 14 / 36
Broke — Low fire risk: 14/100 Singleton Military Area — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Broke rents higher ($365/wk vs $0/wk); Broke skews older (43 vs 21).

Broke Singleton Military Area
Population 557 581
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +82.1%
Median age 43 21
Median household income $89,336/yr
+5% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broke Singleton Military Area
0-4 5.4% / —
Broke — 0-4: 5.4% Singleton Military Area — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.0% / 0.7%
Broke — 5-14: 14.0% Singleton Military Area — 5-14: 0.7%
15-19 4.1% / 37.5%
Broke — 15-19: 4.1% Singleton Military Area — 15-19: 37.5%
20-24 5.2% / 39.4%
Broke — 20-24: 5.2% Singleton Military Area — 20-24: 39.4%
25-34 8.4% / 15.0%
Broke — 25-34: 8.4% Singleton Military Area — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 15.3% / 1.5%
Broke — 35-44: 15.3% Singleton Military Area — 35-44: 1.5%
45-54 16.2% / 2.4%
Broke — 45-54: 16.2% Singleton Military Area — 45-54: 2.4%
55-64 14.2% / 1.7%
Broke — 55-64: 14.2% Singleton Military Area — 55-64: 1.7%
65-74 15.1% / 1.4%
Broke — 65-74: 15.1% Singleton Military Area — 65-74: 1.4%
75-84 3.9% / —
Broke — 75-84: 3.9% Singleton Military Area — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Broke — 85+: not among its largest Singleton Military Area — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broke 3.9% flats / apartments
Broke — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Broke — Houses: 96.1%
Singleton Military Area 100.0% flats / apartments
Singleton Military Area — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Singleton Military Area — Houses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses

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.

Broke Singleton Military Area
England 3.4% / 0.9%
Broke — England: 3.4% Singleton Military Area — England: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.7%
Broke — New Zealand: 1.3% Singleton Military Area — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.5%
Broke — Philippines: 1.3% Singleton Military Area — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Broke — South Africa: 1.4% Singleton Military Area — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.7% / —
Broke — Ireland: 0.7% Singleton Military Area — Ireland: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Broke — India: not among its largest Singleton Military Area — India: 0.7%
Thailand — / 0.7%
Broke — Thailand: not among its largest Singleton Military Area — Thailand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Broke Singleton Military Area
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 12.0%
Broke — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Singleton Military Area — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 3.4%
Broke — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Singleton Military Area — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.4%
Broke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Singleton Military Area — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Broke — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Singleton Military Area — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Broke Singleton Military Area
Median house price $900,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,630,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 180 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Broke has more rural and farming land (73% vs 0%); Broke has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 0%).

Broke Singleton Military Area
Infrastructure and transport 1% 100%
Rural and farming 73% 0%
Environmental 25% 0%
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

Broke Singleton Military Area
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Broke Singleton Military Area
House price Higher than 42% of NSW —
Income Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Singleton Military Area scores higher overall (44 vs 20).

Broke Singleton Military Area
Grade D C
Score 20/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Broke carries more crime risk (71 vs 13); Broke carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 64).

Broke Singleton Military Area
Bushfire High
86/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
13/100
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
same for both

Schools

Broke Singleton Military Area
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Broke

  • Broke Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Singleton Military Area

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

Amenities in the suburb

Broke Singleton Military Area
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Waterways 13 18

Mobility

Singleton Military Area sits further from the CBD (205.2 km vs 156.2 km).

Broke Singleton Military Area
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 156.2 km 205.2 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
 —

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.

Broke Singleton Military Area
Walked Only 4.5% / 83.7%
Broke — Walked Only: 4.5% Singleton Military Area — Walked Only: 83.7%
Car (driver) 68.2% / 7.6%
Broke — Car (driver): 68.2% Singleton Military Area — Car (driver): 7.6%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 7.6%
Broke — Worked from Home: 21.7% Singleton Military Area — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 1.1%
Broke — Car (passenger): 5.6% Singleton Military Area — Car (passenger): 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Broke Singleton Military Area
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broke Singleton Military Area
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
286 premises
 0%
1 premises

Climate

Broke Singleton Military Area
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)

Broke Singleton Military Area
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 16.7 µg/m³ 22.6 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Broke Singleton Military Area
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Broke Singleton Military Area
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broke Singleton Military Area
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broke

Rural

Singleton Military Area

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