Elderslie vs Lower Belford
Elderslie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Lower 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 Lower Belford: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.08 million in Elderslie, though rent is higher in Elderslie. On these figures, Elderslie tends to suit couples and 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
Elderslie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Elderslie has cheaper houses ($1,077,500 vs $1,400,000)
- Lower Belford has cheaper land ($690,000 vs $1,233,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lower Belford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $385/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lower Belford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 137 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lower Belford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elderslie and Lower Belford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lower Belford has more residents (407 vs 131); Elderslie rents higher ($385/wk vs $300/wk).
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 407 +211% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 46 |
| Median household income | $132,600/yr +7% vs other | $123,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk +22% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Property market
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,077,500 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | $875,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,233,000 | $690,000 |
Zoning mix
Elderslie has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 5%); Lower Belford has more rural and farming land (95% vs 80%).
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 95% |
| Environmental | 20% | 5% |
| 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
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
Liveability
Lower Belford is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Elderslie carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0).
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Elderslie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lower Belford
- Kirkton Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 189.1 km | 189.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 132 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).
Setting
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 24% 198 premises |
Climate
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm | 804 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C | 5.1°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elderslie | Lower Belford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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