Gowrie vs Singleton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gowrie, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gowrie: a median of $1.02 million, against $725,000 in Singleton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit couples, while Singleton suits people living alone 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

Singleton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • But Gowrie is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Gowrie leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)
  • Singleton has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $1,025,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Singleton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $478/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Singleton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 146 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (200.6 km vs 206.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Singleton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Gowrie Singleton
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.

Gowrie Singleton
Walkability 17 / 70
Gowrie — Walkability: 17/100 Singleton — Walkability: 70/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 64/100 Singleton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Singleton has more residents (5,185 vs 338); Gowrie has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $78,884).

Gowrie Singleton
Population 338 5,185
+1434% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +3.7%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $159,224/yr
+50% vs other
 $78,884/yr
Median weekly rent $478/wk
+37% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Singleton
0-4 4.4% / 5.6%
Gowrie — 0-4: 4.4% Singleton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.5% / 12.6%
Gowrie — 5-14: 17.5% Singleton — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 6.8% / 5.4%
Gowrie — 15-19: 6.8% Singleton — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.1% / 6.2%
Gowrie — 20-24: 4.1% Singleton — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.1% / 14.0%
Gowrie — 25-34: 10.1% Singleton — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 10.1% / 11.4%
Gowrie — 35-44: 10.1% Singleton — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 19.5% / 13.0%
Gowrie — 45-54: 19.5% Singleton — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 11.2% / 12.9%
Gowrie — 55-64: 11.2% Singleton — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 12.4% / 9.7%
Gowrie — 65-74: 12.4% Singleton — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 1.2% / 6.4%
Gowrie — 75-84: 1.2% Singleton — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.8% / 2.9%
Gowrie — 85+: 1.8% Singleton — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 70.1% couple families
Gowrie — Couple Families: 70.1% Gowrie — Lone Person: 15.6% Gowrie — One Parent Families: 14.3% Gowrie — Group Household: 0.0% Gowrie — Other Families: 0.0%
Singleton 32.9% couple families
Singleton — Couple Families: 32.9% Singleton — Lone Person: 43.7% Singleton — One Parent Families: 17.7% Singleton — Group Household: 4.0% Singleton — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 7.5% renting
Gowrie — Owned Outright: 33.0% Gowrie — Mortgage: 59.4% Gowrie — Renting: 7.5%
Singleton 34.0% renting
Singleton — Owned Outright: 33.0% Singleton — Mortgage: 33.0% Singleton — Renting: 34.0%
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.

Gowrie Singleton
England 1.2% / 1.5%
Gowrie — England: 1.2% Singleton — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.7%
Gowrie — New Zealand: 0.9% Singleton — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Gowrie — Philippines: not among its largest Singleton — Philippines: 1.0%
India — / 0.6%
Gowrie — India: not among its largest Singleton — India: 0.6%
Thailand — / 0.6%
Gowrie — Thailand: not among its largest Singleton — Thailand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Singleton
Certificate III & IV 25.4% / 21.0%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 25.4% Singleton — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 6.7%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Singleton — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.6%
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Singleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.0%
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Singleton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.9%
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Singleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 95.4% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 95.4% Gowrie — Flats / Apartments: 4.6% Gowrie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Singleton 83.3% houses
Singleton — Houses: 83.3% Singleton — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Singleton — Townhouses: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gowrie Singleton
Median house price $1,025,000 $725,000
Median unit price — $589,000
Median land price — $358,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Gowrie has more rural and farming land (45% vs 4%); Gowrie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).

Gowrie Singleton
Residential 20% 65%
Rural and farming 45% 4%
Environmental 21% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Gowrie Singleton
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.

Gowrie Singleton
Houses — 4.1%
$600/wk on $770K
Units — 4.6%
$430/wk on $491K

Ranking within NSW

Gowrie Singleton
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 17% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Singleton is more walkable (70 vs 17).

Gowrie Singleton
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gowrie carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Gowrie Singleton
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime — High
91/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gowrie Singleton
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gowrie

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

Schools in Singleton

  • Australian Christian College - Singleton Independent · Combined at peers
  • King Street Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Singleton High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Singleton Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Catherine's Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gowrie Singleton
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 18
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Gowrie sits further from the CBD (206.1 km vs 200.6 km).

Gowrie Singleton
Walkability score 17/100 70/100
Distance to Sydney 206.1 km
+3% vs other
 200.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 139 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Gowrie Singleton
Car (driver) 78.0% / 77.6%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 78.0% Singleton — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 11.9%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 17.3% Singleton — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.3%
Gowrie — Car (passenger): 4.7% Singleton — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Gowrie — Walked Only: not among its largest Singleton — Walked Only: 4.8%
Bus — / 0.3%
Gowrie — Bus: not among its largest Singleton — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Gowrie Singleton
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Singleton
Connectivity score 56/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
119 premises
 33%
3,140 premises

Climate

Gowrie Singleton
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)

Gowrie Singleton
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Gowrie Singleton
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gowrie

Acreage Quiet

Singleton

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