Mount Thorley vs Singleton Military Area
Singleton Military Area is the younger of the two, with a median age of 21 against 37 in Mount Thorley. In Mount Thorley, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. In Singleton Military Area, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Mount Thorley 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Mount Thorley has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 0%)
- Singleton Military Area carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 96/100)
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 $343/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Thorley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (144 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 96/100)
- But Mount Thorley has more residents already 65 and over (9% 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 26.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Thorley 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.
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
Mount Thorley rents higher ($343/wk vs $0/wk); Singleton Military Area has more residents (581 vs 86).
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 86 | 581 +576% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +26.5% | +82.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 21 |
| Median household income | $126,724/yr +33% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $343/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Property market
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,500,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mount Thorley has more rural and farming land (97% vs 0%).
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 100% |
| Rural and farming | 97% | 0% |
| Industrial | 2% | 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
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 74% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 51% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Thorley carries more crime risk (96 vs 13); Singleton Military Area carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 14).
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | 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 | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 23 | 18 |
Mobility
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 204.9 km | 205.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 1 premises |
Climate
| Mount Thorley | 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)
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 22.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Thorley | 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
| Mount Thorley | Singleton Military Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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