Roughit vs Whittingham
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Roughit, the large majority of households are couple families. In Whittingham, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Whittingham: a median of $1.34 million, against $650,000 in Roughit, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Roughit 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
Roughit
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 74%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Roughit has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $1,340,000)
- Whittingham leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 40%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Whittingham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 143 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (194.3 km vs 199.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Roughit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whittingham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.7% vs 0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Roughit and Whittingham 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
Whittingham has more residents (421 vs 111); Whittingham has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $84,448).
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111 | 421 +279% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | +15.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr | $101,816/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $320/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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 (24.3%).
Property market
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650,000 | $1,340,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 86% |
| Industrial | 0% | 7% |
| Environmental | 4% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Residential | 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
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Whittingham carries more crime risk (77 vs 31); Roughit carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 25).
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Roughit sits further from the CBD (199.3 km vs 194.3 km).
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 199.3 km +3% vs other | 194.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 143 min | 133 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).
Setting
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 164 premises |
Climate
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Roughit | Whittingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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