Darlington NSW 2330

Darlington sits 204 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 2 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 378 residents with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $92,872 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $333 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,621. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Darlington sits at $720,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$720,000

Pricier than 79% of NSW

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$630/wk
45 bonds
+47% since 2021
2-bed units
$462/wk
10 bonds
+43% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2330 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

100 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2330.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Darlington killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Singleton Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

One school serve Darlington, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar

Walkability

Darlington is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.

79
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 8% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 80
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 80
GPs within 1 km 100
Pharmacies within 1 km 80
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 60

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Darlington.

62
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
31%
Premises covered
186
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 69%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 31%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 2%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Singleton: council population

The whole council area, not just Darlington · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
25,841
+0.6% in a year
Change
+163
people since 2024
Density
5.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+126
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-58
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+95
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
1/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Darlington is home to 378 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $93,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

378

Median Age

35

Median Household Income

$92,872/yr

Census Median Rent

$333/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,621/mo

Avg Household Size

2.3

Median Personal Income

$41,392/yr

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

1.8%

Total Dwellings

163

Owner-Occupier Rate

71.2%

Houses

71.8%

Rental Stress

18.6%

Mortgage Stress

20.9%

Work From Home

11.5%

Dwelling Types

Houses 117 (71.8%)
Townhouses 40 (24.5%)
Flats / Apartments 6 (3.7%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 65 (41.7%)
Owned Outright 46 (29.5%)
Renting 45 (28.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.2%
English Spoken at Home
88.1%
Employment Rate
62.3%
Completed Year 12
30.7%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 42 (22.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 36 (19.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 24 (12.7%)
Community & Personal Service 21 (11.1%)
Labourers 21 (11.1%)
Professionals 16 (8.5%)
Sales 14 (7.4%)
Managers 13 (6.9%)

Religion

Christianity 205 (54.2%)
No Religion 134 (35.4%)
Buddhism 6 (1.6%)
Islam 5 (1.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Philippines 10 (2.6%)
New Zealand 5 (1.3%)
China 3 (0.8%)
Vietnam 3 (0.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 24 (6.3%)
5-14 51 (13.5%)
15-19 10 (2.6%)
20-24 32 (8.5%)
25-34 67 (17.7%)
35-44 36 (9.5%)
45-54 47 (12.4%)
55-64 44 (11.6%)
65-74 34 (9.0%)
75-84 16 (4.2%)
85+ 13 (3.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 46 (39.0%)
Couple Families 38 (32.2%)
One Parent Families 25 (21.2%)
Group Household 9 (7.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 134 (85.4%)
Worked from Home 18 (11.5%)
Car (passenger) 5 (3.2%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 87 (23.0%)
Bachelor Degree 28 (7.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20 (5.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (1.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (1.9%)
1 car 49 (31.2%)
2 cars 72 (45.9%)
3 cars 21 (13.4%)
4+ cars 10 (6.4%)

Council Rates

Singleton
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,287 a year through Singleton based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,287/yr
5% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Darlington's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 60%
  • Parks and recreation 27%
  • Rural and farming 8%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Singleton

The whole council area, not just Darlington · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 121 new dwellings were approved across Singleton. That mix is 100 houses and 21 units. Approvals are up 46.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
121dwellings
+46.2% YoY
Houses
100
detached dwellings
Units
21
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.7 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 19.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 4 · NO₂ 0.

From the Singleton monitoring station, 1.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Cessnock Airport AWS, 30.6 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Annual rainfall
804 mm
80 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
20 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.1°C
11 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.02% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2330, 52 of 21,102 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (428 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.02%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.07%
2024
0.18%
2025
0.25%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.4 kW each

In postcode 2330, 4,465 rooftop-solar systems totalling 37.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,318 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 305 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
289
2020
449
2021
402
2022
295
2023
421
2024
366
2025
252
2026
208

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,755
Loan amount
$576,000
Total interest over 30 years
$775,832

4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2330.

Deposit
$144,000
Stamp duty
$26,587
Cash needed at settlement
$170,587

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hunter

Currently held by Dan Repacholi Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Dan Repacholi 59.5% 40.5% +4.7
2022 Dan Repacholi 54.0% 46.0% -1.1
2019 Joel Fitzgibbon 53.0% 47.0% +9.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Upper Hunter District

Currently held by Dave Layzell The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Dave Layzell NP 53.8%
2019 Michael Johnsen NP 52.6%
2015 Michael Johnsen NP 52.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Darlington

What natural hazards affect Darlington?

Darlington has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Darlington?

Darlington, NSW had a population of 378 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Darlington, NSW?

The postcode for Darlington, NSW is 2330.

How far is Darlington from Sydney?

Darlington is 204 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 144 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Darlington?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Darlington was $92,872 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Darlington?

There are too few current rental listings in Darlington for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $333, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Darlington?

The median age of residents in Darlington was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Darlington?

There is 1 school inside the Darlington boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Darlington walkable?

Darlington scores 79/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Darlington?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Darlington (Singleton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.7 µg/m³ and PM10 of 19.2 µg/m³. That puts Darlington below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Darlington?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Darlington, Cessnock Airport AWS (30.6 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 5.1°C, 804 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Darlington?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Darlington belong to?

Darlington sits within the Singleton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Darlington?

The average residential rates bill through Singleton is $1,287 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Darlington?

Across Singleton, 121 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 46.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Darlington in?

Darlington sits within the federal Division of Hunter, currently held by Dan Repacholi (Australian Labor Party).

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