Mount Thorley NSW 2330

Mount Thorley sits 205 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 2 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 86 residents with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $126,724 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 26.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $343 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,383. The area shows high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

The median house sale price in Mount Thorley sits at $1.5 million in the December 2025 quarter, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 106% over the past decade — 7.5% per year on average.

$1,500,000

last 4 quarters
↑ +105.5% over 2015–2025 (+7.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — 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.

Is Mount Thorley safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Mount Thorley sits in the high band, with 21 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 9% on the prior year.

21 offences

8.7% since 2024
Arson 6 (28.6%)
Theft 6 (28.6%)
Drug Offences 4 (19.0%)
Property Damage 2 (9.5%)
Assault 1 (4.8%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (4.8%)
Sexual Offences 1 (4.8%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

8 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Where they happened

Golden Highway 8 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Mount Thorley is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 6% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mount Thorley.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
97
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
23 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Singleton: council population

The whole council area, not just Mount Thorley · 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 locality alone — this locality'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
3/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mount Thorley is home to 86 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $127,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

86

26.5% since 2016

Median Age

37

9.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$126,724/yr

11.4% since 2016
Top 12% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$343/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,383/mo

6.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.2

39.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$42,640/yr

46.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.0%

Total Dwellings

25

8.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

69.2%

13.5% since 2016

Houses

96.0%

4.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

14.1%

Mortgage Stress

22.6%

15.4% since 2016

Work From Home

28.6%

138.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 24 (96.0%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (4.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 10 (38.5%)
Mortgage 8 (30.8%)
Renting 8 (30.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.4%
English Spoken at Home
86.0%
Employment Rate
62.7%
19.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
23.3%

Occupations

Machinery Operators & Drivers 12 (29.3%)
Managers 7 (17.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (12.2%)
Professionals 3 (7.3%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (7.3%)
Sales 3 (7.3%)
Labourers 3 (7.3%)

Religion

Christianity 42 (48.8%)
No Religion 27 (31.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 4 (4.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 7 (8.1%)
5-14 17 (19.8%)
15-19 5 (5.8%)
20-24 4 (4.7%)
25-34 10 (11.6%)
35-44 17 (19.8%)
45-54 15 (17.4%)
55-64 15 (17.4%)
65-74 4 (4.7%)
75-84 4 (4.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 12 (80.0%)
Lone Person 3 (20.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 20 (71.4%)
Worked from Home 8 (28.6%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 18 (20.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5 (5.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 4 (16.0%)
2 cars 3 (12.0%)
3 cars 4 (16.0%)
4+ cars 6 (24.0%)

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 Mount Thorley's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 97%
  • Industrial 2%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Singleton

The whole council area, not just Mount Thorley · 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

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 22.6 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 14.

From the Mount Thorley monitoring station, 1.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Cessnock Airport AWS, 26.5 km

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

Elevation
73 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Near high-voltage lines
9.6% of addresses
11 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
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 locality 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

3 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

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$7,823
Loan amount
$1,200,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,616,317

4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2330.

Deposit
$300,000
Stamp duty
$63,787
Cash needed at settlement
$363,787

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 locality'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 locality'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 Mount Thorley

Is Mount Thorley a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mount Thorley is high (96/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Mount Thorley?

Mount Thorley has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Mount Thorley?

Mount Thorley, NSW had a population of 86 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mount Thorley, NSW?

The postcode for Mount Thorley, NSW is 2330.

How far is Mount Thorley from Sydney?

Mount Thorley is 205 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 Mount Thorley?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Thorley was $126,724 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 Mount Thorley?

There are too few current rental listings in Mount Thorley for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $343, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mount Thorley?

The median age of residents in Mount Thorley was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mount Thorley at risk of bushfire?

Mount Thorley has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Mount Thorley?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Thorley, Cessnock Airport AWS (26.5 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.

What is the median house price in Mount Thorley?

The median sale price for houses in Mount Thorley was $1,500,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Thorley?

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 Mount Thorley belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Mount Thorley?

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 Mount Thorley?

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 Mount Thorley in?

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

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