Stanford Merthyr ^{NSW 2327}

Recorded crime in Stanford Merthyr is high (73/100, 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.

Stanford Merthyr has a high recorded bushfire history (79/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Stanford Merthyr has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (21/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

Stanford Merthyr, NSW had a population of 575 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

The postcode for Stanford Merthyr, NSW is 2327.

Stanford Merthyr is 147 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 112 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Stanford Merthyr was $69,524 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

There are too few current rental listings in Stanford Merthyr for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $310, across all dwelling types.

The median age of residents in Stanford Merthyr was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Stanford Merthyr has a high recorded bushfire history (79/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.

There is 1 school inside the Stanford Merthyr boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Stanford Merthyr scores 52/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Stanford Merthyr (Beresfield) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.5 µg/m³. That puts Stanford Merthyr below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Stanford Merthyr, Cessnock Airport AWS (15.1 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.

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.

Stanford Merthyr sits within the Cessnock local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

The average residential rates bill through Cessnock is $1,405 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

Across Cessnock, 719 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 31.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

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