Whittingham NSW 2330

Located in New South Wales, Whittingham sits 194 km from Sydney CBD, around 2 hours 15 minutes by car. The suburb has 421 residents, a median age of 45, and a median household income of $101,816 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 15.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. The area shows high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Whittingham's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.34 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 10% above where it sat a year earlier. 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. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 102% over the past decade — 7.3% per year on average.

$1,340,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +10.3% year-on-year
↑ +101.5% over 2015–2025 (+7.3%/yr compound)

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.

Is Whittingham safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Whittingham sits in the high band, with 29 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.

29 offences

11.5% since 2024
Theft 19 (65.5%)
Assault 2 (6.9%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (6.9%)
Drug Offences 2 (6.9%)
Arson 1 (3.4%)
Robbery 1 (3.4%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (3.4%)
Property Damage 1 (3.4%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

New England Highway 3 (100.0%)

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

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Whittingham is very car-dependent on foot — at 8/100, nearly all errands require a car.

8
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 28
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Whittingham.

23
out of 100
Bottom 15% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.4 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
8 min
Span of service
10.9 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Whittingham.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
164
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 1%

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
4 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Singleton: council population

The whole council area, not just Whittingham · 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
8/10
7/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
6/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Whittingham is home to 421 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $102,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

421

15.7% since 2016

Median Age

45

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$101,816/yr

20.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$320/wk

77.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

12.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$39,520/yr

20.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

25.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.9%

113.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

136

7.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

84.0%

2.4% since 2016

Houses

101.5%

1.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.3%

46.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.5%

27.6% since 2016

Work From Home

24.4%

121.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 138 (101.5%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 58 (44.3%)
Owned Outright 52 (39.7%)
Renting 21 (16.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
87.9%
English Spoken at Home
90.5%
Employment Rate
59.7%
8.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
26.1%

Occupations

Machinery Operators & Drivers 32 (15.5%)
Managers 31 (15.0%)
Professionals 29 (14.0%)
Labourers 26 (12.6%)
Technicians & Trades 24 (11.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 20 (9.7%)
Community & Personal Service 15 (7.2%)
Sales 14 (6.8%)

Religion

Christianity 304 (72.2%)
No Religion 82 (19.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

China 5 (1.2%)
England 4 (1.0%)
New Zealand 3 (0.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 20 (4.8%)
5-14 54 (12.8%)
15-19 39 (9.3%)
20-24 18 (4.3%)
25-34 32 (7.6%)
35-44 42 (10.0%)
45-54 69 (16.4%)
55-64 67 (15.9%)
65-74 51 (12.1%)
75-84 22 (5.2%)
85+ 3 (0.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 53 (53.5%)
Lone Person 22 (22.2%)
One Parent Families 20 (20.2%)
Group Household 4 (4.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 108 (62.8%)
Worked from Home 42 (24.4%)
Walked Only 15 (8.7%)
Car (passenger) 7 (4.1%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 84 (20.0%)
Bachelor Degree 29 (6.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 22 (5.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 10 (2.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (0.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 9 (6.6%)
1 car 29 (21.3%)
2 cars 39 (28.7%)
3 cars 30 (22.1%)
4+ cars 29 (21.3%)

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 Whittingham's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 86%
  • Industrial 7%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%
  • Residential 2%
  • Environmental 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Singleton

The whole council area, not just Whittingham · 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 19.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 6.

From the Singleton South monitoring station, 3.3 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Cessnock Airport AWS, 22.6 km

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

Elevation
30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Near high-voltage lines
6.7% of addresses
14 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 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

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,989
Loan amount
$1,072,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,443,910

4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2330.

Deposit
$268,000
Stamp duty
$54,987
Cash needed at settlement
$322,987

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 Whittingham

Is Whittingham a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Whittingham is high (77/100, 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 Whittingham?

Whittingham has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100, 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.

What is the population of Whittingham?

Whittingham, NSW had a population of 421 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Whittingham, NSW?

The postcode for Whittingham, NSW is 2330.

How far is Whittingham from Sydney?

Whittingham is 194 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 133 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Whittingham?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Whittingham was $101,816 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 Whittingham?

There are too few current rental listings in Whittingham for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $320, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Whittingham?

The median age of residents in Whittingham was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Whittingham at risk of bushfire?

Whittingham has a low recorded bushfire history (25/100). 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.

Is Whittingham walkable?

Whittingham scores 8/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Whittingham?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Whittingham, Cessnock Airport AWS (22.6 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.

What is the median house price in Whittingham?

The median sale price for houses in Whittingham was $1,340,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 3 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Whittingham?

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 Whittingham belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Whittingham?

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 Whittingham?

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 Whittingham in?

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

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