City profile
A quick snapshot of Singleton Council, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 2023–24)
- 25,639ABS Estimated Resident Population (via OLG / Your Council).
- Area
- 4,892.7 km²
- Population density
- ~5 people per km²A large, mostly rural LGA — most residents live in and around the town of Singleton.
- Region
- Hunter Valley, on the Hunter River and the New England Highway (~80 km NW of Newcastle)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG group 4)
- Main centres
- Singleton (town), plus villages such as Broke, Bulga, Jerrys Plains and CamberwellA major thermal coal-mining and agriculture district; also home to the Army's School of Infantry at Lone Pine Barracks. A selection of localities is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Singleton2330
- Singleton Heights2330
- Hunterview2330
- Darlington2330
- Gowrie2330
- Broke2330
- Bulga2330
- Jerrys Plains2330
- Camberwell2330
- Warkworth2330
- Sedgefield2330
- Putty2330
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list is a selection of the many localities in the Singleton Council LGA; most share the postcode 2330, and some outer localities are shared with neighbouring council areas (e.g. Cessnock and Muswellbrook). The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Singleton Council). The Singleton area sits on the Hunter River floodplain and has a documented history of flooding.
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.