Median house price
$793k
+8.6% change
NSW · Singleton Council
Redbournberry, 2330
Est. population · Jun 2025
261
Growth (1 yr)
-0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.8%
Median age
41
Median income
$2,583/wk
Employment rate
66%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$793,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Singleton Council, Redbournberry keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment, plus safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Redbournberry snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$605/wk
Houses $620 · Units $465
Population (ERP)
261
-0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#88
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
52nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
5th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
25th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 40.7/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3634th in Australia
- State rank
- 1110th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #88 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #331 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $465
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $605
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 134
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $793,000
- Median price change
- +8.6%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
261(June 2025)
-0.4% annual · +2.8% over 5 years · 5th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.4%
- 5-year growth
- +2.8%
- Change in 1 year
- -1
- Change in 5 years
- +7
- Growth rank in NSW
- 5th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 247
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,583
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 66%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 78 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 18
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 69
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 41 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -9.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order101
- Domestic Violence Related Assault147
- Fraud106
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment179
- Malicious Damage To Property156
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 950
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 25th
School list
- St Catherine's Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 974 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 1,010 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Singleton High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 901 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 877 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Australian Christian College - SingletonCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 389 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- King Street Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 433 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Singleton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 353 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.05
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Cranston ParkPark
- Sports field
Other(1)
- Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cranston ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Singleton Hospital (0.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 10
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 38.3
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 291 mm · ~36 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 200 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 175 mm · ~22 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 220 mm · ~28 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 1 proposal
August 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Farm building90 QUEEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Under Assessment
2025· 2 proposals
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure16 CRANSTON AVENUE WEST REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool8 BOONAL STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
2024· 4 proposals
June 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Carport14 CRANSTON AVENUE WEST REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool13 BOWDEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure56 GREENWOOD AVENUE REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Swimming pool107-113 QUEEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
2023· 3 proposals
October 2023
- Temporary building, structure or use; Carport10 BOWDEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
September 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool107-113 QUEEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
August 2023
- Shed82 QUEEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
2022· 4 proposals
July 2022
- Shed20 BOWDEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
- Shed4 CRANSTON AVENUE WEST REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling56 GREENWOOD AVENUE REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling36 BOWDEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
2021· 7 proposals
October 2021
- Other8 Raworth Street RedbournberryDetermined
- DwellingGreenwood Avenue Singleton NSWDetermined
September 2021
- Other24 CRANSTON AVENUE WEST REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
- Shed24 CRANSTON AVENUE WEST REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
August 2021
- Dwelling; Demolition; Earthworks / change in levels8 Raworth Street RedbournberryDetermined
July 2021
- Dwelling9A RAWORTH STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
May 2021
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land16 BOWDEN STREET REDBOURNBERRY 2330Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hunter
- Member of Parliament
- Dan REPACHOLI (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 132,184
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.9%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.5%Labor 59.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 19.6 km away).
Coalition 50.1%Labor 49.9%
9.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Singleton SouthLabor 51.2% · Coalition 48.8% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- SingletonLabor 46.9% · Coalition 53.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Singleton HeightsLabor 54.2% · Coalition 45.8% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- GlendonLabor 37.2% · Coalition 62.8% TPP (2025)8.0 km away
- Lower BelfordLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Singleton Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.