Average rent in Singleton, NSW — 2026

Singleton sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $330/week — 22% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 69% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 29% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (85%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 17,018, the median age is 34, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 9% of residents were born overseas. Singleton is 143km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.