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Singleton facts

Population

23,496 (ABS 2016-17)

Housing

The median price for a three bedroom house in Singleton is $355,000. To rent the same property, the median price is $360.00 per week.

Location

Distance from Sydney 208kms in a northerly direction.

Climate

Summer temperatures average 31.9° to 17.8°and winters 17.8° to 4.2°. The mean annual rainfall is 659mm. (BOM data)

Careers

With the plethora of mines in the area, the major employer in the area is mining. This is followed by health care and social assistance, accommodation and food services, retail trade, public administration and safety and education and training.

About Singleton

Singleton is the main town and administrative centre of the Local Government area. Other towns and villages are Broke, Warkworth, Jerrys Plains, Belford, Camberwell and Branxton. The Council is in the heart of the wine and mining area of the Hunter Valley

The biennial Hunter Coal Festival to showcase the co-existence between the people and industries in the Hunter is held in April. This is an initiative of Muswellbrook and Singleton Councils. Take a heritage walk around Singleton and explore the mixture of history and modernity of the town or enjoy some swimming, sailing, water skiing or fishing at Lake St Clair.

Singleton places a high priority on sport and recreation and provides facilities for AFL, badminton, baseball, basketball, BMX, cricket, futsal, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, tennis, touch football, volleyball and squash.

Education is well covered with playgroups, pre-schools and long day care centres as well as family day care and after school centres. Singleton has one public and one Catholic primary school, one Catholic and one Christian school (both K-12) and one public high school. There is one public and one Catholic primary school in Branxton and primary schools in Milbrodale, Mt Pleasant, Broke, Jerrys Plains and Kirkton. There is a campus of Hunter Institute TAFE and it is also home to the Singleton Community College.

Singleton Hospital carries the full range of services including 24 hour emergency services, surgery, day surgery, obstetrics, renal dialysis and acute and chronic medicine. There are plenty of doctors, dentists and pharmacies. Allied health services include dietetics, physiotherapy, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy and pathology and imaging. Singleton is well serviced when it comes to nursing homes, with many choices available.

For more information contact:ssc@singleton.nsw.gov.au

Housing Data: Sourced from www.realestate.com.au current as at 7/18.
Careers Data: Sourced from ABS.

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