Living in Singleton

In Singleton, unemployment is 3% (2026).

Singleton is a city in Australia, with a population of 17,139 in 2021. The city covered 127.2 km² in 2021. For Singleton, median household income was A$1,935 per week in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0411 sources

Population17,139people30 Jun 2021Official source · ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas

Median gross salary (region)2,213EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent908EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Singleton, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate3%country median 4.5% — 33% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

PM2.5, annual mean6.7µg/m³country median 6.0 — 12% aboveOfficial source · NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables

Lower unemployment than 86% of Australian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 76% of Australian cities that publish it.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Singleton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$330 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,760 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	6,450 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	6,020 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	908 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Singleton, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

Is Singleton a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student24%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 16–32%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$823 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Singleton?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Singleton is 3.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Singleton 3.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	5,316 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	62 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,935 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	823 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,213 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	3 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026¹¹Independent

What does a salary buy in Singleton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Singleton, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €908
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Singleton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	4.14 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Singleton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Singleton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

32°18°

30°18°

28°15°

25°12°

21°8°

18°6°

18°5°

20°5°

23°8°

26°11°

28°14°

30°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Singleton is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Singleton 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.7 µg/m³country median 6.0	31 Dec 2023	NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 31.5 · Feb 30.1 · Mar 28 · Apr 25 · May 21.4 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 18 · Aug 20 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 26.3 · Nov 27.8 · Dec 30.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SINGLETON DEFENCE⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 17.8 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 11.5 · May 7.9 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 4.7 · Aug 4.9 · Sep 8 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 16.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SINGLETON DEFENCE⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 24.7 · Feb 23.8 · Mar 21.6 · Apr 18.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 20.8 · Dec 23.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SINGLETON DEFENCE⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.6 · Feb 95 · Mar 71.6 · Apr 47.5 · May 30.8 · Jun 49.6 · Jul 31.5 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 39.7 · Oct 39.7 · Nov 70.8 · Dec 75.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SINGLETON DEFENCE⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±6.4 °C, Downey (United States) ±7.2 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±8.2 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±5.1 °C, Christchurch (New Zealand) ±6.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Singleton?

The published population was 17,139 people in June 2021. Source: ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	127.2 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	9.18 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	1,563 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	136.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁶Official · significant urban area
Female residents	8,219 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	8,800 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	17,139 people	30 Jun 2021	ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

14,687

15,712

16,737

17,762

17,396200120052011201520212025

Population rose 16.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 14,899 to 17,396.

International community in Singleton

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	17,018	100.0%
Australia	14,527	85.4%
Country of birth not stated	928	5.5%
New Zealand	351	2.1%
England	262	1.5%
Philippines	185	1.1%
Born elsewhere(d)	107	0.6%
South Africa	104	0.6%
India	79	0.5%
Thailand	46	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	45	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Fiji	37	0.2%
Scotland	34	0.2%
Netherlands	31	0.2%
Vietnam	29	0.2%
Ireland	25	0.1%
Germany	22	0.1%
United States of America	15	0.1%
Malaysia	14	0.1%
Italy	12	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	12	0.1%
Zimbabwe	12	0.1%
Indonesia	11	0.1%
Taiwan	11	0.1%
Bangladesh	10	0.1%
Wales	10	0.1%
Canada	9	0.1%
Singapore	9	0.1%
Sri Lanka	9	0.1%
Malta	7	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Turkey	5	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Poland	4	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	17,018	100.0%
Australia	14,527	85.4%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,566	9.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	17,018	100.0%
Australian citizen	15,345	90.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	9.2 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	6,020 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	64.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	34 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,760 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Singleton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Singleton alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 9.2% Singleton+307%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,213 Singleton+36%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 3.0% Singleton+10%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Karratha17,013 residents Horsham16,985 residents Batemans Bay17,524 residents Ulladulla17,567 residents Broken Hill17,588 residents Port Lincoln16,307 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Singleton?

The published population was 17,139 people in June 2021. Source: ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas.

Is the air quality good in Singleton?

What is the unemployment rate in Singleton?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Singleton?

The median gross salary is 2,213 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Singleton?

1,563 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Singleton a good place to live?

Singleton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Singleton?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,527 people (85.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Singleton, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
2021 Singleton, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas ABS Regional population, 2024-25 · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-19
NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 · dcceew.gov.au · checked 2026-07-29
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SINGLETON DEFENCE WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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