Singleton Statistics

Singleton, with a population of 21,937, is in the Hunter Valley, 1½ hours west of Newcastle and 2½ hours north-west of Sydney.  The town is experiencing strong growth in population and industry.  From June 2004 to June 2005 the population increased by 1.8%, and 733 new jobs have been created in the mining industry alone.  Economic growth will be further stimulated in late 2006 when a major new industrial estate is established, with 43 industrial blocks for sale in the first release.

Mining and Defence are two major employment sectors in Singleton. Sixteen percent of the population are employed in mining and 8% in Government/Defence. Employees working in these two industries (and their respective families) tend to relocate regularly, meaning a relatively high number of new families move to Singleton each year and need to integrate into the community.

Singleton has a higher male than female population (93 women per every 100 men, which is much lower than the NSW ratio of 103 women per 100 men).  In particular, there are far more young adult men (aged 18-24) than women.  Of young adults in this age group, 59% are male and only 41% are female.

A higher percentage of people are married and more couples have children under the age of 15 than across NSW. Although the population is getting older, there are more preschool, primary school and high school aged children in Singleton than the average in NSW. 2.2% of the population are indigenous, compared with 1.9% across NSW.

Singleton men aged 25-54 years, reported an average income of around $1,000 a week in mid 2001, which was 25% above NSW’s average.  Women of this age had an average weekly income of about $380 per week, 27% below the NSW figure.  On average women earned 41% of men, which was much lower than the NSW rate of 65%.

There are clear differences in the employment rates among men and women, with young women being particularly disadvantaged.  Among male workers 78% were employed full time, and among female workers only 40% were employed full time.

Population:	21,937
Area:	4893 square kilometres
Latitude South:	32.58°
Longitude East:	151° 17.1’
Annual Average Rainfall:	722 mm
Average Daily Temperature (°C):	January (Summer) Maximum 31  Minimum  18 July (Winter) Maximum 17  Minimum  5
Height above sea level	72.3m