Dalton (postcode 2581) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area. It is home to about 230 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $80K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Dalton is $358,000, having dropped significantly by 36.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $625. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Dalton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 936, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Lachlan Shire LGA is low at 1,532 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 9.1% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($358K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 4.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -36.2% year-on-year.