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Suburb profile ·Upper Hunter Shire LGA · NSW ·2336

Upper Dartbrook NSW 2336

Upper Dartbrook is in Upper Hunter Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2336, with population 152.

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$580/wk
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2336 · Jun 2026 · sparse signal
$680
$350
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
≈D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
152
152 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
556
32 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,709
Median rent · wk$235
Investor profile

Who invests in Upper Dartbrook

Owner-occupied 80%Rented 20%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.3%
76 of 178 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,767/yr
Landlords (rental income)178
Reported capital gains100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

58% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 58% owner-occupier / 15% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,709/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — owning runs $196/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,709

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$96K household · yr+16.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$120K
Household
$96K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
8
$650-999
11
$1,000-1,499
9
$1,500-1,999
10
$2,000-2,999
10
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 65% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,933/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (62 households)
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
27%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure13.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 78% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
495
3,436 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,436
Total incidents495· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault12959%
  • Sexual Offences4018%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter4922%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
Severe exposure ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~32.1% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone Primary Production
Rural / Green wedge 84% Public / Open space 16%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Scone Surrounds SA2 area · 2022 base
8,251 people · 20228,318 by 2032 (+0.8%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Scone Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Upper Dartbrook NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Upper Dartbrook is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Upper Hunter Shire local government area (postcode 2336). With a population of 152, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $96K 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,709.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Upper Hunter Shire LGA is below average at 3,436 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,709
Rent · wk(Census)$235
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$580
Property investors · Postcode 2336ATO
Negatively geared5.3%
76 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,767/yr
Landlords (rental income)178
Reported capital gains100
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population152
Median age42
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,843
Personal income · wk$918
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,875 → $1,843
Change-1.7%
vs NSW median-22.3 pp
Median rent+193.8%
softeningvs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Managers19Technicians & Trades18Professionals16Machinery Operators & Drivers12Labourers8
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture23Construction14Mining12Arts & Recreation8Professional Services7
Top ancestryCensus
Australian79English74Irish16Scottish13German11
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
Hospitals · Upper Hunter Shire LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Merriwa Multi Purpose Servicepublic
Scott Memorial Hospital, Sconepublic
Wilson Memorial Community Hospital, Murrurundipublic
Aged care · Upper Hunter Shire LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places154
Strathearn House98 places
Murravale Aged Care Facility25 places
Gummun Place16 places
Merri Multi-Purpose Service15 places
Childcare · Upper Hunter Shire LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places201
Exceeding NQS3
Upper Hunter Early Learning Centre57 places
Scone and District Pre School52 places
The Yellow Cottage - Scone Grammar School Preschool43 places
Aberdeen Preschool29 places
Murrurundi Pre School20 places
Upper Hunter Family Day CareFamily Day Care
Nearby in Upper Hunter Shire LGA12
Gundy$300K · 165Moobi$700K · 168Gungal$790K · 186Moonan Flat$410K · 131Segenhoe$695K · 219Blandford$545K · 205Glenbawn$620K · 89Rouchel · 137Parkville$536K · 275Wingen$538K · 277Dartbrook · 110Cassilis$224K · 278
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Upper Dartbrook works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Upper Dartbrook is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

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Stronger nearby reads

If Upper Dartbrook feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Gundy better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$330/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Moobi better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$280/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Gungal better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$380/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Upper Dartbrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Upper Dartbrook in?

    Upper Dartbrook is in the Upper Hunter Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2336. Council-level context for Upper Hunter Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Upper Dartbrook?

    The median weekly rent in Upper Dartbrook is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Upper Dartbrook?

    Rent context available: Upper Dartbrook has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Upper Dartbrook?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Upper Dartbrook data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.