Median price trend for houses
Down 29.9% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Mount Thorley
NSW 2330 · Singleton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 86
- Postcode
- 2330
ABS 2021
Mount Thorley, New South Wales
Property market insights for Mount Thorley
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Thorley NSW
Market data updated February 2026.
Mount Thorley has a 12-month growth rate of -29.9% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Thorley safe?
The overall rate for Mount Thorley is 4,755 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mount Thorley.
Overall crime rate
4,755
offences per 100,000 residents
44% aboveRest of NSW
Mount ThorleyRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Thorley?
Mount Thorley NSW 2330 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
86 people call Mount Thorley home, with an average of 3.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,437 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 86
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,383 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $343 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1527.9%Above
15–3422.1%Below
35–5437.2%Above
55–7422.1%Below
75 and over4.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.5%Below
Paying a mortgage30.8%Below
Renting30.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.0%Below
Two cars12.0%Below
Three or more40.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.5%Above
Drove to work48.8%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Mount Thorley
19.5% of workers in Mount Thorley worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of NSW.
4.7% of Mount Thorley residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
31.4% of people in Mount Thorley described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Thorley
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Thorley NSW 2330.
Is Mount Thorley family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
27.9% of Mount Thorley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
20 family households lived in Mount Thorley; 60.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
25.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Thorley?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Thorley had 86 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.7% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Thorley?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.9% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Thorley.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Thorley?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
30.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.8% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Thorley?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Thorley had 3.2 people.
One-person households made up 12.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Two-person households represented 12.0%, while 16.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Thorley?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
48.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Thorley?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 16.0% of the total.
52.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Thorley, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.7% reported a different address.
4.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Thorley?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.0% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Thorley residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.7% of Mount Thorley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Thorley?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.3% of ancestry responses in Mount Thorley.
Australian ancestry made up 53.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Thorley?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 17.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Thorley?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
47.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Thorley show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.8% reported asthma, 18.6% arthritis and 7.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Thorley?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 61.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Thorley?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,437 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,383.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $343 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Thorley compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.5% in Mount Thorley, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 38.5% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 30.8% in Mount Thorley, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Thorley
Is Mount Thorley expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Mount Thorley good for families?
The Census counted 20 local families, and 27.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Mount Thorley?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Mount Thorley
16 streets in Mount Thorley
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Broke Rd
- Hedley Rd
- Jerrys Plains Rd
- Kannar Rd
- Kime Rd
- Maskey Rd
- Melva Pl
- Mitchell Line Of Road
- Mount Thorley Rd
- O'Hara Pl
- Piercefield Rd
- Putty Rd
- Russell Rd
- Thrift Cl
- Whybrow Rd
- Woodland Rd
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