Suburb in Singleton

Lower Belford, NSW

Lower Belford had a population of 407 at the 2021 Census (+3.8% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $2,374. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lower Belford at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lower Belford's population grew by 3.8% to 407, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 8.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

8.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 37.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 136 households.

The median household earns $2,374 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,188 a month.

4.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 28.8% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lower Belford beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureLower BelfordNSWAustralia
Population4078,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age46.039.038.0
Households1362,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting8.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright37.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,374$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$300$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,188$2,167$1,863
Born overseas4.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion28.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3842011
  2. 3922016
  3. 4072021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Lower Belford New South Wales
Share of people by age, Lower Belford and New South Wales
0–98.4%
10–1914.0%
20–2911.5%
30–398.1%
40–4913.5%
50–5917.2%
60–6914.7%
70–796.4%
80+0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lower Belford at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.2%
  2. English46.5%
  3. Scottish14.1%
  4. Irish12.3%
  5. German6.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.1%
  2. England0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Lower Belford

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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