| Singleton New South Wales | |||||||||
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 St Patrick's Church | |||||||||
  Singleton | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°34′0″S 151°10′11″E / 32.56667°S 151.16972°E | ||||||||
| Population | 16,346 (2018)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2330 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Singleton Shire Council | ||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||
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Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Singleton is 202km (126 mi) north-north-west of Sydney, and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of Newcastle.[2][3] At June 2018, Singleton had an urban population of 16,346.[1]
Singleton's main urban area includes the town centre, Singleton Heights, Dunolly, Darlington, The Retreat, Wattle Ponds and Hunterview. Surrounding rural villages include Broke, Camberwell, Jerrys Plains, Goorangoola/Greenlands, Belford and Lower Belford.
Singleton is located on the north-eastern part of the geological structure known as the Sydney basin, which borders the New England region.[4]
Singleton is now home to a $100 million dollar lottery winner, the highest in the town’s history.[5]
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ Robinson's Road Atlas of Australia, Lansdowne Press, 1983
- ^ "Distance from Singleton, Australia to other cities - Distance Calculator". www.geodatos.net. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/96847/20758.gif [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Singleton couple win $100 million in Powerball lottery". The Singleton Argus. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.