Lower Belford, NSW 2335
Lower Belford, NSW 2335 — a quiet year
Lower Belford, NSW 2335 recorded seven houses sold and one house rented in the last 12 months — too little to read a wider market from.
The most recent Census still shows who lives in Lower Belford; that profile sits below.
Who lives hereA high-income, mortgage-belt, family-oriented suburb — mostly Australian-born, with a strong trades and blue-collar workforce.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Lower Belford demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Lower Belford?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Lower Belford
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Lower Belford
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.6× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Lower Belford
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Lower Belford
1 school inside Lower Belford, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 1 primary school in Lower Belford and its surrounds — no high school sits within this radius. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Within Lower Belford · 1Order by
- 1Kirkton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students437Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Lower Belford median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Lower Belford — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Lower Belford property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Lower Belford
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Lower Belford against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Lower Belford in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Lower Belford — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Lower Belford median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Lower Belford rose from $884k (Jul 2021) to $1.37M (Jun 2026) — +54.9% growth over five years. Median house rent went from $400/wk to $694/wk (+73.5%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Lower Belford: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Lower Belford, ranked by distance — each lined up against Lower Belford on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Lower Belford
21 data-driven answers about Lower Belford's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Lower Belford?
#The median house price in Lower Belford, NSW 2335 is $1.21M as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much does it cost to rent in Lower Belford?
#The median weekly house rent in Lower Belford is $814 as of June 2026. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 4 bedroom house in Lower Belford?
#A 4 bedroom house in Lower Belford rents for a median $814 per week as of June 2026. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Lower Belford?
#Gross rental yield in Lower Belford is 1.88% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 3.66%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 4 bedroom house in Lower Belford?
#As of June 2026, Lower Belford medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | — | $1.21M | $1.21M |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Lower Belford's property market trends?
#Lower Belford's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes sell in a median 20 days; sales supply sits at 2.7 months (balanced). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Lower Belford market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Lower Belford as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Lower Belford, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 1.88% against a NSW median of 2.79%, houses take a median 20 days to sell, sales supply is 2.7 months (balanced). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Lower Belford?
#Houses in Lower Belford sell in a median 20 days on market as of June 2026. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Lower Belford a tight or loose property market right now?
#Lower Belford's sales market sits at 2.7 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Balanced against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Lower Belford gone up or down?
#House prices in Lower Belford moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Lower Belford compare to other NSW suburbs?
#Lower Belford's median house price ($1.21M) is 40% above the NSW median ($867k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 20 days vs 26 days state median. On gross yield, Lower Belford sits at 1.88% vs 2.79% state median.
What's the most popular property type in Lower Belford?
#The most-transacted segment in Lower Belford over the 12 months to June 2026 is 4 bed houses with 3 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Lower Belford last year?
#Lower Belford recorded 3 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 3 transactions. On the rental side, 1 house and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Lower Belford in?
#Lower Belford is in postcode 2335, in the Hunter Valley region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Lower Belford, NSW 2335.
What is the population of Lower Belford?
#Lower Belford, NSW 2335 is home to 240 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 26, and the average household holds 2.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Lower Belford?
#The median household in Lower Belford earns $2k per week — roughly $106k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $789/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Lower Belford?
#The unemployment rate in Lower Belford is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Lower Belford?
#Lower Belford is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Lower Belford?
#Lower Belford has 13 schools within reach, 1 of them inside the suburb itself — including Kirkton Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Lower Belford a good place to live?
#Lower Belford, NSW 2335 has a population of 240, a median age of 26, a median household income around $2k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 13 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Lower Belford market data last updated?
#This Lower Belford market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.