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NSW · Upper Hunter Shire Council

Parkville, 2337

Current weather

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64% humidity · 14 km/h wind · 21.5° / 15.2° today · 5.5 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

25.2/100
Below average

1886th in NSW

70% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Parkville is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Upper Hunter Shire, Parkville keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.

Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker growth momentum and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar regional towns, even with community and employment and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
275
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,029
Dwelling vacancy
9.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 105
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
71.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
8 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$460
Houses (January to March 2026)
$585
All types (January to March 2026)
$510
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
56

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
19
Against the person
6
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
69.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 46 residents
State safety percentile
47.8th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+12.1%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault50
  • Fraud27
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment67
  • Malicious Damage To Property56
  • Other Theft34

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Public transport

16 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 3323 New England Hwy
  • Main St Before Roach St
  • New England Hwy At Banool Lane
  • New England Hwy Opp 3742
  • Skinner St At Main St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

13 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • January 2025

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    2A ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2024· 2 proposals

  • September 2024

  • Demolition; Farm buildings
    41 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • March 2024

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    2A ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2023· 3 proposals

  • July 2023

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • June 2023

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    28 ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • April 2023

  • Dwelling
    27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2022· 4 proposals

  • September 2022

  • Dwelling
    32 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • July 2022

  • Other
    MAREEBA ROAD PARKVILLE 2337Determined
  • Other
    32 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • June 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed
    7 ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • February 2021

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    46 MAIN STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2020· 2 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    266 MAREEBA ROAD PARKVILLE 2337Determined

  • October 2020

  • Other
    9 ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Withdrawn

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
25.2/100 — Below average
National rank
6048th in Australia
State rank
1886th in NSW
Peer rank
#320 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#875 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
70%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime50
  • Fraudcrime27
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime67
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime56
  • Other Theftcrime34
  • 3323 New England Hwytransport
  • Main St Before Roach Sttransport
  • New England Hwy At Banool Lanetransport
  • New England Hwy Opp 3742transport
  • Skinner St At Main Sttransport

Data sources & freshness

More in Upper Hunter Shire Council

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