Suburb profile

Buxton NSW 2571

Buxton is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, postcode 2571. It has 1,038 properties across 36 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Buxton, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Buxton

Buxton, NSW 2571, sits in the Macarthur region and neighbours Balmoral Village, Lakesland, Tahmoor and Wattle Ridge. Its 36 streets hold 1,038 properties, 1,009 of them houses and 29 units.

Census figures are for the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton area. At the 2021 Census it had 18,987 residents, a median age of 37 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $1,886 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,175 a month and the median rent $400 a week. Of 6,538 dwellings, 5,992 were separate houses, 407 semi-detached, 98 flats and 35 other; 1,862 were owned outright, 2,899 owned with a mortgage and 1,506 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Buxton

  • 18,987Peoplelive in the area
  • 37Median ageyears
  • $1,886Median household incomea week
  • $400Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses5,992
  • Townhouses and semis407
  • Flats and apartments98
  • Other35

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,175a month
  • Household size2.8people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,862Owned with a mortgage 2,899Rented 1,506Other 271

Schools in Buxton

  • Buxton Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Buxton

Neighbouring suburbs

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.