Suburb profile

Paterson NSW 2421

Paterson is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, postcode 2421. It has 592 properties across 32 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Paterson, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Paterson

Paterson, NSW 2421, sits in the Hunter Valley region and neighbours Tocal, Martins Creek, Duns Creek and Vacy. Its 32 streets hold 592 properties, 581 of them houses and 11 units.

Census figures are for the Dungog area, which has 9,541 residents, a median age of 46 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income is $1,485 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month and the median rent $300 a week. Of 3,578 dwellings, 3,469 were separate houses, 55 semi-detached, 8 flats and 32 other; 1,497 were owned outright, 1,393 owned with a mortgage and 536 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Paterson

  • 9,541Peoplelive in the area
  • 46Median ageyears
  • $1,485Median household incomea week
  • $300Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,469
  • Townhouses and semis55
  • Flats and apartments8
  • Other32

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,820a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,497Owned with a mortgage 1,393Rented 536Other 152

Properties in Paterson

Schools in Paterson

  • Paterson Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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