Suburb profile
Paxton NSW 2325
Paxton is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, postcode 2325. It has 574 properties across 26 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Paxton, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Paxton
Paxton, NSW 2325, sits in the Hunter Valley region and neighbours Greta Main, Millfield, Congewai and Ellalong. Its 26 streets hold 574 properties, 548 of them houses and 26 units.
Census figures are for Cessnock Surrounds, which covers the whole suburb. The area had 9,145 residents, a median age of 42 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $1,814 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,829 a month and the median rent $360 a week. Of 3,111 dwellings, 3,089 were separate houses, 5 semi-detached, 3 flats and 3 other; 1,274 were owned outright, 1,432 owned with a mortgage and 309 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Paxton
- 9,145Peoplelive in the area
- 42Median ageyears
- $1,814Median household incomea week
- $360Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses3,089
- Townhouses and semis5
- Flats and apartments3
- Other3
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,829a month
- Household size2.8people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Paxton
Paxton Public School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Paxton.
Streets in Paxton
- Adelaide Street42 properties
- Anderson Avenue32 properties
- Blacks Road20 properties
- Brown Street10 properties
- Callistemon Close6 properties
- Clift Street1 property
- Congewai Road15 properties
- Dianella Crescent39 properties
- Dunlop Drive20 properties
- Earps Road11 properties
- Forest Court12 properties
- Frances Street28 properties
- Hall Street8 properties
- Main Road34 properties
- Mcdonald Avenue43 properties
- Middle Road8 properties
- Millfield Road56 properties
- Northcote Avenue53 properties
- Redgum Road18 properties
- Rutidosis Close6 properties
- Sanctuary Road1 property
- Sawyer Street20 properties
- Short Street2 properties
- Stanford Street6 properties
- Wedgetail Close12 properties
- William Street71 properties
Neighbouring suburbs
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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.