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Paynes Crossing 2325

174 rural lots across 5,586 ha in Singleton Council. Dominant: Other minimal use.

174
Rural lots
5,586 ha
Rural land
Conservation only
Typical capability (class 7)
293 tCO₂e/ha
Mean above-ground biomass

Where is Paynes Crossing?

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Capability

Land & soil capability mix

Distribution of land-capability classes across the 174 rural lots in this suburb. Class 1 is prime cropping land; class 8 is conservation only.

Class 7 Conservation only
Class 1–20%
Class 3–40%
Class 5–621%
Class 7–879%
NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 — Class 1 is prime cropping land, Class 8 is conservation only. Polygon-intersect with each rural lot.
Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across the rural lots in this suburb.

Annual rainfall
805 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean max temp
23.0 °C
annual average daily max
Extreme heat days
13 / year
Mild summers
Frost days
18 / year
Light frost
Aridity index
0.59 P/PET
Sub-humid

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, drawn from Bureau of Meteorology 30-year normals.

Carbon

Carbon opportunity

Above-ground biomass — woody vegetation already on the land.

293 tCO₂e
tCO₂e per hectare
1.63 M tCO₂e
total estimated

Heavily wooded — typical of native-vegetation grazing or partial forest cover.

Satellite above-ground biomass, summarised per lot. Site-specific carbon pre-feasibility per property is available in the AgDSS app.
Vegetation

Cover profile

Digital Earth Australia Fractional Cover, from Sentinel-2 imagery.

Green cover67%
Forest cover89%
Mean across all rural lots in this suburb. Per-lot vegetation and biodiversity-incentive eligibility live in the AgDSS app.
Water

Surface water rights and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across the 174 rural lots.

Water access

Surface and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across rural lots.

100%
in a water sharing plan
0%
with groundwater access
Nearest registered bore
1.1
km away
A bore is close — within walking distance for most lots.
Plan: Water Sharing Plan for the Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022

Source: NSW DCCEEW Water Sharing Plans · NSW DCCEEW Groundwater Bores Register.

Risks & constraints

Hazard exposure across rural lots

Share of rural lots intersecting each hazard or planning constraint. Sorted highest first; zero-exposure items collapsed at the bottom.

Bushfire-prone 100%
Threatened ecological 14%
Heritage-listed 2%
No exposure
Flood-prone · Groundwater vulnerable · Salinity-prone · Landslide-prone · Mine subsidence · Acid-sulfate soils · Contamination history · Coastal environment · In mining title
Infrastructure

Access and grid connection

Mean distances from rural lots to roads, schools, hospitals, transmission and substations.

Connectivity

Roads, rail, schools

Classified road 6.7 km
Nearest school 11.5 km
Rail station 36.1 km
Energy

Grid + transmission

Substation 21.1 km
Transmission line 19.4 km · 330 kV
Transmission line is far — energy export would need on-site storage or a feeder upgrade.
Services

Health + water

Nearest hospital 24.8 km
Water treatment 19.2 km
Rural market
Low confidence

Land sale activity

Registered rural-zoned sales in the last 5 years.

per hectare (median)
0
sales (last 5 yrs)
Only 0 sales in 5 years — treat the rate as indicative only.
The median of sale price ÷ lot hectares across registered rural-zoned sales. Source: NSW Valuer-General.
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the ABARES Catchment Scale Land Use classification.

Other minimal use

The land-use category covering the largest share of rural lots in Paynes Crossing. Per-lot land use, water access and grant eligibility live in the AgDSS app.

Market trends

Suburb-wide pulse

12-month price and volume movement, rent and yield. Reflects the broader suburb (rural and residential); the rural-only rate above is the rural benchmark.

Price change · 12 mo
+52.9%
median price across all sales (residential + rural)
Price change · 3 mo
+2995.2%
Sales volume · 12 mo
+100.0%
year-on-year change in sale count
Median weekly rent
$480
+3.4% y/y
Gross rental yield
3.95%
Days on market
34 days
2 active listings

Trend indicators reflect the broader suburb market (rural + residential). $/ha rural rate above is the rural-only benchmark.

Mining & resources

Subsurface activity nearby

Some rural areas have active mining titles, coal mines or critical-mineral occurrences nearby. Relevant for both surface-impact assessment and royalty exposure.

In mining title
0%
of rural lots
Nearest mine
24.7 km
mean across rural lots
Coal mine within 10 km
0%
of rural lots
Nearest critical mineral
180.6 km
Au, (Ag, Fe)
Land character
Geology Lachlan Orogen Wine region Hunter

About Paynes Crossing 2325

What does the rural land in Paynes Crossing 2325 look like?

Paynes Crossing 2325 contains 174 rural lots covering 5,586 ha. Typical land capability is conservation only (class 7). Dominant land use: Other minimal use.

What carbon opportunity is in Paynes Crossing's rural land?

Mean above-ground biomass carbon density across rural lots in Paynes Crossing 2325 is 293 tCO₂e/ha, with an estimated 1.63 M tCO₂e across the suburb. Site-specific carbon stock for a particular property is available in the AgDSS app.

What's the rural land market like in Paynes Crossing?

The median rural rate in Paynes Crossing is —/ha based on only 0 sales in the last 5 years — treat as indicative only.

Where does this data come from?

Land capability comes from the NSW Land & Soil Capability mapping. Carbon stock is derived from the ESA Climate Change Initiative Biomass product. Vegetation cover is Digital Earth Australia Fractional Cover from Sentinel-2. Rural market activity is from registered NSW property sales on rural-zoned lots. Land use is the ABARES Catchment Scale Land Use category, and lot identity comes from the NSW Digital Cadastral Database.