Belimbla Park vs Oakdale

Oakdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Belimbla Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belimbla Park: a median of $1.76 million, against $1 million in Oakdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Oakdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Belimbla Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 73%)
  • But Oakdale has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,760,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Belimbla Park sits closer to the CBD (85.7 km vs 88.8 km)
  • Oakdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Belimbla Park carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)
  • Oakdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belimbla Park and Oakdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Walkability 27 / 47
Belimbla Park — Walkability: 27/100 Oakdale — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 84 / 69
Belimbla Park — Safety: 84/100 Oakdale — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 55 / 11
Belimbla Park — Low fire risk: 55/100 Oakdale — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Oakdale has more residents (2,028 vs 576); Belimbla Park rents higher ($480/wk vs $410/wk).

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Population 576 2,028
+252% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +10.0%
Median age 39 36
Median household income $115,076/yr
+6% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+15% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
0-4 5.7% / 7.1%
Belimbla Park — 0-4: 5.7% Oakdale — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 14.9% / 14.3%
Belimbla Park — 5-14: 14.9% Oakdale — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 9.0% / 6.7%
Belimbla Park — 15-19: 9.0% Oakdale — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.2% / 6.3%
Belimbla Park — 20-24: 5.2% Oakdale — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.1% / 13.9%
Belimbla Park — 25-34: 11.1% Oakdale — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 10.8% / 12.1%
Belimbla Park — 35-44: 10.8% Oakdale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.5% / 13.3%
Belimbla Park — 45-54: 13.5% Oakdale — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 14.6% / 11.3%
Belimbla Park — 55-64: 14.6% Oakdale — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 11.8% / 9.6%
Belimbla Park — 65-74: 11.8% Oakdale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.3% / 4.1%
Belimbla Park — 75-84: 4.3% Oakdale — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 0.9%
Belimbla Park — 85+: not among its largest Oakdale — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belimbla Park 64.8% couple families
Belimbla Park — Couple Families: 64.8% Belimbla Park — Lone Person: 13.9% Belimbla Park — One Parent Families: 18.9% Belimbla Park — Group Household: 2.5% Belimbla Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Oakdale 58.4% couple families
Oakdale — Couple Families: 58.4% Oakdale — Lone Person: 23.3% Oakdale — One Parent Families: 14.2% Oakdale — Group Household: 3.4% Oakdale — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belimbla Park 3.7% renting
Belimbla Park — Owned Outright: 35.6% Belimbla Park — Mortgage: 60.7% Belimbla Park — Renting: 3.7%
Oakdale 13.1% renting
Oakdale — Owned Outright: 31.6% Oakdale — Mortgage: 55.3% Oakdale — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 20.1%
Belimbla Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Oakdale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.2%
Belimbla Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Oakdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 6.2%
Belimbla Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Oakdale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.8%
Belimbla Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Oakdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.6%
Belimbla Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Oakdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
England 2.4% / 2.2%
Belimbla Park — England: 2.4% Oakdale — England: 2.2%
Italy 1.4% / 0.2%
Belimbla Park — Italy: 1.4% Oakdale — Italy: 0.2%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.9%
Belimbla Park — New Zealand: 0.5% Oakdale — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Belimbla Park — Scotland: not among its largest Oakdale — Scotland: 0.8%
India 0.7% / —
Belimbla Park — India: 0.7% Oakdale — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.7% / —
Belimbla Park — Malaysia: 0.7% Oakdale — Malaysia: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Belimbla Park — Netherlands: 0.7% Oakdale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Belimbla Park — Germany: not among its largest Oakdale — Germany: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.3%
Belimbla Park — Ireland: not among its largest Oakdale — Ireland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belimbla Park 96.5% houses
Belimbla Park — Houses: 96.5% Belimbla Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Belimbla Park — Townhouses: 2.4%
Oakdale 96.7% houses
Oakdale — Houses: 96.7% Oakdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Oakdale — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Median house price $1,760,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Oakdale has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 0%); Belimbla Park has more rural and farming land (94% vs 50%).

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Rural and farming 94% 50%
Environmental 0% 49%
Residential 4% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Belimbla Park Oakdale
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Houses — 4.1%
$850/wk on $1.07M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Belimbla Park Oakdale
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW

Liveability

Oakdale is more walkable (47 vs 27); Belimbla Park scores higher overall (58 vs 40).

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Grade B C
Score 58/100 40/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Oakdale carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 45); Oakdale carries more crime risk (31 vs 16).

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Belimbla Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oakdale

  • Oakdale Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Oakdale sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 85.7 km).

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Walkability score 27/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 85.7 km 88.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 75 min
Public transport score 32/100
Bus
 44/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Car (driver) 66.5% / 71.8%
Belimbla Park — Car (driver): 66.5% Oakdale — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 23.8%
Belimbla Park — Worked from Home: 30.4% Oakdale — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 2.3%
Belimbla Park — Car (passenger): 3.1% Oakdale — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Belimbla Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Oakdale — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train — / 0.5%
Belimbla Park — Train: not among its largest Oakdale — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Elevation 349 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.9 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Connectivity score 55/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
180 premises
 27%
843 premises

Climate

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belimbla Park Oakdale
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.11 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belimbla Park Oakdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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