Chatham Valley vs Edith
Chatham Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Edith. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chatham Valley, about half of households are people living alone. In Edith, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Chatham Valley: a median of $1.08 million, against $420,000 in Edith, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edith tends to suit people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Chatham Valley is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 38%)
- Edith carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Chatham Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)
- Edith has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $1,081,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Edith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (210.9 km vs 215 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Edith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chatham Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (176.0% vs 27.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chatham Valley and Edith drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Edith has more residents (120 vs 69); Chatham Valley has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $61,048).
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 120 +74% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +176.0% | +27.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +18% vs other | $61,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $375/wk +7% vs other | $348/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,081,500 | $420,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Oberon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Edith carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); Chatham Valley carries more crime risk (23 vs 12).
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 | 14 |
Mobility
Chatham Valley sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 210.9 km).
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 215 km +2% vs other | 210.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 191 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2787 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2787 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,289 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,160 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 738 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $975/yr same for both | |
| Council | Oberon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chatham Valley | Edith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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