Clarence vs Oakey Park
Oakey Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Clarence. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarence, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clarence: a median of $1.08 million, against $615,000 in Oakey Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clarence tends to suit couples, while Oakey Park suits 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
Clarence
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Oakey Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($615,000 vs $1,080,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Clarence leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
- Oakey Park has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Clarence
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (122 min vs 135 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (137.4 km vs 148.6 km)
- But Oakey Park is more walkable (37/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clarence
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 58/100)
- But Oakey Park is more walkable (37/100 vs 14/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clarence
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clarence and Oakey Park 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
Clarence has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $53,924); Oakey Park has more residents (305 vs 200).
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 | 305 +52% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 48 |
| Median household income | $93,132/yr +42% vs other | $53,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +16% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,080,000 | $615,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 78% same for both | |
| Residential | 18% | 13% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% same for both | |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Lithgow same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 56% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 53% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
Liveability
Oakey Park is more walkable (37 vs 14).
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Oakey Park carries more crime risk (58 vs 48).
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Clarence
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Oakey Park
- Zig Zag Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Waterways | 11 | 0 |
Mobility
Oakey Park sits further from the CBD (148.6 km vs 137.4 km).
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 37/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 137.4 km | 148.6 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 135 min |
| Public transport score | 27/100 Rail · Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 1.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 24 min scheduled, not actual | 9 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2790 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2790 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 964 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 26% 179 premises |
Climate
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,147 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,150/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lithgow same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clarence | Oakey Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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