Colebee vs Oakhurst

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Colebee: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.04 million in Oakhurst, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Colebee tends to suit families with children and couples, while Oakhurst suits 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

  • Colebee is already more of a family suburb (93% vs 81%)
  • Oakhurst has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Oakhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,037,500 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oakhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($418/wk vs $620/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakhurst

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Colebee has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Colebee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (154.5% vs -0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colebee Oakhurst
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.

Colebee Oakhurst
Walkability 63 / 79
Colebee — Walkability: 63/100 Oakhurst — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 48 / 55
Colebee — Safety: 48/100 Oakhurst — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Colebee — Low fire risk: 76/100 Oakhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Colebee has higher household incomes ($167,596 vs $109,044); Colebee rents higher ($620/wk vs $418/wk).

Colebee Oakhurst
Population 4,914 6,947
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +154.5% -0.1%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $167,596/yr
+35% vs other
 $109,044/yr
Median weekly rent $620/wk
+33% vs other
 $418/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colebee Oakhurst
0-4 9.1% / 6.3%
Colebee — 0-4: 9.1% Oakhurst — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 17.6% / 14.9%
Colebee — 5-14: 17.6% Oakhurst — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.7% / 7.1%
Colebee — 15-19: 6.7% Oakhurst — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.4% / 7.9%
Colebee — 20-24: 6.4% Oakhurst — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 13.9% / 14.3%
Colebee — 25-34: 13.9% Oakhurst — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 20.1% / 12.9%
Colebee — 35-44: 20.1% Oakhurst — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 13.1% / 14.1%
Colebee — 45-54: 13.1% Oakhurst — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 8.5% / 12.7%
Colebee — 55-64: 8.5% Oakhurst — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 3.7% / 7.1%
Colebee — 65-74: 3.7% Oakhurst — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 0.9% / 2.1%
Colebee — 75-84: 0.9% Oakhurst — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.1% / 0.6%
Colebee — 85+: 0.1% Oakhurst — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colebee 81.4% couple families
Colebee — Couple Families: 81.4% Colebee — One Parent Families: 11.4% Colebee — Lone Person: 5.6% Colebee — Group Household: 1.2% Colebee — Other Families: 0.4%
Oakhurst 61.2% couple families
Oakhurst — Couple Families: 61.2% Oakhurst — One Parent Families: 19.7% Oakhurst — Lone Person: 14.7% Oakhurst — Group Household: 2.7% Oakhurst — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colebee 20.5% renting
Colebee — Owned Outright: 9.5% Colebee — Mortgage: 70.0% Colebee — Renting: 20.5%
Oakhurst 27.2% renting
Oakhurst — Owned Outright: 22.3% Oakhurst — Mortgage: 50.6% Oakhurst — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colebee Oakhurst
Bachelor Degree 20.1% / 13.2%
Colebee — Bachelor Degree: 20.1% Oakhurst — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 11.4%
Colebee — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Oakhurst — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.4%
Colebee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Oakhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 3.0%
Colebee — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Oakhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.8%
Colebee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Oakhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Colebee Oakhurst
Philippines 10.4% / 13.2%
Colebee — Philippines: 10.4% Oakhurst — Philippines: 13.2%
India 11.2% / 3.9%
Colebee — India: 11.2% Oakhurst — India: 3.9%
Fiji 3.9% / 3.9%
Colebee — Fiji: 3.9% Oakhurst — Fiji: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.4%
Colebee — New Zealand: 2.4% Oakhurst — New Zealand: 2.4%
Pakistan 1.3% / 2.2%
Colebee — Pakistan: 1.3% Oakhurst — Pakistan: 2.2%
China 2.4% / —
Colebee — China: 2.4% Oakhurst — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colebee 99.7% houses
Colebee — Houses: 99.7% Colebee — Townhouses: 0.0% Colebee — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Oakhurst 95.2% houses
Oakhurst — Houses: 95.2% Oakhurst — Townhouses: 4.2% Oakhurst — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colebee Oakhurst
Median house price $1,425,000 $1,037,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,125,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 96 sales
 26 days
from 48 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Colebee Oakhurst
3 bed $1.08M / $995K
Colebee — 3 bed: $1.08M (7 sales) Oakhurst — 3 bed: $995K (59 sales)

7 vs 59 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.1M
Colebee — 4 bed: $1.35M (76 sales) Oakhurst — 4 bed: $1.1M (29 sales)

76 vs 29 sales

5 bed $1.67M / $1.29M
Colebee — 5 bed: $1.67M (33 sales) Oakhurst — 5 bed: $1.29M (10 sales)

33 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Colebee has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 4%).

Colebee Oakhurst
Residential 36% 72%
Environmental 25% 4%
Parks and recreation 24% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 14%
Commercial 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

Colebee Oakhurst
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Colebee Oakhurst
Houses 3.4%
$890/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Colebee Oakhurst
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW —

Liveability

Oakhurst is more walkable (79 vs 63); Colebee scores higher overall (71 vs 65).

Colebee Oakhurst
Grade A B
Score 71/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Colebee carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Colebee Oakhurst
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Colebee Oakhurst
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 Colebee

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

Schools in Oakhurst

  • Richard Johnson Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colebee Oakhurst
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 5 8
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Colebee Oakhurst
Walkability score 63/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 47.2 km 46.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 125.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
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.

Colebee Oakhurst
Car (driver) 45.7% / 59.4%
Colebee — Car (driver): 45.7% Oakhurst — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 47.0% / 29.6%
Colebee — Worked from Home: 47.0% Oakhurst — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.6%
Colebee — Car (passenger): 4.3% Oakhurst — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 2.2% / 3.1%
Colebee — Train: 2.2% Oakhurst — Train: 3.1%
Bus 0.5% / 1.3%
Colebee — Bus: 0.5% Oakhurst — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.4%).

Setting

Colebee Oakhurst
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 38.2 km

NBN connectivity

Colebee Oakhurst
Connectivity score 100/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,712 premises
 20%
2,113 premises

Climate

Colebee Oakhurst
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Colebee Oakhurst
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Colebee Oakhurst
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Colebee Oakhurst
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colebee Oakhurst
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colebee

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

Oakhurst

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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