Edith vs Hampton
Edith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 61 in Hampton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edith, most households are people living alone. In Hampton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hampton: a median of $1.41 million, against $420,000 in Edith. On these figures, Edith tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Hampton suits older residents.
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
Edith
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 75/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
- But Hampton is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 38%)
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
- Edith has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $1,410,000)
- Hampton leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hampton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hampton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (178.7 km vs 210.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 191 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Edith carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 75/100)
- Hampton has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 28%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Edith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.7% vs 13.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edith and Hampton 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
Hampton has higher household incomes ($75,192 vs $61,048); Hampton skews older (61 vs 55).
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 +2% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.7% | +13.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 61 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr | $75,192/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $348/wk +3% vs other | $338/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.2%).
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 (6.8%).
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 (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | $1,410,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Oberon | 55 across Lithgow |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Hampton carries more crime risk (75 vs 12).
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edith
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Hampton
- Hampton Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 14 | 29 |
Mobility
Edith sits further from the CBD (210.9 km vs 178.7 km).
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 210.9 km +15% vs other | 178.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 191 min | 169 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2787 | 0.5% postcode 2790 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2787 | 36 postcode 2790 |
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 (70.2%).
Setting
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,160 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,221 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 738 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $975/yr | $1,150/yr |
| Council | Oberon | Lithgow |
Federal electorate
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edith | Hampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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