Edith vs Oberon

Oberon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Edith. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edith, most households are people living alone. In Oberon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Oberon: a median of $554,000, against $420,000 in Edith, though rent is higher in Edith. 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

Oberon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 38%)
  • But Edith carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 60/100)

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

  • Edith has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $553,750)
  • Oberon leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oberon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $348/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oberon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (199.8 km vs 210.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 191 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oberon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Edith carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 60/100)

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 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Edith Oberon
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.

Edith Oberon
Walkability 0 / 14
Edith — Walkability: 0/100 Oberon — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 88 / 40
Edith — Safety: 88/100 Oberon — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 9 / 74
Edith — Low fire risk: 9/100 Oberon — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Oberon has more residents (3,319 vs 120); Edith rents higher ($348/wk vs $280/wk).

Edith Oberon
Population 120 3,319
+2666% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.7% +1.9%
Median age 55 47
Median household income $61,048/yr $68,692/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $348/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edith Oberon
0-4 9.2% / 4.6%
Edith — 0-4: 9.2% Oberon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 5.8% / 12.7%
Edith — 5-14: 5.8% Oberon — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.0% / 5.3%
Edith — 15-19: 5.0% Oberon — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.2% / 4.5%
Edith — 20-24: 4.2% Oberon — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.3% / 10.3%
Edith — 25-34: 8.3% Oberon — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 14.2% / 10.4%
Edith — 35-44: 14.2% Oberon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 5.0% / 11.9%
Edith — 45-54: 5.0% Oberon — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 23.3% / 14.0%
Edith — 55-64: 23.3% Oberon — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 20.8% / 14.6%
Edith — 65-74: 20.8% Oberon — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.3% / 8.9%
Edith — 75-84: 3.3% Oberon — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 4.2% / 2.7%
Edith — 85+: 4.2% Oberon — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edith 62.1% lone person
Edith — Lone Person: 62.1% Edith — Couple Families: 27.6% Edith — One Parent Families: 10.3% Edith — Group Household: 0.0% Edith — Other Families: 0.0%
Oberon 45.8% lone person
Oberon — Lone Person: 45.8% Oberon — Couple Families: 30.3% Oberon — One Parent Families: 19.6% Oberon — Group Household: 3.8% Oberon — Other Families: 0.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edith 11.4% renting
Edith — Owned Outright: 63.6% Edith — Mortgage: 25.0% Edith — Renting: 11.4%
Oberon 28.2% renting
Oberon — Owned Outright: 42.1% Oberon — Mortgage: 29.7% Oberon — Renting: 28.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Edith Oberon
England 4.2% / 2.4%
Edith — England: 4.2% Oberon — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Edith — New Zealand: not among its largest Oberon — New Zealand: 1.6%
India — / 0.8%
Edith — India: not among its largest Oberon — India: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Edith — South Africa: not among its largest Oberon — South Africa: 0.7%
Fiji — / 0.6%
Edith — Fiji: not among its largest Oberon — Fiji: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Edith Oberon
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 17.0%
Edith — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Oberon — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 6.1%
Edith — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Oberon — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.3%
Edith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Oberon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.5%
Edith — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Oberon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Edith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oberon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edith 100.0% houses
Edith — Houses: 100.0% Edith — Townhouses: 0.0% Edith — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oberon 90.6% houses
Oberon — Houses: 90.6% Oberon — Townhouses: 6.3% Oberon — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Edith Oberon
Median house price $420,000 $553,750
Median unit price — $452,500
Median land price — $389,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 49 sales

Zoning mix

Edith has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Edith Oberon
Rural and farming 100% 89%
Residential 0% 9%
Industrial 0% 1%
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 Oberon
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Edith Oberon
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $628K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Edith Oberon
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 91% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 29% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Oberon is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Edith Oberon
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Oberon carries more crime risk (60 vs 12); Edith carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 26).

Edith Oberon
Bushfire High
91/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
60/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Edith Oberon
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Oberon

  • Oberon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oberon High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Edith Oberon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 14 79

Mobility

Edith sits further from the CBD (210.9 km vs 199.8 km).

Edith Oberon
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 210.9 km
+5% vs other
 199.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 191 min 186 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.

Edith Oberon
Car (driver) 70.2% / 78.9%
Edith — Car (driver): 70.2% Oberon — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 9.1%
Edith — Worked from Home: 14.9% Oberon — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 14.9% / 6.0%
Edith — Car (passenger): 14.9% Oberon — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Edith — Walked Only: not among its largest Oberon — Walked Only: 5.0%
Bus — / 0.9%
Edith — Bus: not among its largest Oberon — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Edith Oberon
Elevation 1,160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Edith Oberon
Connectivity score 25/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 21%
1,996 premises

Climate

Edith Oberon
Annual rainfall 738 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Edith Oberon
Average residential rate $975/yr
same for both
Council Oberon
same for both

Federal electorate

Edith Oberon
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edith Oberon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Edith

Affordable Retirees Rural Young Families

Oberon

Affordable Retirees Rural

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