Essington vs Wisemans Creek

Essington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Wisemans Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Essington, about half of households are couple families. In Wisemans Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Essington: a median of $715,000, against $610,000 in Wisemans Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Essington tends to suit couples, while Wisemans Creek suits people living alone.

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

Essington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Wisemans Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wisemans Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $600/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wisemans Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 204 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214 km vs 218.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Essington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Essington Wisemans Creek
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.

Essington Wisemans Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Essington — Walkability: 0/100 Wisemans Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 82
Essington — Safety: 89/100 Wisemans Creek — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 67 / 67
Essington — Low fire risk: 67/100 Wisemans Creek — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Essington rents higher ($600/wk vs $300/wk); Essington has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $57,408).

Essington Wisemans Creek
Population 99 109
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% -3.5%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $97,448/yr
+41% vs other
 $57,408/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+50% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Essington Wisemans Creek
0-4 6.1% / 4.6%
Essington — 0-4: 6.1% Wisemans Creek — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.1% / 15.6%
Essington — 5-14: 14.1% Wisemans Creek — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 3.0% / 4.6%
Essington — 15-19: 3.0% Wisemans Creek — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 8.1% / —
Essington — 20-24: 8.1% Wisemans Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.1% / 2.8%
Essington — 25-34: 11.1% Wisemans Creek — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 9.1% / 13.8%
Essington — 35-44: 9.1% Wisemans Creek — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 21.2% / 16.5%
Essington — 45-54: 21.2% Wisemans Creek — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 21.2% / 29.4%
Essington — 55-64: 21.2% Wisemans Creek — 55-64: 29.4%
65-74 9.1% / 11.9%
Essington — 65-74: 9.1% Wisemans Creek — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.0% / 3.7%
Essington — 75-84: 3.0% Wisemans Creek — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / —
Essington — 85+: not among its largest Wisemans Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

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.

Essington Wisemans Creek
England 5.1% / 3.7%
Essington — England: 5.1% Wisemans Creek — England: 3.7%
Germany 3.0% / —
Essington — Germany: 3.0% Wisemans Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Essington 36.4% lone person
Essington — Lone Person: 36.4% Essington — Couple Families: 45.5% Essington — One Parent Families: 18.2% Essington — Group Household: 0.0%
Wisemans Creek 50.0% lone person
Wisemans Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Wisemans Creek — Couple Families: 34.6% Wisemans Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wisemans Creek — Group Household: 15.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Essington 100.0% houses
Essington — Houses: 100.0%
Wisemans Creek 100.0% houses
Wisemans Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Essington Wisemans Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 18.3%
Essington — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Wisemans Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 6.4%
Essington — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Wisemans Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 3.7%
Essington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Wisemans Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Essington 0.0% renting
Essington — Owned Outright: 40.7% Essington — Mortgage: 59.3% Essington — Renting: 0.0%
Wisemans Creek 0.0% renting
Wisemans Creek — Owned Outright: 41.7% Wisemans Creek — Mortgage: 58.3% Wisemans Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Essington Wisemans Creek
Median house price $715,000 $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Essington Wisemans Creek
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

Essington Wisemans Creek
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Essington Wisemans Creek
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Essington Wisemans Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Essington Wisemans Creek
Bushfire Low
33/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
18/100
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

Essington Wisemans Creek
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

Essington Wisemans Creek
Waterways 23 8

Mobility

Essington sits further from the CBD (218.6 km vs 214 km).

Essington Wisemans Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 218.6 km
+2% vs other
 214 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2787
 0.4%
postcode 2795
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2787
 47
postcode 2795

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.

Essington Wisemans Creek
Car (driver) 68.9% / 68.2%
Essington — Car (driver): 68.9% Wisemans Creek — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 31.8%
Essington — Worked from Home: 24.4% Wisemans Creek — Worked from Home: 31.8%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Essington — Car (passenger): 6.7% Wisemans Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Essington Wisemans Creek
Elevation 994 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 812 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Essington Wisemans Creek
Connectivity score 19/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Essington Wisemans Creek
Annual rainfall 738 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Essington Wisemans Creek
Average residential rate $975/yr
same for both
Council Oberon
same for both

Federal electorate

Essington Wisemans Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Essington Wisemans Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Essington

River Rural

Wisemans Creek

Affordable Rural

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