Harefield vs Oura

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Harefield tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Harefield is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 82%)
  • Oura has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oura

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (278 min vs 293 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (429.3 km vs 451.8 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harefield Oura
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.

Harefield Oura
Walkability 0 / 0
Harefield — Walkability: 0/100 Oura — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 14
Harefield — Safety: 23/100 Oura — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 89 / 59
Harefield — Low fire risk: 89/100 Oura — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Harefield rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk); Harefield has higher household incomes ($157,820 vs $100,724).

Harefield Oura
Population 165 246
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +12.3%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $157,820/yr
+36% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+42% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harefield Oura
0-4 10.3% / 6.5%
Harefield — 0-4: 10.3% Oura — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.2% / 14.6%
Harefield — 5-14: 15.2% Oura — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 9.7% / 7.7%
Harefield — 15-19: 9.7% Oura — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 4.2% / 5.7%
Harefield — 20-24: 4.2% Oura — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.9% / 9.8%
Harefield — 25-34: 13.9% Oura — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 14.5% / 15.9%
Harefield — 35-44: 14.5% Oura — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 15.2% / 13.4%
Harefield — 45-54: 15.2% Oura — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.5% / 13.8%
Harefield — 55-64: 11.5% Oura — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 6.1% / 7.7%
Harefield — 65-74: 6.1% Oura — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 3.0% / 4.9%
Harefield — 75-84: 3.0% Oura — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Harefield — 85+: not among its largest Oura — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harefield 78.1% couple families
Harefield — Couple Families: 78.1% Harefield — Lone Person: 9.4% Harefield — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Oura 68.9% couple families
Oura — Couple Families: 68.9% Oura — Lone Person: 17.8% Oura — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harefield 9.5% renting
Harefield — Owned Outright: 50.0% Harefield — Mortgage: 40.5% Harefield — Renting: 9.5%
Oura 11.4% renting
Oura — Owned Outright: 37.1% Oura — Mortgage: 51.4% Oura — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harefield 102.1% houses
Harefield — Houses: 102.1%
Oura 104.2% houses
Oura — Houses: 104.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Harefield Oura
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 11.0%
Harefield — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Oura — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 14.2%
Harefield — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Oura — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 5.3%
Harefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Oura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.7%
Harefield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Oura — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Harefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Oura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Harefield Oura
Median house price — $799,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Harefield Oura
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 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

Harefield Oura
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Harefield Oura
House price — Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Harefield Oura
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Oura carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 11).

Harefield Oura
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
86/100
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

Harefield Oura
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

Harefield Oura
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 19 10

Mobility

Harefield sits further from the CBD (451.8 km vs 429.3 km).

Harefield Oura
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 451.8 km
+5% vs other
 429.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 278 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
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.

Harefield Oura
Car (driver) 79.1% / 82.1%
Harefield — Car (driver): 79.1% Oura — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 9.8%
Harefield — Worked from Home: 20.9% Oura — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Harefield — Walked Only: not among its largest Oura — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Harefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oura — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Harefield Oura
Elevation 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harefield Oura
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Harefield Oura
Annual rainfall 559 mm 565 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Harefield Oura
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Harefield Oura
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Harefield Oura
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harefield Oura
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harefield

Family Rural Young Families

Oura

Rural

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