Harrington Park vs Oran Park

Oran Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in Harrington Park. 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 Harrington Park: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.2 million in Oran Park. On these figures, Oran Park tends to suit young adults, families with children, 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

Harrington Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)
  • But Oran Park has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Oran Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,282,500 vs $1,700,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,440,000)
  • But Harrington Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oran Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oran Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (57.9 km vs 63.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Harrington Park carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 46/100)
  • Oran Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Oran Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (269.9% vs 25.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harrington Park Oran Park
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.

Harrington Park Oran Park
Walkability 69 / 72
Harrington Park — Walkability: 69/100 Oran Park — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 76 / 54
Harrington Park — Safety: 76/100 Oran Park — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
Harrington Park — Low fire risk: 75/100 Oran Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oran Park has more residents (17,624 vs 13,332); Harrington Park has higher household incomes ($156,728 vs $122,148).

Harrington Park Oran Park
Population 13,332 17,624
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% +269.9%
Median age 35 30
Median household income $156,728/yr
+22% vs other
 $122,148/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+4% vs other
 $530/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park Oran Park
0-4 6.5% / 12.5%
Harrington Park — 0-4: 6.5% Oran Park — 0-4: 12.5%
5-14 17.9% / 17.5%
Harrington Park — 5-14: 17.9% Oran Park — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 8.7% / 5.3%
Harrington Park — 15-19: 8.7% Oran Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.9% / 5.6%
Harrington Park — 20-24: 6.9% Oran Park — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.1% / 20.5%
Harrington Park — 25-34: 9.1% Oran Park — 25-34: 20.5%
35-44 15.4% / 19.0%
Harrington Park — 35-44: 15.4% Oran Park — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 17.2% / 8.9%
Harrington Park — 45-54: 17.2% Oran Park — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 9.6% / 5.4%
Harrington Park — 55-64: 9.6% Oran Park — 55-64: 5.4%
65-74 5.6% / 3.5%
Harrington Park — 65-74: 5.6% Oran Park — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 2.5% / 1.3%
Harrington Park — 75-84: 2.5% Oran Park — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 0.5% / 0.4%
Harrington Park — 85+: 0.5% Oran Park — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 75.1% couple families
Harrington Park — Couple Families: 75.1% Harrington Park — One Parent Families: 11.8% Harrington Park — Lone Person: 10.8% Harrington Park — Group Household: 1.1% Harrington Park — Other Families: 1.1%
Oran Park 67.7% couple families
Oran Park — Couple Families: 67.7% Oran Park — One Parent Families: 15.8% Oran Park — Lone Person: 13.4% Oran Park — Group Household: 2.1% Oran Park — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 13.1% renting
Harrington Park — Owned Outright: 25.7% Harrington Park — Mortgage: 61.2% Harrington Park — Renting: 13.1%
Oran Park 36.6% renting
Oran Park — Owned Outright: 8.2% Oran Park — Mortgage: 55.3% Oran Park — Renting: 36.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Harrington Park Oran Park
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 12.3%
Harrington Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Oran Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 12.5%
Harrington Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Oran Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.7%
Harrington Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Oran Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.0%
Harrington Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Oran Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Harrington Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Oran Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Harrington Park Oran Park
India 1.3% / 6.5%
Harrington Park — India: 1.3% Oran Park — India: 6.5%
England 2.8% / 1.2%
Harrington Park — England: 2.8% Oran Park — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.0%
Harrington Park — New Zealand: 1.1% Oran Park — New Zealand: 2.0%
Iraq — / 2.3%
Harrington Park — Iraq: not among its largest Oran Park — Iraq: 2.3%
Fiji 0.7% / 1.6%
Harrington Park — Fiji: 0.7% Oran Park — Fiji: 1.6%
Nepal — / 2.1%
Harrington Park — Nepal: not among its largest Oran Park — Nepal: 2.1%
Italy 0.9% / —
Harrington Park — Italy: 0.9% Oran Park — Italy: not among its largest
China 0.9% / —
Harrington Park — China: 0.9% Oran Park — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 97.8% houses
Harrington Park — Houses: 97.8% Harrington Park — Townhouses: 1.7% Harrington Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Oran Park 86.9% houses
Oran Park — Houses: 86.9% Oran Park — Townhouses: 11.7% Oran Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Harrington Park Oran Park
Median house price $1,440,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $670,000
Median land price $1,700,000 $1,282,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 100 sales
 33 days
from 243 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.

Harrington Park Oran Park
3 bed $1.16M / $985K
Harrington Park — 3 bed: $1.16M (9 sales) Oran Park — 3 bed: $985K (24 sales)

9 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.2M
Harrington Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (135 sales) Oran Park — 4 bed: $1.2M (207 sales)

135 vs 207 sales

5 bed $1.66M / $1.38M
Harrington Park — 5 bed: $1.66M (56 sales) Oran Park — 5 bed: $1.38M (60 sales)

56 vs 60 sales

6 bed $2.17M / $1.43M
Harrington Park — 6 bed: $2.17M (5 sales) Oran Park — 6 bed: $1.43M (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Harrington Park has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 6%); Oran Park has more rural and farming land (21% vs 0%).

Harrington Park Oran Park
Residential 51% 63%
Environmental 37% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 21%
Parks and recreation 8% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Commercial 0% 3%
Industrial 0% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Harrington Park and 98% of Oran Park. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Harrington Park Oran Park
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Harrington Park Oran Park
Houses 2.7%
$895/wk on $1.71M
 3.4%
$820/wk on $1.26M
Units — 4.0%
$520/wk on $680K

Ranking within NSW

Harrington Park Oran Park
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 16% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Harrington Park scores higher overall (75 vs 59).

Harrington Park Oran Park
Grade A B
Score 75/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Harrington Park carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Oran Park carries more crime risk (46 vs 24).

Harrington Park Oran Park
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Harrington Park Oran Park
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.3 km
 None

Schools in Harrington Park

  • Harrington Park Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Oran Park

  • Barramurra Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Oran Park Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Oran Park High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Benedict's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Justin's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Oran Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Harrington Park Oran Park
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 5
Parks & reserves 19 20
Childcare 5 9
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Harrington Park sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 57.9 km).

Harrington Park Oran Park
Walkability score 69/100 72/100
Distance to Sydney 63.9 km
+9% vs other
 57.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 60 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 180.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 199.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2567
 0.9%
postcode 2570
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2567
 56
postcode 2570

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.

Harrington Park Oran Park
Car (driver) 55.3% / 58.9%
Harrington Park — Car (driver): 55.3% Oran Park — Car (driver): 58.9%
Worked from Home 39.4% / 33.6%
Harrington Park — Worked from Home: 39.4% Oran Park — Worked from Home: 33.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.2%
Harrington Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Oran Park — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 0.9% / 3.1%
Harrington Park — Train: 0.9% Oran Park — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.4%
Harrington Park — Walked Only: 0.4% Oran Park — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.1% / 0.5%
Harrington Park — Bus: 0.1% Oran Park — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.9%).

Setting

Harrington Park Oran Park
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 34.8 km

NBN connectivity

Harrington Park Oran Park
Connectivity score 86/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
3,704 premises
 100%
1,742 premises

Climate

Harrington Park Oran Park
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Harrington Park Oran Park
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Harrington Park Oran Park
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Harrington Park Oran Park
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harrington Park Oran Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harrington Park

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

Oran Park

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

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