Hazelgrove vs Tarana

Tarana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 58 in Hazelgrove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarana, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tarana: a median of $890,000, against $780,000 in Hazelgrove, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hazelgrove tends to suit older residents, while Tarana suits people living alone and couples.

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

Tarana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Hazelgrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $890,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hazelgrove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $280/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (180 km vs 193 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 179 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hazelgrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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

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

Hazelgrove Tarana
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.

Hazelgrove Tarana
Walkability 5 / 0
Hazelgrove — Walkability: 5/100 Tarana — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 87
Hazelgrove — Safety: 83/100 Tarana — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 78 / 77
Hazelgrove — Low fire risk: 78/100 Tarana — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Tarana has more residents (187 vs 97); Tarana rents higher ($280/wk vs $175/wk).

Hazelgrove Tarana
Population 97 187
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% +9.4%
Median age 58 48
Median household income $92,300/yr $97,500/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $280/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazelgrove Tarana
0-4 5.2% / 4.3%
Hazelgrove — 0-4: 5.2% Tarana — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.4% / 16.0%
Hazelgrove — 5-14: 13.4% Tarana — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 4.1% / 3.2%
Hazelgrove — 15-19: 4.1% Tarana — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.2% / 6.4%
Hazelgrove — 20-24: 6.2% Tarana — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 4.1% / 4.3%
Hazelgrove — 25-34: 4.1% Tarana — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 12.4% / 10.7%
Hazelgrove — 35-44: 12.4% Tarana — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 7.2% / 18.2%
Hazelgrove — 45-54: 7.2% Tarana — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 20.6% / 15.5%
Hazelgrove — 55-64: 20.6% Tarana — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 23.7% / 17.6%
Hazelgrove — 65-74: 23.7% Tarana — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Hazelgrove — 75-84: 4.1% Tarana — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.1% / —
Hazelgrove — 85+: 3.1% Tarana — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazelgrove 30.0% lone person
Hazelgrove — Lone Person: 30.0% Hazelgrove — Couple Families: 25.0% Hazelgrove — Group Household: 30.0% Hazelgrove — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Tarana 48.8% lone person
Tarana — Lone Person: 48.8% Tarana — Couple Families: 51.2% Tarana — Group Household: 0.0% Tarana — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hazelgrove 7.5% renting
Hazelgrove — Owned Outright: 45.0% Hazelgrove — Mortgage: 47.5% Hazelgrove — Renting: 7.5%
Tarana 9.7% renting
Tarana — Owned Outright: 48.6% Tarana — Mortgage: 41.7% Tarana — Renting: 9.7%
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.

Hazelgrove Tarana
New Zealand 6.2% / —
Hazelgrove — New Zealand: 6.2% Tarana — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 3.2%
Hazelgrove — England: not among its largest Tarana — England: 3.2%
Lebanon — / 2.1%
Hazelgrove — Lebanon: not among its largest Tarana — Lebanon: 2.1%
Greece — / 1.6%
Hazelgrove — Greece: not among its largest Tarana — Greece: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Hazelgrove Tarana
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 16.0%
Hazelgrove — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Tarana — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 9.6%
Hazelgrove — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Tarana — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 7.0%
Hazelgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Tarana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 5.3%
Hazelgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Tarana — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Hazelgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tarana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazelgrove 100.0% houses
Hazelgrove — Houses: 100.0%
Tarana 100.0% houses
Tarana — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Hazelgrove Tarana
Median house price $780,000 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,010,000

Zoning mix

Hazelgrove Tarana
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Environmental 0% 5%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Hazelgrove Tarana
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hazelgrove Tarana
House price Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 28% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Hazelgrove Tarana
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hazelgrove Tarana
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
13/100
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

Hazelgrove Tarana
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

Hazelgrove Tarana
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 20 17

Mobility

Hazelgrove sits further from the CBD (193 km vs 180 km).

Hazelgrove Tarana
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 193 km
+7% vs other
 180 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 168 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.

Hazelgrove Tarana
Car (driver) 88.2% / 69.7%
Hazelgrove — Car (driver): 88.2% Tarana — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 30.3%
Hazelgrove — Worked from Home: 11.8% Tarana — Worked from Home: 30.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Hazelgrove Tarana
Elevation 1,132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 785 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hazelgrove Tarana
Connectivity score 26/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Hazelgrove Tarana
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hazelgrove Tarana
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hazelgrove

Retirees River Rural

Tarana

Rural Trains

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