Isabella vs Mount David
Mount David is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Isabella. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Isabella, the large majority of households are couple families. In Mount David, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Isabella tends to suit older residents.
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
Mount David
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Mount David
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Isabella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount David
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 224 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (243.2 km vs 245.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Isabella has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 29%)
- Mount David carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Isabella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (87.1% vs 15.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Isabella and Mount David drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mount David rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Isabella has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $35,724).
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 +12% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +87.1% | +15.9% |
| Median age | 60 | 51 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +48% vs other | $35,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $230/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
Property market
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $175,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $290,000 |
Zoning mix
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Oberon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 31% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
Liveability
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Isabella carries more crime risk (53 vs 20).
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 14 | 15 |
Mobility
Isabella sits further from the CBD (245.3 km vs 243.2 km).
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 245.3 km | 243.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,012 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,069 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 738 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $975/yr same for both | |
| Council | Oberon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Isabella | Mount David | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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