Maraylya vs Oakville

Maraylya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Oakville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Maraylya: a median of $1.89 million, against $1.18 million in Oakville, though rent is higher in Oakville. On these figures, Oakville tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Maraylya carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)
  • Oakville has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Oakville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($800,000 vs $2,490,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,887,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maraylya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (52.6 km vs 56.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Maraylya carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)
  • Oakville has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Maraylya Oakville
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.

Maraylya Oakville
Walkability 33 / 26
Maraylya — Walkability: 33/100 Oakville — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 66 / 54
Maraylya — Safety: 66/100 Oakville — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 52 / 100
Maraylya — Low fire risk: 52/100 Oakville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakville has more residents (2,027 vs 1,281); Oakville rents higher ($600/wk vs $500/wk).

Maraylya Oakville
Population 1,281 2,027
+58% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +3.2%
Median age 41 44
Median household income $135,564/yr
+9% vs other
 $123,136/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk $600/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maraylya Oakville
0-4 3.7% / 4.1%
Maraylya — 0-4: 3.7% Oakville — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 16.5% / 12.6%
Maraylya — 5-14: 16.5% Oakville — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 9.0% / 6.4%
Maraylya — 15-19: 9.0% Oakville — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.5% / 7.4%
Maraylya — 20-24: 6.5% Oakville — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 6.6% / 9.6%
Maraylya — 25-34: 6.6% Oakville — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.7% / 10.5%
Maraylya — 35-44: 11.7% Oakville — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 18.0% / 15.4%
Maraylya — 45-54: 18.0% Oakville — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.9% / 12.9%
Maraylya — 55-64: 11.9% Oakville — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.1% / 12.8%
Maraylya — 65-74: 9.1% Oakville — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 5.1% / 6.1%
Maraylya — 75-84: 5.1% Oakville — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.3% / 1.8%
Maraylya — 85+: 1.3% Oakville — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maraylya 68.2% couple families
Maraylya — Couple Families: 68.2% Maraylya — Lone Person: 18.3% Maraylya — One Parent Families: 13.5% Maraylya — Other Families: 0.0% Maraylya — Group Household: 0.0%
Oakville 66.6% couple families
Oakville — Couple Families: 66.6% Oakville — Lone Person: 18.5% Oakville — One Parent Families: 12.4% Oakville — Other Families: 1.6% Oakville — Group Household: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maraylya 16.7% renting
Maraylya — Owned Outright: 40.3% Maraylya — Mortgage: 43.1% Maraylya — Renting: 16.7%
Oakville 16.0% renting
Oakville — Owned Outright: 54.5% Oakville — Mortgage: 29.5% Oakville — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maraylya Oakville
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 18.6%
Maraylya — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Oakville — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 8.6%
Maraylya — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Oakville — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.2%
Maraylya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Oakville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.3%
Maraylya — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Oakville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.3%
Maraylya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Oakville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Maraylya Oakville
England 3.8% / 2.4%
Maraylya — England: 3.8% Oakville — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Maraylya — New Zealand: 0.9% Oakville — New Zealand: 0.9%
Italy 0.5% / 0.8%
Maraylya — Italy: 0.5% Oakville — Italy: 0.8%
China — / 0.9%
Maraylya — China: not among its largest Oakville — China: 0.9%
Ireland 0.8% / —
Maraylya — Ireland: 0.8% Oakville — Ireland: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.8% / —
Maraylya — Zimbabwe: 0.8% Oakville — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Maraylya — India: not among its largest Oakville — India: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Maraylya — South Africa: 0.5% Oakville — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maraylya 96.6% houses
Maraylya — Houses: 96.6% Maraylya — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Oakville 98.1% houses
Oakville — Houses: 98.1% Oakville — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maraylya Oakville
Median house price $1,887,500 $1,180,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,490,000 $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 232 days
from 3 sales
 66 days
from 43 sales

Zoning mix

Maraylya Oakville
Rural and farming 89% 90%
Environmental 11% 5%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Maraylya Oakville
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -4% +3%

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.

Maraylya Oakville
Houses — 3.3%
$975/wk on $1.53M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maraylya Oakville
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Maraylya Oakville
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Maraylya carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Oakville carries more crime risk (46 vs 34).

Maraylya Oakville
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
34/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Maraylya Oakville
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maraylya

  • Maraylya Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Oakville

  • Oakville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Arndell Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maraylya Oakville
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 5
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10
same for both

Mobility

Maraylya sits further from the CBD (56.1 km vs 52.6 km).

Maraylya Oakville
Walkability score 33/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 56.1 km
+6% vs other
 52.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 53 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
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.

Maraylya Oakville
Car (driver) 54.5% / 59.2%
Maraylya — Car (driver): 54.5% Oakville — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 34.4%
Maraylya — Worked from Home: 38.5% Oakville — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Walked Only 2.8% / 3.1%
Maraylya — Walked Only: 2.8% Oakville — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 3.3%
Maraylya — Car (passenger): 2.6% Oakville — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.6% / —
Maraylya — Train: 1.6% Oakville — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Maraylya Oakville
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.8 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Maraylya Oakville
Connectivity score 30/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
420 premises
 59%
1,044 premises

Climate

Maraylya Oakville
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Maraylya Oakville
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Maraylya Oakville
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,650/yr
Council The Hills Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Maraylya Oakville
Division Berowra Macquarie
Member Julian Leeser Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Maraylya Oakville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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