Mount Hunter vs The Oaks

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 Mount Hunter: a median of $1.85 million, against $1.26 million in The Oaks, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, The Oaks 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

The Oaks

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • But Mount Hunter carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

The Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,262,500 vs $1,850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Hunter sits closer to the CBD (76.9 km vs 81.6 km)
  • The Oaks is more walkable (25/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Hunter carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)
  • The Oaks is more walkable (25/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

The Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Hunter The Oaks
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.

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Walkability 5 / 25
Mount Hunter — Walkability: 5/100 The Oaks — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 80 / 66
Mount Hunter — Safety: 80/100 The Oaks — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 89 / 7
Mount Hunter — Low fire risk: 89/100 The Oaks — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

The Oaks has more residents (2,982 vs 749); Mount Hunter skews older (39 vs 37).

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Population 749 2,982
+298% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +18.1%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $114,400/yr $117,780/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+7% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter The Oaks
0-4 7.1% / 6.8%
Mount Hunter — 0-4: 7.1% The Oaks — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 13.4% / 14.7%
Mount Hunter — 5-14: 13.4% The Oaks — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 9.3% / 7.0%
Mount Hunter — 15-19: 9.3% The Oaks — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.3% / 5.5%
Mount Hunter — 20-24: 4.3% The Oaks — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.3% / 12.2%
Mount Hunter — 25-34: 10.3% The Oaks — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 12.4% / 14.1%
Mount Hunter — 35-44: 12.4% The Oaks — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.2% / 13.0%
Mount Hunter — 45-54: 14.2% The Oaks — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.0% / 11.1%
Mount Hunter — 55-64: 13.0% The Oaks — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 11.1% / 10.0%
Mount Hunter — 65-74: 11.1% The Oaks — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Mount Hunter — 75-84: 4.1% The Oaks — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.5% / 1.1%
Mount Hunter — 85+: 0.5% The Oaks — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 65.9% couple families
Mount Hunter — Couple Families: 65.9% Mount Hunter — Lone Person: 18.2% Mount Hunter — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mount Hunter — Group Household: 1.8% Mount Hunter — Other Families: 0.0%
The Oaks 65.9% couple families
The Oaks — Couple Families: 65.9% The Oaks — Lone Person: 18.8% The Oaks — One Parent Families: 13.2% The Oaks — Group Household: 1.7% The Oaks — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 11.3% renting
Mount Hunter — Owned Outright: 37.1% Mount Hunter — Mortgage: 51.6% Mount Hunter — Renting: 11.3%
The Oaks 12.7% renting
The Oaks — Owned Outright: 35.3% The Oaks — Mortgage: 51.9% The Oaks — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 19.8%
Mount Hunter — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% The Oaks — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.4%
Mount Hunter — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% The Oaks — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.2%
Mount Hunter — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% The Oaks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.3%
Mount Hunter — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% The Oaks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Mount Hunter — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% The Oaks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Mount Hunter The Oaks
England 2.3% / 3.4%
Mount Hunter — England: 2.3% The Oaks — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.8%
Mount Hunter — New Zealand: 1.5% The Oaks — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy 0.7% / 0.3%
Mount Hunter — Italy: 0.7% The Oaks — Italy: 0.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
Mount Hunter — Scotland: 0.4% The Oaks — Scotland: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.4%
Mount Hunter — South Africa: 0.4% The Oaks — South Africa: 0.4%
Germany 0.7% / —
Mount Hunter — Germany: 0.7% The Oaks — Germany: not among its largest
Iran 0.5% / —
Mount Hunter — Iran: 0.5% The Oaks — Iran: not among its largest
China — / 0.3%
Mount Hunter — China: not among its largest The Oaks — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 98.2% houses
Mount Hunter — Houses: 98.2% Mount Hunter — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Hunter — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
The Oaks 96.6% houses
The Oaks — Houses: 96.6% The Oaks — Townhouses: 2.6% The Oaks — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Median house price $1,850,000 $1,262,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $3,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 3 sales
 23 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Environmental 0% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Mount Hunter The Oaks
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
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.

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Houses — 2.8%
$695/wk on $1.28M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Hunter The Oaks
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of NSW

Liveability

The Oaks is more walkable (25 vs 5); Mount Hunter scores higher overall (59 vs 39).

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Grade B C
Score 59/100 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

The Oaks carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 11); The Oaks carries more crime risk (34 vs 20).

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
93/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
34/100
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

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Hunter

  • Mount Hunter Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in The Oaks

  • The Oaks Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

The Oaks sits further from the CBD (81.6 km vs 76.9 km).

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Walkability score 5/100 25/100
Distance to Sydney 76.9 km 81.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 71 min
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 49/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
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.

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Car (driver) 61.6% / 65.4%
Mount Hunter — Car (driver): 61.6% The Oaks — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 28.4%
Mount Hunter — Worked from Home: 34.7% The Oaks — Worked from Home: 28.4%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.3%
Mount Hunter — Car (passenger): 2.6% The Oaks — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.8%
Mount Hunter — Walked Only: 1.1% The Oaks — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).

Setting

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 284 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 41.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Connectivity score 37/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
263 premises
 30%
1,146 premises

Climate

Mount Hunter The Oaks
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)

Mount Hunter The Oaks
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 4.8 µg/m³
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ 12.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm 0.11 pphm

Council rates

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Hunter The Oaks
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Hunter

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The Oaks

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