Nattai vs Oakdale

Oakdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Nattai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oakdale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Oakdale tends to suit families with children 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

Oakdale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Nattai has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $410/wk)
  • Oakdale leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakdale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 83 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 95.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakdale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 58/100)
  • But Nattai has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Nattai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs 10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nattai Oakdale
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.

Nattai Oakdale
Walkability 6 / 47
Nattai — Walkability: 6/100 Oakdale — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 42 / 69
Nattai — Safety: 42/100 Oakdale — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 6 / 11
Nattai — Low fire risk: 6/100 Oakdale — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Oakdale has more residents (2,028 vs 77); Oakdale has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $59,748).

Nattai Oakdale
Population 77 2,028
+2534% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.5% +10.0%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $59,748/yr $108,316/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $410/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nattai Oakdale
0-4 13.0% / 7.1%
Nattai — 0-4: 13.0% Oakdale — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 3.9% / 14.3%
Nattai — 5-14: 3.9% Oakdale — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 10.4% / 6.7%
Nattai — 15-19: 10.4% Oakdale — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Nattai — 20-24: not among its largest Oakdale — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 22.1% / 13.9%
Nattai — 25-34: 22.1% Oakdale — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 6.5% / 12.1%
Nattai — 35-44: 6.5% Oakdale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.3% / 13.3%
Nattai — 45-54: 14.3% Oakdale — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.0% / 11.3%
Nattai — 55-64: 13.0% Oakdale — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 14.3% / 9.6%
Nattai — 65-74: 14.3% Oakdale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 5.2% / 4.1%
Nattai — 75-84: 5.2% Oakdale — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 0.9%
Nattai — 85+: not among its largest Oakdale — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nattai 42.3% couple families
Nattai — Couple Families: 42.3% Nattai — Lone Person: 30.8% Nattai — One Parent Families: 26.9% Nattai — Group Household: 0.0% Nattai — Other Families: 0.0%
Oakdale 58.4% couple families
Oakdale — Couple Families: 58.4% Oakdale — Lone Person: 23.3% Oakdale — One Parent Families: 14.2% Oakdale — Group Household: 3.4% Oakdale — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nattai 12.9% renting
Nattai — Owned Outright: 19.4% Nattai — Mortgage: 67.7% Nattai — Renting: 12.9%
Oakdale 13.1% renting
Oakdale — Owned Outright: 31.6% Oakdale — Mortgage: 55.3% Oakdale — Renting: 13.1%
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.

Nattai Oakdale
Ireland 3.9% / 0.3%
Nattai — Ireland: 3.9% Oakdale — Ireland: 0.3%
England — / 2.2%
Nattai — England: not among its largest Oakdale — England: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Nattai — New Zealand: not among its largest Oakdale — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Nattai — Scotland: not among its largest Oakdale — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.7%
Nattai — Germany: not among its largest Oakdale — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Nattai Oakdale
Certificate III & IV 26.0% / 20.1%
Nattai — Certificate III & IV: 26.0% Oakdale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.2%
Nattai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Oakdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.2%
Nattai — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Oakdale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 1.8%
Nattai — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Oakdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Nattai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oakdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nattai 82.9% houses
Nattai — Houses: 82.9% Nattai — Flats / Apartments: 17.1% Nattai — Townhouses: 0.0%
Oakdale 96.7% houses
Oakdale — Houses: 96.7% Oakdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Oakdale — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nattai Oakdale
Median house price — $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $670,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Oakdale has more rural and farming land (50% vs 0%); Nattai has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 49%).

Nattai Oakdale
Environmental 85% 49%
Rural and farming 0% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 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

Nattai Oakdale
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.

Nattai Oakdale
Houses — 4.1%
$850/wk on $1.07M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Nattai Oakdale
House price — Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW

Liveability

Oakdale is more walkable (47 vs 6).

Nattai Oakdale
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Nattai carries more crime risk (58 vs 31).

Nattai Oakdale
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
89/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
31/100
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

Nattai Oakdale
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Nattai

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oakdale

  • Oakdale Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Nattai Oakdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Nattai sits further from the CBD (95.2 km vs 88.8 km).

Nattai Oakdale
Walkability score 6/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 95.2 km
+7% vs other
 88.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 83 min 75 min
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.

Nattai Oakdale
Car (driver) 89.7% / 71.8%
Nattai — Car (driver): 89.7% Oakdale — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 23.8%
Nattai — Worked from Home: 10.3% Oakdale — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.3%
Nattai — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oakdale — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Nattai — Walked Only: not among its largest Oakdale — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train — / 0.5%
Nattai — Train: not among its largest Oakdale — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).

Setting

Nattai Oakdale
Elevation 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nattai Oakdale
Connectivity score 15/100 54/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
7 premises
 27%
843 premises

Climate

Nattai Oakdale
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)

Nattai Oakdale
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.11 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Nattai Oakdale
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Nattai Oakdale
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nattai Oakdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nattai

Rural Young Families

Oakdale

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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