North St Marys vs Oxley Park

Oxley Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in North St Marys. In North St Marys, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oxley Park, most households own their home. On these figures, North St Marys tends to suit renters, while Oxley Park suits families with children.

Oxley Park and North St Marys are similar in population size, but differ notably in economic profile and amenity. Oxley Park has significantly higher median household income at $83,824 compared to North St Marys' $65,260, and a liveability score of 55 versus 27. North St Marys carries higher crime risk (94 versus 63) and bushfire risk (33 versus 0), while Oxley Park is closer to the CBD at 44.2 km. Oxley Park may suit buyers prioritising walkability, safety, and stronger household incomes, whereas North St Marys offers a slightly lower median house price at $1,050,000 and an older demographic.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

North St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 44%)
  • But Oxley Park carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oxley Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.2 km vs 49 km)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oxley Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 94/100)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 74/100)
  • But North St Marys has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Oxley Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (34.9% vs 5.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

North St Marys and Oxley Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

North St Marys Oxley Park
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.

North St Marys Oxley Park
Walkability 74 / 82
North St Marys — Walkability: 74/100 Oxley Park — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 6 / 37
North St Marys — Safety: 6/100 Oxley Park — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 67 / 100
North St Marys — Low fire risk: 67/100 Oxley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oxley Park has higher household incomes ($83,824 vs $65,260); Oxley Park rents higher ($400/wk vs $340/wk).

North St Marys Oxley Park
Population 4,123 4,197
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +34.9%
Median age 35 31
Median household income $65,260/yr $83,824/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $400/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North St Marys Oxley Park
0-4 6.7% / 10.3%
North St Marys — 0-4: 6.7% Oxley Park — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 14.7% / 16.6%
North St Marys — 5-14: 14.7% Oxley Park — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 6.7% / 5.3%
North St Marys — 15-19: 6.7% Oxley Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 7.3% / 5.9%
North St Marys — 20-24: 7.3% Oxley Park — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 14.5% / 18.8%
North St Marys — 25-34: 14.5% Oxley Park — 25-34: 18.8%
35-44 11.7% / 15.0%
North St Marys — 35-44: 11.7% Oxley Park — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 11.9% / 9.5%
North St Marys — 45-54: 11.9% Oxley Park — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 10.8% / 8.3%
North St Marys — 55-64: 10.8% Oxley Park — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 7.3% / 6.2%
North St Marys — 65-74: 7.3% Oxley Park — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 5.1% / 3.1%
North St Marys — 75-84: 5.1% Oxley Park — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 3.4% / 0.7%
North St Marys — 85+: 3.4% Oxley Park — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North St Marys 31.9% couple families
North St Marys — Couple Families: 31.9% North St Marys — Lone Person: 31.7% North St Marys — One Parent Families: 29.0% North St Marys — Group Household: 5.6% North St Marys — Other Families: 1.9%
Oxley Park 43.5% couple families
Oxley Park — Couple Families: 43.5% Oxley Park — Lone Person: 24.4% Oxley Park — One Parent Families: 24.6% Oxley Park — Group Household: 5.0% Oxley Park — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North St Marys 55.9% renting
North St Marys — Owned Outright: 21.7% North St Marys — Mortgage: 22.4% North St Marys — Renting: 55.9%
Oxley Park 43.0% renting
Oxley Park — Owned Outright: 18.0% Oxley Park — Mortgage: 39.0% Oxley Park — Renting: 43.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North St Marys Oxley Park
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 11.5%
North St Marys — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Oxley Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 10.1%
North St Marys — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Oxley Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 5.7%
North St Marys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Oxley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.6%
North St Marys — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Oxley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 0.9%
North St Marys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Oxley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

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.

North St Marys Oxley Park
Philippines 2.6% / 5.7%
North St Marys — Philippines: 2.6% Oxley Park — Philippines: 5.7%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.9%
North St Marys — New Zealand: 3.1% Oxley Park — New Zealand: 3.9%
India 0.9% / 4.0%
North St Marys — India: 0.9% Oxley Park — India: 4.0%
England 1.7% / 1.2%
North St Marys — England: 1.7% Oxley Park — England: 1.2%
Fiji 0.9% / 2.0%
North St Marys — Fiji: 0.9% Oxley Park — Fiji: 2.0%
Pakistan — / 1.3%
North St Marys — Pakistan: not among its largest Oxley Park — Pakistan: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North St Marys 96.6% houses
North St Marys — Houses: 96.6% North St Marys — Townhouses: 1.7% North St Marys — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Oxley Park 43.5% houses
Oxley Park — Houses: 43.5% Oxley Park — Townhouses: 55.8% Oxley Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North St Marys Oxley Park
Median house price $1,050,000 $997,500
Median unit price — $730,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 12 sales
 25 days
from 17 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

North St Marys Oxley Park
3 bed $1.05M / $968K
North St Marys — 3 bed: $1.05M (28 sales) Oxley Park — 3 bed: $968K (28 sales)

28 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.01M / $1.02M
North St Marys — 4 bed: $1.01M (8 sales) Oxley Park — 4 bed: $1.02M (14 sales)

8 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

North St Marys has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%); North St Marys has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 6%).

North St Marys Oxley Park
Residential 42% 69%
Parks and recreation 17% 21%
Environmental 19% 6%
Industrial 18% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
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

North St Marys Oxley Park
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
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.

North St Marys Oxley Park
Houses 2.9%
$565/wk on $1.01M
 4.3%
$640/wk on $780K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

North St Marys Oxley Park
House price Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools Higher than 9% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW

Liveability

Oxley Park scores higher overall (55 vs 27); Oxley Park is more walkable (82 vs 74).

North St Marys Oxley Park
Grade D B
Score 27/100 55/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

North St Marys carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); North St Marys carries more crime risk (94 vs 63).

North St Marys Oxley Park
Bushfire Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 5
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

North St Marys Oxley Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 1.1%

Schools in North St Marys

  • Chifley College Dunheved Campus Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Marys North Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's Flexible School Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Oxley Park

  • Oxley Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

North St Marys Oxley Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

North St Marys sits further from the CBD (49 km vs 44.2 km).

North St Marys Oxley Park
Walkability score 74/100 82/100
Distance to Sydney 49 km
+10% vs other
 44.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 41 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 64/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 68.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2760
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2760
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.

North St Marys Oxley Park
Car (driver) 65.4% / 63.1%
North St Marys — Car (driver): 65.4% Oxley Park — Car (driver): 63.1%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 28.1%
North St Marys — Worked from Home: 20.2% Oxley Park — Worked from Home: 28.1%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.6%
North St Marys — Car (passenger): 6.2% Oxley Park — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 4.6% / 3.1%
North St Marys — Train: 4.6% Oxley Park — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 2.2% / 0.3%
North St Marys — Walked Only: 2.2% Oxley Park — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus 0.9% / 0.6%
North St Marys — Bus: 0.9% Oxley Park — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

North St Marys Oxley Park
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.3 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

North St Marys Oxley Park
Connectivity score 76/100 91/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,866 premises
 55%
1,685 premises

Climate

North St Marys Oxley Park
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

North St Marys Oxley Park
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.55 pphm
same for both

Council rates

North St Marys Oxley Park
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

North St Marys Oxley Park
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North St Marys Oxley Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North St Marys

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Oxley Park

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Townhouses Urban Young Families

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