Norway vs Oberon

Oberon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 65 in Norway. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Norway, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Oberon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Norway: a median of $950,000, against $554,000 in Oberon, though rent is higher in Oberon. On these figures, Norway tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Oberon suits 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

Oberon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 22%)
  • But Norway carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Oberon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 47%)
  • has cheaper houses ($553,750 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Norway has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)
  • Oberon has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oberon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (199.8 km vs 214.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Norway carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 60/100)
  • Oberon is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Norway Oberon
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.

Norway Oberon
Walkability 0 / 14
Norway — Walkability: 0/100 Oberon — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 100 / 40
Norway — Safety: 100/100 Oberon — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Norway — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oberon — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Oberon has more residents (3,319 vs 58); Oberon rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk).

Norway Oberon
Population 58 3,319
+5622% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +1.9%
Median age 65 47
Median household income $55,224/yr $68,692/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $280/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norway Oberon
0-4 — / 4.6%
Norway — 0-4: not among its largest Oberon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 — / 12.7%
Norway — 5-14: not among its largest Oberon — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Norway — 15-19: not among its largest Oberon — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Norway — 20-24: not among its largest Oberon — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 — / 10.3%
Norway — 25-34: not among its largest Oberon — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.8% / 10.4%
Norway — 35-44: 13.8% Oberon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.5% / 11.9%
Norway — 45-54: 15.5% Oberon — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 20.7% / 14.0%
Norway — 55-64: 20.7% Oberon — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 39.7% / 14.6%
Norway — 65-74: 39.7% Oberon — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 6.9% / 8.9%
Norway — 75-84: 6.9% Oberon — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / 2.7%
Norway — 85+: not among its largest Oberon — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norway 78.3% lone person
Norway — Lone Person: 78.3% Norway — Couple Families: 21.7% Norway — One Parent Families: 0.0% Norway — Group Household: 0.0% Norway — Other Families: 0.0%
Oberon 45.8% lone person
Oberon — Lone Person: 45.8% Oberon — Couple Families: 30.3% Oberon — One Parent Families: 19.6% Oberon — Group Household: 3.8% Oberon — Other Families: 0.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norway 11.1% renting
Norway — Owned Outright: 77.8% Norway — Mortgage: 11.1% Norway — Renting: 11.1%
Oberon 28.2% renting
Oberon — Owned Outright: 42.1% Oberon — Mortgage: 29.7% Oberon — Renting: 28.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norway 100.0% houses
Norway — Houses: 100.0% Norway — Townhouses: 0.0% Norway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oberon 90.6% houses
Oberon — Houses: 90.6% Oberon — Townhouses: 6.3% Oberon — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Norway Oberon
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 17.0%
Norway — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Oberon — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 6.1%
Norway — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Oberon — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.3%
Norway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Oberon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Norway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oberon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Norway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oberon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Property market

Norway Oberon
Median house price $950,000 $553,750
Median unit price — $452,500
Median land price — $389,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 49 sales

Zoning mix

Norway has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Norway Oberon
Rural and farming 100% 89%
Residential 0% 9%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Norway Oberon
New dwellings approved 21
across Oberon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Norway Oberon
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $628K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Norway Oberon
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 91% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 29% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Oberon is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Norway Oberon
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Oberon carries more crime risk (60 vs 0); Oberon carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).

Norway Oberon
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
60/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Norway Oberon
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Norway

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

Schools in Oberon

  • Oberon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oberon High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norway Oberon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 18 79

Mobility

Norway sits further from the CBD (214.4 km vs 199.8 km).

Norway Oberon
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 214.4 km
+7% vs other
 199.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2787
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2787
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.

Norway Oberon
Car (driver) 33.3% / 78.9%
Norway — Car (driver): 33.3% Oberon — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 66.7% / 9.1%
Norway — Worked from Home: 66.7% Oberon — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Norway — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oberon — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Norway — Walked Only: not among its largest Oberon — Walked Only: 5.0%
Bus — / 0.9%
Norway — Bus: not among its largest Oberon — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Norway Oberon
Elevation 1,153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Norway Oberon
Connectivity score 28/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 21%
1,996 premises

Climate

Norway Oberon
Annual rainfall 738 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Norway Oberon
Average residential rate $975/yr
same for both
Council Oberon
same for both

Federal electorate

Norway Oberon
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norway Oberon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norway

Retirees Rural

Oberon

Affordable Retirees Rural

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