Oakdale vs Mowbray Park

Oakdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Mowbray Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mowbray Park tends to suit 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Mowbray Park is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $520/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakdale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 16/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Oakdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Oakdale and Mowbray 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.

Oakdale Mowbray 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.

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Walkability 47 / 16
Oakdale — Walkability: 47/100 Mowbray Park — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 69 / 29
Oakdale — Safety: 69/100 Mowbray Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 11 / 100
Oakdale — Low fire risk: 11/100 Mowbray Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakdale has more residents (2,028 vs 94); Mowbray Park skews older (46 vs 36).

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Population 2,028
+95% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% -3.1%
Median age 36 46
Median household income $108,316/yr $134,316/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $520/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakdale Mowbray Park
0-4 7.1% / 8.5%
Oakdale — 0-4: 7.1% Mowbray Park — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 14.3% / 12.8%
Oakdale — 5-14: 14.3% Mowbray Park — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.7% / 11.7%
Oakdale — 15-19: 6.7% Mowbray Park — 15-19: 11.7%
20-24 6.3% / 4.3%
Oakdale — 20-24: 6.3% Mowbray Park — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 13.9% / 9.6%
Oakdale — 25-34: 13.9% Mowbray Park — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.1% / 9.6%
Oakdale — 35-44: 12.1% Mowbray Park — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.3% / 23.4%
Oakdale — 45-54: 13.3% Mowbray Park — 45-54: 23.4%
55-64 11.3% / 12.8%
Oakdale — 55-64: 11.3% Mowbray Park — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 9.6% / 9.6%
Oakdale — 65-74: 9.6% Mowbray Park — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.1% / —
Oakdale — 75-84: 4.1% Mowbray Park — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
Oakdale — 85+: 0.9% Mowbray Park — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Mowbray Park 100.0% couple families
Mowbray Park — Couple Families: 100.0% Mowbray Park — Lone Person: 0.0% Mowbray Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mowbray Park — Group Household: 0.0% Mowbray Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oakdale 13.1% renting
Oakdale — Owned Outright: 31.6% Oakdale — Mortgage: 55.3% Oakdale — Renting: 13.1%
Mowbray Park 0.0% renting
Mowbray Park — Owned Outright: 30.8% Mowbray Park — Mortgage: 69.2% Mowbray Park — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Oakdale Mowbray Park
England 2.2% / 3.2%
Oakdale — England: 2.2% Mowbray Park — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Oakdale — New Zealand: 0.9% Mowbray Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Oakdale — Scotland: 0.8% Mowbray Park — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Oakdale — Germany: 0.7% Mowbray Park — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 0.3% / —
Oakdale — Ireland: 0.3% Mowbray Park — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 16.0%
Oakdale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Mowbray Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 11.7%
Oakdale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Mowbray Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.5%
Oakdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Mowbray Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.2%
Oakdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Mowbray Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Oakdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Mowbray Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oakdale 96.7% houses
Oakdale — Houses: 96.7% Oakdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Oakdale — Townhouses: 0.6%
Mowbray Park 104.2% houses
Mowbray Park — Houses: 104.2% Mowbray Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mowbray Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Oakdale Mowbray Park
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 land zoned for conservation (49% vs 0%); Mowbray Park has more rural and farming land (99% vs 50%).

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Rural and farming 50% 99%
Environmental 49% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Oakdale Mowbray Park
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Oakdale Mowbray Park
House price Higher than 56% of NSW —
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW —

Liveability

Oakdale is more walkable (47 vs 16).

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Oakdale carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 0); Mowbray Park carries more crime risk (71 vs 31).

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Bushfire High
89/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 High
71/100
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

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

Schools in Oakdale

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

Schools in Mowbray Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Walkability score 47/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 88.8 km 89.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
 0.9%
postcode 2571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
 75
postcode 2571

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.

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Car (driver) 71.8% / 67.5%
Oakdale — Car (driver): 71.8% Mowbray Park — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 32.5%
Oakdale — Worked from Home: 23.8% Mowbray Park — Worked from Home: 32.5%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / —
Oakdale — Car (passenger): 2.3% Mowbray Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.6% / —
Oakdale — Walked Only: 1.6% Mowbray Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.5% / —
Oakdale — Train: 0.5% Mowbray Park — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Elevation 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.9 km 39.1 km

NBN connectivity

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Connectivity score 54/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
843 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Oakdale Mowbray Park
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)

Oakdale Mowbray Park
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

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

Federal electorate

Oakdale Mowbray Park
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Oakdale

Acreage Quiet

Mowbray Park

Rural Young Families

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