Oakdale vs Orangeville

Oakdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Orangeville. 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 Orangeville: a median of $2.1 million, against $1 million in Oakdale. On these figures, Oakdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Orangeville suits 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

Orangeville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 73%)
  • But Oakdale has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Oakdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($670,000 vs $2,390,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $2,100,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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 4 things we measure here

  • Oakdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 5/100)
  • Orangeville sits closer to the CBD (86 km vs 88.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Oakdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 5/100)
  • Orangeville carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Oakdale and Orangeville 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 Orangeville
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 Orangeville
Walkability 47 / 5
Oakdale — Walkability: 47/100 Orangeville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 69 / 86
Oakdale — Safety: 69/100 Orangeville — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 11 / 7
Oakdale — Low fire risk: 11/100 Orangeville — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Oakdale has more residents (2,028 vs 1,354); Orangeville has higher household incomes ($144,976 vs $108,316).

Oakdale Orangeville
Population 2,028
+33% vs other
 1,354
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +8.3%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $108,316/yr $144,976/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $420/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakdale Orangeville
0-4 7.1% / 5.4%
Oakdale — 0-4: 7.1% Orangeville — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.3% / 14.6%
Oakdale — 5-14: 14.3% Orangeville — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.7% / 9.5%
Oakdale — 15-19: 6.7% Orangeville — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 6.3% / 5.9%
Oakdale — 20-24: 6.3% Orangeville — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.9% / 8.3%
Oakdale — 25-34: 13.9% Orangeville — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 12.1% / 11.1%
Oakdale — 35-44: 12.1% Orangeville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.3% / 16.2%
Oakdale — 45-54: 13.3% Orangeville — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 11.3% / 13.4%
Oakdale — 55-64: 11.3% Orangeville — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 9.6% / 10.3%
Oakdale — 65-74: 9.6% Orangeville — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Oakdale — 75-84: 4.1% Orangeville — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.9% / 0.5%
Oakdale — 85+: 0.9% Orangeville — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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%
Orangeville 76.0% couple families
Orangeville — Couple Families: 76.0% Orangeville — Lone Person: 11.8% Orangeville — One Parent Families: 10.4% Orangeville — Group Household: 1.8% Orangeville — 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%
Orangeville 7.1% renting
Orangeville — Owned Outright: 40.4% Orangeville — Mortgage: 52.5% Orangeville — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oakdale Orangeville
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 21.0%
Oakdale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Orangeville — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.9%
Oakdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Orangeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 8.4%
Oakdale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Orangeville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.0%
Oakdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Orangeville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.1%
Oakdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Orangeville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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 Orangeville
England 2.2% / 2.9%
Oakdale — England: 2.2% Orangeville — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.5%
Oakdale — New Zealand: 0.9% Orangeville — New Zealand: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.4%
Oakdale — Germany: 0.7% Orangeville — Germany: 0.4%
Italy 0.2% / 0.8%
Oakdale — Italy: 0.2% Orangeville — Italy: 0.8%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Oakdale — Scotland: 0.8% Orangeville — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 0.3% / 0.4%
Oakdale — Ireland: 0.3% Orangeville — Ireland: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Oakdale — Malaysia: not among its largest Orangeville — Malaysia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

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%
Orangeville 98.5% houses
Orangeville — Houses: 98.5% Orangeville — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Orangeville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Oakdale Orangeville
Median house price $1,000,000 $2,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $670,000 $2,390,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 17 sales
 124 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Orangeville has more rural and farming land (78% vs 50%); Oakdale has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 22%).

Oakdale Orangeville
Rural and farming 50% 78%
Environmental 49% 22%
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 Orangeville
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 Orangeville
Houses 4.1%
$850/wk on $1.07M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Oakdale Orangeville
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW —

Liveability

Oakdale is more walkable (47 vs 5); Orangeville scores higher overall (45 vs 40).

Oakdale Orangeville
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Oakdale carries more crime risk (31 vs 14).

Oakdale Orangeville
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
93/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
14/100
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 Orangeville
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 Orangeville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Oakdale Orangeville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Oakdale sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 86 km).

Oakdale Orangeville
Walkability score 47/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 88.8 km
+3% vs other
 86 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 78 min
Public transport score 44/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2.5 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.

Oakdale Orangeville
Car (driver) 71.8% / 57.4%
Oakdale — Car (driver): 71.8% Orangeville — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 35.3%
Oakdale — Worked from Home: 23.8% Orangeville — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 4.8%
Oakdale — Car (passenger): 2.3% Orangeville — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.9%
Oakdale — Walked Only: 1.6% Orangeville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train 0.5% / 0.5%
Oakdale — Train: 0.5% Orangeville — Train: 0.5%

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

Setting

Oakdale Orangeville
Elevation 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 196 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.9 km 42.5 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Oakdale Orangeville
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 Orangeville
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 12.1 µg/m³ 13.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.11 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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