Oakhampton Heights vs Oakhampton
Oakhampton Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 68 in Oakhampton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oakhampton Heights, the large majority of households are couple families. In Oakhampton, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Oakhampton: a median of $4.65 million, against $3.02 million in Oakhampton Heights. On these figures, Oakhampton Heights tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Oakhampton suits older residents.
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
Oakhampton Heights
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 35%)
- carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 78%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Oakhampton Heights
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 33%)
- has cheaper houses ($3,022,000 vs $4,650,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Oakhampton Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Oakhampton Heights carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)
- Oakhampton has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Oakhampton Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.8% vs -13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Oakhampton Heights and Oakhampton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Oakhampton Heights has higher household incomes ($217,724 vs $58,500); Oakhampton skews older (68 vs 47).
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 | 165 +19% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | -13.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 68 |
| Median household income | $217,724/yr +73% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk | $325/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,022,000 | $4,650,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $190,000 |
Zoning mix
Oakhampton has more rural and farming land (74% vs 23%).
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 23% | 74% |
| Residential | 33% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 33% | 0% |
| Environmental | 7% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 3% |
| 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
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
Liveability
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Oakhampton carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Oakhampton carries more crime risk (77 vs 45).
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 21/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 170.4 km | 171.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).
Setting
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.3 km | 25.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 76% 46 premises | 5% 113 premises |
Climate
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson same for both | |
| Member | Meryl Swanson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Oakhampton Heights | Oakhampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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