Oakhampton Heights vs Rutherford
Rutherford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Oakhampton Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oakhampton Heights, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakhampton Heights: a median of $3.02 million, against $755,000 in Rutherford, though rent is higher in Rutherford. On these figures, Oakhampton Heights tends to suit share households and couples, while Rutherford 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Oakhampton Heights carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 86/100)
- Rutherford has more childcare (10 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Oakhampton Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 27%)
- Rutherford has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $3,022,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Oakhampton Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $360/wk)
- But Rutherford has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 10%)
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 86/100)
- Rutherford has more GPs (2 vs 0)
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
Oakhampton Heights and Rutherford 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
Rutherford has more residents (13,091 vs 139); Oakhampton Heights has higher household incomes ($217,724 vs $76,700).
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 | 13,091 +9318% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +10.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 35 |
| Median household income | $217,724/yr +65% vs other | $76,700/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk | $360/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,022,000 | $755,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $565,000 |
| Median land price | — | $835,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 23 days from 192 sales |
Zoning mix
Rutherford has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 0%); Oakhampton Heights has more rural and farming land (23% vs 1%).
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 33% | 38% |
| Parks and recreation | 33% | 13% |
| Industrial | 0% | 31% |
| Rural and farming | 23% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 10% |
| Environmental | 7% | 8% |
| 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 | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.2% $655/wk on $808K |
| Units | — | 4.2% $500/wk on $625K |
Ranking within NSW
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 29% of NSW |
Liveability
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Rutherford carries more crime risk (86 vs 45).
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Oakhampton Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Rutherford
- Rutherford Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Rutherford Technology High School Government · Secondary at peers
- St Paul's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 10 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 8 |
| Waterways | 2 | 9 |
Mobility
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 170.4 km | 171.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 132 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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.3 km | 28.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 74/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 76% 46 premises | 53% 6,279 premises |
Climate
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson same for both | |
| Member | Meryl Swanson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Oakhampton Heights | Rutherford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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