Oaklands vs Savernake

Savernake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Oaklands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oaklands, about half of households are people living alone. In Savernake, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Oaklands tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Savernake suits young adults, families with children, and 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

Oaklands

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 75/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)
  • But Savernake is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Oaklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($48,500 vs $110,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Savernake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Oaklands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (600.4 km vs 633.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (390 min vs 402 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oaklands

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Savernake has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Oaklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-12.9% vs -28.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oaklands Savernake
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.

Oaklands Savernake
Walkability 0 / 0
Oaklands — Walkability: 0/100 Savernake — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 25
Oaklands — Safety: 40/100 Savernake — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 65 / 58
Oaklands — Low fire risk: 65/100 Savernake — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Oaklands rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Oaklands has more residents (304 vs 67).

Oaklands Savernake
Population 304
+78% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% -28.7%
Median age 50 40
Median household income $54,756/yr $86,632/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Savernake
0-4 2.0% / 16.4%
Oaklands — 0-4: 2.0% Savernake — 0-4: 16.4%
5-14 15.1% / 9.0%
Oaklands — 5-14: 15.1% Savernake — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 3.3% / —
Oaklands — 15-19: 3.3% Savernake — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.3% / 9.0%
Oaklands — 20-24: 5.3% Savernake — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 10.2% / 17.9%
Oaklands — 25-34: 10.2% Savernake — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 9.5% / 16.4%
Oaklands — 35-44: 9.5% Savernake — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 12.2% / 11.9%
Oaklands — 45-54: 12.2% Savernake — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 18.1% / 16.4%
Oaklands — 55-64: 18.1% Savernake — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 15.1% / 14.9%
Oaklands — 65-74: 15.1% Savernake — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.9% / —
Oaklands — 75-84: 6.9% Savernake — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.3% / —
Oaklands — 85+: 2.3% Savernake — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands 34.1% couple families
Oaklands — Couple Families: 34.1% Oaklands — Lone Person: 47.7% Oaklands — One Parent Families: 9.1% Oaklands — Group Household: 9.1%
Savernake 80.0% couple families
Savernake — Couple Families: 80.0% Savernake — Lone Person: 20.0% Savernake — One Parent Families: 0.0% Savernake — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands 15.0% renting
Oaklands — Owned Outright: 56.7% Oaklands — Mortgage: 28.3% Oaklands — Renting: 15.0%
Savernake 0.0% renting
Savernake — Owned Outright: 61.1% Savernake — Mortgage: 38.9% Savernake — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands 98.4% houses
Oaklands — Houses: 98.4% Oaklands — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Savernake 80.0% houses
Savernake — Houses: 80.0% Savernake — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Savernake
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 22.4%
Oaklands — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Savernake — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 13.4%
Oaklands — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Savernake — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.5%
Oaklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Savernake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.5%
Oaklands — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Savernake — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Oaklands Savernake
Median house price $205,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $48,500 $110,000

Zoning mix

Oaklands Savernake
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Oaklands Savernake
New dwellings approved 47
across Federation
same for both
Approvals change year on year +38%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Oaklands Savernake
House price Higher than 4% of NSW —
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Oaklands Savernake
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Savernake carries more crime risk (75 vs 60).

Oaklands Savernake
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
75/100
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

Oaklands Savernake
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Oaklands

  • Oaklands Central School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Savernake

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

Amenities in the suburb

Oaklands Savernake
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 252 122

Mobility

Savernake sits further from the CBD (633.6 km vs 600.4 km).

Oaklands Savernake
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 600.4 km 633.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 390 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2646
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2646
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.

Oaklands Savernake
Car (driver) 59.7% / 53.7%
Oaklands — Car (driver): 59.7% Savernake — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 39.0%
Oaklands — Worked from Home: 26.9% Savernake — Worked from Home: 39.0%
Walked Only 13.4% / 7.3%
Oaklands — Walked Only: 13.4% Savernake — Walked Only: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Oaklands Savernake
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Savernake
Connectivity score 30/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
202 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Oaklands Savernake
Annual rainfall 457 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.4°C

Council rates

Oaklands Savernake
Average residential rate $951/yr
same for both
Council Federation
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaklands Savernake
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oaklands Savernake
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oaklands

River Rural

Savernake

Family Rural Young Families

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