Oakville vs Vineyard

Oakville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Vineyard. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Oakville, most households are couple families. In Vineyard, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Vineyard: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.18 million in Oakville, though rent is higher in Oakville. On these figures, Oakville tends to suit couples, while Vineyard suits people living alone.

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

Oakville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Oakville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper land ($800,000 vs $1,050,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,339,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Oakville leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 37%)
  • Vineyard has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $600/wk)

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 5 things we measure here

  • Oakville carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 91/100)
  • Vineyard has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 2%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Oakville is growing faster (3.2% vs -2.0%)
  • Vineyard returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oakville Vineyard
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.

Oakville Vineyard
Walkability 26 / 31
Oakville — Walkability: 26/100 Vineyard — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 54 / 9
Oakville — Safety: 54/100 Vineyard — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Oakville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Vineyard — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Oakville has higher household incomes ($123,136 vs $63,128); Oakville has more residents (2,027 vs 1,143).

Oakville Vineyard
Population 2,027
+44% vs other
 1,143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -2.0%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $123,136/yr
+49% vs other
 $63,128/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+25% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakville Vineyard
0-4 4.1% / 3.2%
Oakville — 0-4: 4.1% Vineyard — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 12.6% / 10.0%
Oakville — 5-14: 12.6% Vineyard — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 6.4% / 7.1%
Oakville — 15-19: 6.4% Vineyard — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 7.4% / 6.3%
Oakville — 20-24: 7.4% Vineyard — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.6% / 8.5%
Oakville — 25-34: 9.6% Vineyard — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.5% / 8.1%
Oakville — 35-44: 10.5% Vineyard — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 15.4% / 15.1%
Oakville — 45-54: 15.4% Vineyard — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.9% / 17.4%
Oakville — 55-64: 12.9% Vineyard — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 12.8% / 13.6%
Oakville — 65-74: 12.8% Vineyard — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 6.1% / 8.7%
Oakville — 75-84: 6.1% Vineyard — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 1.8% / 3.1%
Oakville — 85+: 1.8% Vineyard — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oakville 66.6% couple families
Oakville — Couple Families: 66.6% Oakville — Lone Person: 18.5% Oakville — One Parent Families: 12.4% Oakville — Group Household: 0.9% Oakville — Other Families: 1.6%
Vineyard 35.2% couple families
Vineyard — Couple Families: 35.2% Vineyard — Lone Person: 50.5% Vineyard — One Parent Families: 12.8% Vineyard — Group Household: 1.6% Vineyard — 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.

Oakville 16.0% renting
Oakville — Owned Outright: 54.5% Oakville — Mortgage: 29.5% Oakville — Renting: 16.0%
Vineyard 25.8% renting
Vineyard — Owned Outright: 56.3% Vineyard — Mortgage: 17.9% Vineyard — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oakville Vineyard
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 17.0%
Oakville — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Vineyard — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.9%
Oakville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Vineyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.3%
Oakville — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Vineyard — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.9%
Oakville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Vineyard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Oakville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Vineyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Oakville Vineyard
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Oakville — England: 2.4% Vineyard — England: 2.5%
China 0.9% / 2.0%
Oakville — China: 0.9% Vineyard — China: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.7%
Oakville — New Zealand: 0.9% Vineyard — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 0.7% / 1.2%
Oakville — Germany: 0.7% Vineyard — Germany: 1.2%
Italy 0.8% / 0.9%
Oakville — Italy: 0.8% Vineyard — Italy: 0.9%
India 0.7% / —
Oakville — India: 0.7% Vineyard — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oakville 98.1% houses
Oakville — Houses: 98.1% Oakville — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Vineyard 64.4% houses
Vineyard — Houses: 64.4% Vineyard — Flats / Apartments: 35.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oakville Vineyard
Median house price $1,180,000 $1,339,500
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price $800,000 $1,050,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 43 sales
 41 days
from 24 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Oakville Vineyard
4 bed $1.27M / $1.09M
Oakville — 4 bed: $1.27M (65 sales) Vineyard — 4 bed: $1.09M (39 sales)

65 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.27M / $1.46M
Oakville — 5 bed: $1.27M (84 sales) Vineyard — 5 bed: $1.46M (21 sales)

84 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Oakville has more rural and farming land (90% vs 69%).

Oakville Vineyard
Rural and farming 90% 69%
Residential 4% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Environmental 5%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 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

Oakville Vineyard
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
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.

Oakville Vineyard
Houses 3.3%
$975/wk on $1.53M
 4.0%
$1,100/wk on $1.43M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Oakville Vineyard
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Oakville scores higher overall (63 vs 33).

Oakville Vineyard
Grade B C
Score 63/100 33/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Vineyard carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Vineyard carries more crime risk (91 vs 46).

Oakville Vineyard
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
91/100
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

Oakville Vineyard
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oakville

  • Oakville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Arndell Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Vineyard

  • Vineyard Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oakville Vineyard
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 5 3
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Oakville Vineyard
Walkability score 26/100 31/100
Distance to Sydney 52.6 km
+2% vs other
 51.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 51 min
Public transport score 60/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
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.

Oakville Vineyard
Car (driver) 59.2% / 57.1%
Oakville — Car (driver): 59.2% Vineyard — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 28.6%
Oakville — Worked from Home: 34.4% Vineyard — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 3.1% / 7.3%
Oakville — Walked Only: 3.1% Vineyard — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 7.0%
Oakville — Car (passenger): 3.3% Vineyard — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Oakville Vineyard
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.6 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Oakville Vineyard
Connectivity score 71/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,044 premises
 68%
841 premises

Climate

Oakville Vineyard
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oakville Vineyard
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Oakville Vineyard
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Oakville Vineyard
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oakville Vineyard
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oakville

Acreage Outer

Vineyard

Outer Retirees

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