Oxford Falls vs Ingleside

Ingleside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 73 in Oxford Falls. In both, most households own their home. In Oxford Falls, most households are people living alone. In Ingleside, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ingleside: a median of $5.12 million, against $2.82 million in Oxford Falls, and rent is higher there too. Oxford Falls is closer to the city centre: 20.2 km, against 28.3 km. On these figures, Oxford Falls tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Ingleside 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

Ingleside

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 29%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 30%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Oxford Falls carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 53/100)

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

  • Oxford Falls has cheaper houses ($2,818,000 vs $5,120,000)
  • Ingleside leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 96%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ingleside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 69%)
  • But Oxford Falls has cheaper rent ($660/wk vs $766/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Oxford Falls

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 12/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (20.2 km vs 28.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oxford Falls

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (74% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (61% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 12/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Oxford Falls Ingleside
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.

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Walkability 34 / 12
Oxford Falls — Walkability: 34/100 Ingleside — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 77 / 47
Oxford Falls — Safety: 77/100 Ingleside — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 8 / 12
Oxford Falls — Low fire risk: 8/100 Ingleside — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Ingleside has more residents (1,030 vs 265); Ingleside has higher household incomes ($144,352 vs $49,972).

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Population 265 1,030
+289% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +5.7%
Median age 73 44
Median household income $49,972/yr $144,352/yr
+189% vs other
Median weekly rent $660/wk $766/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oxford Falls Ingleside
0-4 — / 4.6%
Oxford Falls — 0-4: not among its largest Ingleside — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 3.8% / 12.0%
Oxford Falls — 5-14: 3.8% Ingleside — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 2.6% / 7.7%
Oxford Falls — 15-19: 2.6% Ingleside — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.3% / 7.9%
Oxford Falls — 20-24: 5.3% Ingleside — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 4.9% / 9.6%
Oxford Falls — 25-34: 4.9% Ingleside — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 4.2% / 9.3%
Oxford Falls — 35-44: 4.2% Ingleside — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 9.1% / 15.0%
Oxford Falls — 45-54: 9.1% Ingleside — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 8.7% / 16.8%
Oxford Falls — 55-64: 8.7% Ingleside — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 14.0% / 9.8%
Oxford Falls — 65-74: 14.0% Ingleside — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 29.1% / 5.9%
Oxford Falls — 75-84: 29.1% Ingleside — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 17.7% / 2.5%
Oxford Falls — 85+: 17.7% Ingleside — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oxford Falls 65.8% lone person
Oxford Falls — Lone Person: 65.8% Oxford Falls — Couple Families: 23.3% Oxford Falls — One Parent Families: 6.8% Oxford Falls — Group Household: 4.1% Oxford Falls — Other Families: 0.0%
Ingleside 23.7% lone person
Ingleside — Lone Person: 23.7% Ingleside — Couple Families: 58.6% Ingleside — One Parent Families: 11.6% Ingleside — Group Household: 3.6% Ingleside — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oxford Falls 9.3% renting
Oxford Falls — Owned Outright: 72.0% Oxford Falls — Mortgage: 18.7% Oxford Falls — Renting: 9.3%
Ingleside 26.3% renting
Ingleside — Owned Outright: 45.6% Ingleside — Mortgage: 28.1% Ingleside — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 14.7%
Oxford Falls — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Ingleside — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 15.3%
Oxford Falls — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Ingleside — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.2%
Oxford Falls — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Ingleside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 4.3%
Oxford Falls — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Ingleside — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Oxford Falls — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Ingleside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Oxford Falls Ingleside
England 9.4% / 4.6%
Oxford Falls — England: 9.4% Ingleside — England: 4.6%
Italy 2.3% / 2.5%
Oxford Falls — Italy: 2.3% Ingleside — Italy: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.2%
Oxford Falls — New Zealand: 1.1% Ingleside — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany 1.1% / 1.2%
Oxford Falls — Germany: 1.1% Ingleside — Germany: 1.2%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.7%
Oxford Falls — South Africa: 1.5% Ingleside — South Africa: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.5% / —
Oxford Falls — Malaysia: 1.5% Ingleside — Malaysia: not among its largest
Scotland 1.5% / —
Oxford Falls — Scotland: 1.5% Ingleside — Scotland: not among its largest
China — / 0.8%
Oxford Falls — China: not among its largest Ingleside — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oxford Falls 28.6% houses
Oxford Falls — Houses: 28.6% Oxford Falls — Townhouses: 73.9% Oxford Falls — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ingleside 94.1% houses
Ingleside — Houses: 94.1% Ingleside — Townhouses: 2.4% Ingleside — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Median house price $2,818,000 $5,120,000
Median unit price $1,300,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Ingleside has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 0%); Ingleside has more rural and farming land (33% vs 0%).

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Other and special use 83% 5%
Environmental 0% 48%
Rural and farming 0% 33%
Parks and recreation 14% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 6%
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

Oxford Falls Ingleside
New dwellings approved 620
across Northern Beaches
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Oxford Falls Ingleside
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Oxford Falls is more walkable (34 vs 12).

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ingleside carries more crime risk (53 vs 23).

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
53/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oxford Falls

  • Oxford Falls Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Ingleside

  • Galstaun College Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 2 1
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Ingleside sits further from the CBD (28.3 km vs 20.2 km).

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Walkability score 34/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 20.2 km 28.3 km
+40% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 43 min
Public transport score 19/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 2100
 1.5%
postcode 2101
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 2100
 21
postcode 2101

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.

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Car (driver) 58.6% / 53.8%
Oxford Falls — Car (driver): 58.6% Ingleside — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 41.4% / 37.0%
Oxford Falls — Worked from Home: 41.4% Ingleside — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Oxford Falls — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ingleside — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Oxford Falls — Walked Only: not among its largest Ingleside — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus — / 1.1%
Oxford Falls — Bus: not among its largest Ingleside — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 4.7 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Connectivity score 59/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
115 premises
 78%
361 premises

Climate

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oxford Falls Ingleside
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Average residential rate $1,696/yr
same for both
Council Northern Beaches
same for both

Federal electorate

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Division Mackellar
same for both
Member Sophie Scamps
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oxford Falls Ingleside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oxford Falls

Middle-Ring Premium Quiet Retirees River Townhouses

Ingleside

Acreage Luxury Outer

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