Oxley vs Monash

Oxley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Monash. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oxley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Monash tends to suit 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

Monash

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Oxley is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oxley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oxley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 45/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.3 km vs 24.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Monash

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • But Oxley is more walkable (55/100 vs 45/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Oxley Monash
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.

Oxley Monash
Walkability 55 / 45
Oxley — Walkability: 55/100 Monash — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 41 / 62
Oxley — Safety: 41/100 Monash — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 7 / 12
Oxley — Low fire risk: 7/100 Monash — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 78 / 45
Oxley — Low flood risk: 78/100 Monash — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Monash has more residents (5,644 vs 1,703); Monash rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).

Oxley Monash
Population 1,703 5,644
+231% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +3.9%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $124,436/yr
+10% vs other
 $112,528/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $450/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oxley Monash
0-4 5.5% / 5.8%
Oxley — 0-4: 5.5% Monash — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.2% / 11.7%
Oxley — 5-14: 14.2% Monash — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.3% / 5.1%
Oxley — 15-19: 6.3% Monash — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.7% / 4.7%
Oxley — 20-24: 5.7% Monash — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 12.6% / 11.2%
Oxley — 25-34: 12.6% Monash — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.8% / 12.6%
Oxley — 35-44: 11.8% Monash — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.7% / 11.3%
Oxley — 45-54: 12.7% Monash — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 15.7% / 13.9%
Oxley — 55-64: 15.7% Monash — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.0% / 11.4%
Oxley — 65-74: 12.0% Monash — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 2.5% / 7.2%
Oxley — 75-84: 2.5% Monash — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.9% / 5.0%
Oxley — 85+: 0.9% Monash — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oxley 50.5% couple families
Oxley — Couple Families: 50.5% Oxley — Lone Person: 27.8% Oxley — One Parent Families: 18.1% Oxley — Group Household: 2.3% Oxley — Other Families: 1.4%
Monash 44.5% couple families
Monash — Couple Families: 44.5% Monash — Lone Person: 35.6% Monash — One Parent Families: 16.0% Monash — Group Household: 2.5% Monash — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oxley 23.3% renting
Oxley — Owned Outright: 33.7% Oxley — Mortgage: 43.0% Oxley — Renting: 23.3%
Monash 20.6% renting
Monash — Owned Outright: 38.8% Monash — Mortgage: 40.6% Monash — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oxley Monash
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 15.3%
Oxley — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Monash — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 11.7%
Oxley — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Monash — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.8%
Oxley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Monash — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 5.5%
Oxley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Monash — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.9%
Oxley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Monash — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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.

Oxley Monash
England 2.8% / 3.0%
Oxley — England: 2.8% Monash — England: 3.0%
India 1.5% / 2.9%
Oxley — India: 1.5% Monash — India: 2.9%
Philippines 1.4% / 0.9%
Oxley — Philippines: 1.4% Monash — Philippines: 0.9%
China 0.8% / 0.9%
Oxley — China: 0.8% Monash — China: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Oxley — New Zealand: 0.6% Monash — New Zealand: 1.1%
Sri Lanka — / 1.4%
Oxley — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Monash — Sri Lanka: 1.4%
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Oxley — Vietnam: not among its largest Monash — Vietnam: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oxley 91.4% houses
Oxley — Houses: 91.4% Oxley — Townhouses: 7.4% Oxley — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Monash 86.1% houses
Monash — Houses: 86.1% Monash — Townhouses: 12.2% Monash — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oxley Monash
Median house price $973,750 $940,000
Median unit price $650,000 $701,100
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 11 sales
 19 days
from 29 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.

Oxley Monash
3 bed $856K / $882K
Oxley — 3 bed: $856K (14 sales) Monash — 3 bed: $882K (30 sales)

14 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1M / $988K
Oxley — 4 bed: $1M (11 sales) Monash — 4 bed: $988K (18 sales)

11 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Oxley Monash
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Oxley Monash
Houses — 4.3%
$695/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within ACT

Oxley Monash
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of ACT Higher than 21% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of ACT Higher than 28% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of ACT Higher than 23% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of ACT Higher than 53% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 43% of ACT

Liveability

Oxley is more walkable (55 vs 45).

Oxley Monash
Grade D
same for both
Score 16/100 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Monash carries more flood risk (55 vs 22); Oxley carries more crime risk (59 vs 38).

Oxley Monash
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oxley Monash
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Oxley

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

Schools in Monash

  • Monash Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oxley Monash
Childcare 1 4
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Monash sits further from the CBD (24.4 km vs 22.3 km).

Oxley Monash
Walkability score 55/100 45/100
Distance to Canberra 22.3 km 24.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 93.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 2903
 2.1%
postcode 2904
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2903
 56
postcode 2904

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.

Oxley Monash
Car (driver) 75.0% / 75.4%
Oxley — Car (driver): 75.0% Monash — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 11.1%
Oxley — Worked from Home: 12.8% Monash — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 6.2%
Oxley — Car (passenger): 6.8% Monash — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 2.6% / 4.7%
Oxley — Bus: 2.6% Monash — Bus: 4.7%
Walked Only 2.1% / 1.6%
Oxley — Walked Only: 2.1% Monash — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Oxley Monash
Elevation 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oxley Monash
Connectivity score 49/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
653 premises
 19%
2,433 premises

Climate

Oxley Monash
Annual rainfall 686 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oxley Monash
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Oxley Monash
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Oxley Monash
Division Bean
same for both
Member David Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oxley Monash
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Oxley

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Monash

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

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