Pitt Town vs Oakville

Pitt Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Oakville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pitt Town: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.18 million in Oakville. On these figures, Pitt Town tends to suit families with children, while Oakville 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

Pitt Town

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Oakville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Oakville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($800,000 vs $2,067,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,785,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Oakville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 60 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.6 km vs 58.2 km)
  • But Pitt Town is more walkable (49/100 vs 26/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pitt Town

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 26/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Oakville has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

  • Pitt Town is growing faster (27.6% vs 3.2%)
  • Oakville returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.3% vs 1.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pitt Town Oakville
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.

Pitt Town Oakville
Walkability 49 / 26
Pitt Town — Walkability: 49/100 Oakville — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 74 / 54
Pitt Town — Safety: 74/100 Oakville — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Pitt Town — Low fire risk: 64/100 Oakville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pitt Town has more residents (3,871 vs 2,027); Oakville skews older (44 vs 38).

Pitt Town Oakville
Population 3,871
+48% vs other
 2,027
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.6% +3.2%
Median age 38 44
Median household income $140,764/yr
+13% vs other
 $123,136/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk $600/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pitt Town Oakville
0-4 6.8% / 4.1%
Pitt Town — 0-4: 6.8% Oakville — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 16.7% / 12.6%
Pitt Town — 5-14: 16.7% Oakville — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 7.6% / 6.4%
Pitt Town — 15-19: 7.6% Oakville — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.7% / 7.4%
Pitt Town — 20-24: 5.7% Oakville — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 8.8% / 9.6%
Pitt Town — 25-34: 8.8% Oakville — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 14.6% / 10.5%
Pitt Town — 35-44: 14.6% Oakville — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 14.4% / 15.4%
Pitt Town — 45-54: 14.4% Oakville — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.8% / 12.9%
Pitt Town — 55-64: 11.8% Oakville — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 8.4% / 12.8%
Pitt Town — 65-74: 8.4% Oakville — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 4.2% / 6.1%
Pitt Town — 75-84: 4.2% Oakville — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.9% / 1.8%
Pitt Town — 85+: 0.9% Oakville — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pitt Town 72.8% couple families
Pitt Town — Couple Families: 72.8% Pitt Town — Lone Person: 13.5% Pitt Town — One Parent Families: 11.7% Pitt Town — Other Families: 1.0% Pitt Town — Group Household: 1.0%
Oakville 66.6% couple families
Oakville — Couple Families: 66.6% Oakville — Lone Person: 18.5% Oakville — One Parent Families: 12.4% Oakville — Other Families: 1.6% Oakville — Group Household: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pitt Town 9.6% renting
Pitt Town — Owned Outright: 35.1% Pitt Town — Mortgage: 55.3% Pitt Town — Renting: 9.6%
Oakville 16.0% renting
Oakville — Owned Outright: 54.5% Oakville — Mortgage: 29.5% Oakville — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pitt Town Oakville
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 18.6%
Pitt Town — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Oakville — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 8.6%
Pitt Town — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Oakville — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.2%
Pitt Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Oakville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.3%
Pitt Town — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Oakville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Pitt Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Oakville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Pitt Town Oakville
England 2.7% / 2.4%
Pitt Town — England: 2.7% Oakville — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Pitt Town — New Zealand: 0.9% Oakville — New Zealand: 0.9%
China 0.5% / 0.9%
Pitt Town — China: 0.5% Oakville — China: 0.9%
Italy 0.3% / 0.8%
Pitt Town — Italy: 0.3% Oakville — Italy: 0.8%
India 0.3% / 0.7%
Pitt Town — India: 0.3% Oakville — India: 0.7%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Pitt Town — South Africa: 0.4% Oakville — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pitt Town 95.9% houses
Pitt Town — Houses: 95.9% Pitt Town — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Pitt Town — Townhouses: 0.5%
Oakville 98.1% houses
Oakville — Houses: 98.1% Oakville — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Oakville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pitt Town Oakville
Median house price $1,785,000 $1,180,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,067,500 $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 58 sales
 66 days
from 43 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.

Pitt Town Oakville
3 bed $1.19M / $720K
Pitt Town — 3 bed: $1.19M (6 sales) Oakville — 3 bed: $720K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.74M / $1.27M
Pitt Town — 4 bed: $1.74M (47 sales) Oakville — 4 bed: $1.27M (65 sales)

47 vs 65 sales

5 bed $2.68M / $1.27M
Pitt Town — 5 bed: $2.68M (12 sales) Oakville — 5 bed: $1.27M (84 sales)

12 vs 84 sales

Zoning mix

Oakville has more rural and farming land (90% vs 65%).

Pitt Town Oakville
Rural and farming 65% 90%
Residential 22% 4%
Environmental 9% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Pitt Town Oakville
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.

Pitt Town Oakville
Houses 1.7%
$950/wk on $2.84M
 3.3%
$975/wk on $1.53M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pitt Town Oakville
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Pitt Town is more walkable (49 vs 26); Pitt Town scores higher overall (68 vs 63).

Pitt Town Oakville
Grade B
same for both
Score 68/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pitt Town carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Oakville carries more crime risk (46 vs 26).

Pitt Town Oakville
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Pitt Town

  • Pitt Town Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Oakville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Pitt Town Oakville
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 3 5
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 10

Mobility

Pitt Town sits further from the CBD (58.2 km vs 52.6 km).

Pitt Town Oakville
Walkability score 49/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 58.2 km
+10% vs other
 52.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 53 min
Public transport score 72/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 2.7%
postcode 2765
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 —
postcode 2765

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.

Pitt Town Oakville
Car (driver) 58.8% / 59.2%
Pitt Town — Car (driver): 58.8% Oakville — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 34.4%
Pitt Town — Worked from Home: 36.4% Oakville — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.3%
Pitt Town — Car (passenger): 3.3% Oakville — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 0.7% / 3.1%
Pitt Town — Walked Only: 0.7% Oakville — Walked Only: 3.1%
Train 0.5% / —
Pitt Town — Train: 0.5% Oakville — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Pitt Town Oakville
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.4 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Pitt Town Oakville
Connectivity score 72/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,319 premises
 59%
1,044 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Pitt Town Oakville
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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