Oxley VIC 3678
Oxley sits 251 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 2 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 710 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $102,856 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality grew 12.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,603. Oxley is characterised by high flood risk and high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Oxley a good place to live?
Oxley scores a D (31/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 16/100 · 251.2 km · 164 min drive to Melbourne
Median available
Median $865K
High bushfire risk
Fire 81/100 · Crime 16/100 · Flood 90/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 44 · 710 residents
Liveability Rating
31 / 100 · Ranked #704 in VICEach bar is Oxley's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Oxley?
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Our score
31 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataOxley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $865,000, roughly 47% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$865,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 150 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 8 sales $682K
- 4 bed 7 sales $1.1M
Land
$385,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Oxley are currently listed at around $925,000 on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.
$925K
4 houses listed in the last 6 months.
4 of the suburb's 246 dwellings (1.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Oxley rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$600/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $925,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Oxley safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Oxley sits in the low band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 62% on the prior year.
5 offences
61.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Oxley, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 76 students in one school (avg 76)
Primary
Walkability
Oxley is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Oxley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 287
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wangaratta: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Oxley is home to 710 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $103,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
710
Median Age
44
Median Household Income
$102,856/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,603/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$47,268/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.7%
Total Dwellings
246
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.6%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
15.2%
Mortgage Stress
18.7%
Work From Home
21.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.1%
- Employment Rate
- 67%
- Completed Year 12
- 36.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,962 a year through Wangaratta based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 94%
- Residential 4%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Farming Zone → Low Density Residential Zone · C83wang, Dec 2025 49.2 ha
- Farming Zone → Rural Living Zone · C83wang, Dec 2025 27.9 ha
Land in this locality moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wangaratta
In the year to August 2026, 238 new dwellings were approved across Wangaratta. That mix is 191 houses and 47 units. Approvals are up 329.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Wangaratta Aero, 7.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 154 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 565 mm
- 72 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.4°C
- 23 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 2.7°C
- 38 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.8 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 3678, 33 of 7,181 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (97 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3678, 2,078 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,666 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 150 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
8 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3678 in 2025-26, rank 106 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 21, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $865,000 this is $115,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Helen Haines Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Helen Haines | 43.3% | 56.7% | -1.4 |
| 2022 | Helen Haines | 44.7% | 55.3% | -7.5 |
| 2019 | Helen Haines | 37.3% | 62.7% | +7.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tim McCurdy The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim McCurdy NP | 52.1% | 32.0% | 68.0% |
| 2018 | Tim McCurdy NP | 51.9% | 37.4% | 62.6% |
| 2014 | Tim McCurdy NP | 55.5% | 33.4% | 66.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Oxley?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 710 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Oxley
Is Oxley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Oxley is low (16/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Oxley?
Oxley has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (90/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Oxley a good place to live?
Oxley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (31/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Oxley?
Oxley, VIC had a population of 710 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Oxley, VIC?
The postcode for Oxley, VIC is 3678.
How far is Oxley from Melbourne?
Oxley is 251 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 164 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Oxley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Oxley was $102,856 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Oxley?
The median advertised rent in Oxley is $600 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Oxley?
The median age of residents in Oxley was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Oxley at risk of bushfire?
Oxley has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Oxley?
There is 1 school inside the Oxley boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Oxley walkable?
Oxley scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Oxley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Oxley, Wangaratta Aero (7.1 km away), summer days average 31.4°C, winter nights 2.7°C, 565 mm of rain a year over 72 rainy days, and 23 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Oxley?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Oxley belong to?
Oxley sits within the Wangaratta local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Oxley?
The average residential rates bill through Wangaratta is $1,962 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Oxley?
Across Wangaratta, 238 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 329.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Oxley in?
Oxley sits within the federal Division of Indi, currently held by Helen Haines (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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