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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Oxley Park is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,197, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 40 km from the Sydney CBD, Oxley Park is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $83,824 per year.
Oxley Park has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Oxley Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Oxley Park on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Oxley Park is a smaller community of 4,197 — about 79% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $83,824/year is 14% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $400/week (88% coverage of the $1,980/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $247/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 40 km from Sydney, Oxley Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 41% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Local rents consume roughly 25% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Oxley Park stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Oxley Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Oxley Park | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,197 | 5,325 | -21% |
| Median household income | $83,824/yr | $97,552/yr | -14% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $400 | $430 | -7% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,980 | $2,167 | -9% |
| Distance to CBD | 40 km | 45 km | -11% |
| Separate houses | 41% | 76% | -35pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Oxley Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Oxley Park's 4,197-person market and $83,824 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $400/week (~$1,733/month) covers 88% of the $1,980/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $247/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 41% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% NSW median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Oxley Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 14% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 4,197 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~88% of the typical mortgage ($1,733/month rent vs $1,980/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 52/100 places Oxley Park in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Oxley Park scores 52/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 4,197, median household income of $83,824/year and median weekly rent of $400. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Oxley Park are a median household income of $83,824/year, a dwelling mix that is 41% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Oxley Park has a usual resident population of approximately 4,197, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Oxley Park sits 40 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $400 in Oxley Park, equating to approximately $20,800/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Oxley Park is $1,980, or approximately $23,760/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $400 works out to $1,733/month, covering 88% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,980/month. That leaves a $247/month shortfall (around $2,964/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4,197 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,980 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.