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Oak Flats NSW 2529

4,121 addresses · 70 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Oak Flats · 85 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Oak Flats is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,840 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,488 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,840Population
42Median age
$1,488Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Shellharbour - Oak Flats statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oak Flats itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Oak Flats, 1.1 km south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 2.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 56.5%

Population by age in Oak Flats
Population by age, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4352
5-14837
15-19372
20-24430
25-34857
35-44757
45-54801
55-64999
65-74828
75-84449
85+157
Dwelling types in Oak Flats
Dwelling types, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,088
Townhouse390
Apartment52
Other11
Households by weekly income in Oak Flats
Households by weekly income, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650404
$650-1,499799
$1,500-2,999774
$3,000+415
Top ancestries in Oak Flats
Top ancestries, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,708
Australian2,675
Irish607
Scottish592
Other569
German361
Housing tenure in Oak Flats
Housing tenure, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,055
Mortgage814
Rented612
Other30
Cars per household in Oak Flats
Cars per household, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0115
1859
2945
3372
4+218
Commute to work in Oak Flats
Commute to work, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,851
Train17
Bus25
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle10
Home497
Top countries of birth in Oak Flats
Top countries of birth, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England333
Germany90
New Zealand75
Italy42
Scotland42
North Macedonia39
Languages used at home in Oak Flats
Languages used at home, Oak Flats NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish71
Macedonian53
Italian45
German44
Greek24
Turkish22

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