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Oberon NSW 2787

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Calare Electorate › Oberon LGA › Oberon · 126 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Oberon is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,319 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,321 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,319Population
47Median age
$1,321Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bathurst Airport, 37.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 23.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oberon

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Oberon NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 53.8%

Population by age in Oberon
Population by age, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4154
5-14422
15-19176
20-24149
25-34341
35-44346
45-54396
55-64464
65-74483
75-84296
85+89
Dwelling types in Oberon
Dwelling types, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,171
Townhouse82
Apartment26
Other10
Households by weekly income in Oberon
Households by weekly income, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650276
$650-1,499386
$1,500-2,999371
$3,000+156
Top ancestries in Oberon
Top ancestries, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,308
English1,297
Irish446
Ancestry NS354
Scottish295
Other214
Housing tenure in Oberon
Housing tenure, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned523
Mortgage368
Rented350
Other26
Cars per household in Oberon
Cars per household, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
062
1446
2492
3172
4+99
Commute to work in Oberon
Commute to work, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,040
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked61
Bicycle3
Home111
Top countries of birth in Oberon
Top countries of birth, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England78
New Zealand52
India26
South Africa24
Fiji21
Germany15
Languages used at home in Oberon
Languages used at home, Oberon NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam16
Greek13
Nepali12
Khmer12
Afrikaans11
Serbian10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,130 bird observations recorded near Oberon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oberon

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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