Oakhampton Heights Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2320
Postcode for Oakhampton Heights, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 133 km from Sydney · Pop. 139
139
Population
47
Median Age
$4,187
Household Income/wk
$320
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
2.0
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Oakhampton Heights ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Oakhampton Heights Compares

Oakhampton Heights vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricOakhampton HeightsNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $4,187 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $320 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,059 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 47 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 5.5% ≈NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Oakhampton Heights is a locality 133 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2320. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Oakhampton Heights has a population of 139 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $4,187, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 5.5%. The Indigenous population is 3 (2.2% of residents).

Housing in Oakhampton Heights includes a median weekly rent of $320, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,059, with 41 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Oakhampton Heights scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Oakhampton Heights is part of the Port Stephens statistical area in New South Wales.

Oakhampton Heights Details

Postcode2320
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)139
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$4,187/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,075/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$320
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,059
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area2.0 km²
Population Density71/km²
Total Dwellings41
Australian Citizens92.8%
Indigenous Population3 (2.2%)
Unemployment Rate5.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-32.7088882
Longitude151.5501032
Distance from Sydney133 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Port Stephens
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (18.0%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (10.8%) 45–64 (41.0%) 65+ (15.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years25 (18.0%)
15–24 years14 (10.1%)
25–44 years15 (10.8%)
45–64 years57 (41.0%)
65+ years21 (15.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (51.2%) Mortgaged (39.0%) Rented (9.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis16 (11.5%)
Cancer12 (8.6%)
Diabetes11 (7.9%)
Asthma8 (5.8%)
Heart Disease8 (5.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (6.5%)
2 vehicles21 (45.7%)
3+ vehicles22 (47.8%)

Suburbs Near Oakhampton Heights

Same Postcode (2320)

More Oakhampton Heights Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.