Oatlands Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2117
Postcode for Oatlands, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 19 km from Sydney · Pop. 5,833
5,833
Population
42
Median Age
$2,292
Household Income/wk
$530
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
2.5
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 Oatlands ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Oatlands Compares

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

MetricOatlandsNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,292 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $530 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,817 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 42 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.7% -NSW 5.0% 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.

Postcode 2117 covers Oatlands, an inland suburb of Sydney about 19 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Sydney - Parramatta region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Parramatta.

According to the 2021 Census, Oatlands has a population of 5,833 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,292, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 40 (0.7% of residents).

Housing in Oatlands includes a median weekly rent of $530, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,817, with 1,853 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 74.0% of housing.

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

Schools in Oatlands include OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney and Oatlands Public School.

Oatlands is part of the Parramatta statistical area in New South Wales.

Oatlands Details

Postcode2117
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)5,833
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,292/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$848/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$530
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,817
Average Household Size3 persons
Area2.5 km²
Population Density2369/km²
Total Dwellings1,853
Australian Citizens87.0%
Indigenous Population40 (0.7%)
Unemployment Rate3.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.7963384
Longitude151.0263232
Distance from Sydney19 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Parramatta
Area (SA3)Parramatta
Local GovernmentParramatta
Federal ElectorateParramatta

Age Profile

0–14 (18.5%) 15–24 (13.6%) 25–44 (21.1%) 45–64 (28.4%) 65+ (18.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years1,081 (18.5%)
15–24 years796 (13.6%)
25–44 years1,232 (21.1%)
45–64 years1,659 (28.4%)
65+ years1,071 (18.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.9%) Mortgaged (36.1%) Rented (26.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis395 (6.8%)
Asthma350 (6.0%)
Diabetes318 (5.5%)
Heart Disease250 (4.3%)
Cancer169 (2.9%)
Lung Condition79 (1.4%)
Dementia63 (1.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle98 (5.4%)
1 vehicle549 (30.0%)
2 vehicles772 (42.2%)
3+ vehicles409 (22.4%)

Schools in Oatlands

OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 980 · 283 students
Oatlands Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1072 · 159 students

Suburbs Near Oatlands

Same Postcode (2117)

More Oatlands 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.