NSW · Camden Council
Oran Park, 2570
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Oran Park is a practical established suburb in Camden, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Connections to the wider metro area are straightforward, with neighbouring communities close at hand. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and growth momentum, while local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 17,624
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,349
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 269 of 5,430
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,626
- Employment rate
- 66.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 422 / 603 / 57
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $500
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $763
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 503
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 482
- Against the person
- 184
- Against property
- 196
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 96 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.9%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault175
- Fraud168
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment230
- Malicious Damage To Property189
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault136
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,042
- Barramurra Public SchoolPrimary
- Oran Park Anglican CollegeCombined
- Oran Park High SchoolSecondary
- Oran Park Public SchoolPrimary
- St Benedict's Catholic CollegeSecondary
- St Justin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
100 public transport stops in this suburb
- Oran Park, Oran Park Dr
- South Cct After Grice St
- South Cct After Perkins Dr
- South Cct At Fury St
- South Cct Opp Gibson St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
1,190 planning-related records
2026· 40 proposals
June 2026
- Subdivision1 FENNER TERRACE ORAN PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Subdivision16 HOLLIDAY CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure59 CLARENCE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)3 ALBINA STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1 ASHBY STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool77 COTTON LOOP ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 GALAXY STREET ORAN PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Car park; Creative industry; Hours of operation and trading15 FLOOD STREET ORAN PARK 2570Additional Information Requested
- Business premises; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Building identification sign; Hours of operation and trading6 Fordham Way ORAN PARKDetermined
May 2026
- Subdivision22 CANOLA STREET ORAN PARK 2570Additional Information Requested
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation47 CLARENCE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Subdivision670B THE NORTHERN ROAD ORAN PARK 2570Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure110 Dransfield Drive, Oran Park, NSW 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation47 SHARPLES CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Subdivision33 FENNER TERRACE ORAN PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure161 CENTRAL AVENUE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure161 CENTRAL AVENUE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure161 CENTRAL AVENUE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure27 CLARENCE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 CLARENCE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure36 CLARENCE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure16 ALBINA STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure77 COTTON LOOP ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 HOLLIDAY CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool27 SHARPLES CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Swimming pool; Hours of operation and trading32 HARVEY STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 ALBINA STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport53 EWING LOOP ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure108 BRABHAM DRIVE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure7 SHARPLES CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Registered club; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia2 MACK PLACE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- SubdivisionTHE NORTHERN ROAD ORAN PARK 2570Additional Information Requested
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Business identification sign351 ORAN PARK DRIVE ORAN PARK 2570Determined
March 2026
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation51 SHARPLES CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)3 ALBINA STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure43 MURPHY STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool254 SOUTH CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)30 SOUTHWELL ROAD ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure38 CLARENCE STREET ORAN PARK 2570Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Landscaping structures; Exhibition home24 ALLAMBIE CIRCUIT ORAN PARK 2570Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
112 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (22)
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Central Av at Grice StBus stop
- Oran Park Anglican College, Central AvBus stop
- Oran Park Dr after Central AvBus stop
- Oran Park Dr before Peter Brock DrBus stop
- Oran Park High School, Podium WayBus stop
- Oran Park Podium, Oran Park DrBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
17 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Angus ParkPark
- Bridge ParkPark
- Dawson-Damer ParkPark
- Deer ParkPark
- Doohan ReservePark
- Grand Prix ParkPark
- Hollywood ParkPark
- Jack Brabham ReservePark
- Julia ReservePark
- Kolombo ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Oran Park931 Cobbitty Road, Oran ParkSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Little Giants Oran ParkMilton Circuitkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 29
- Parks (OSM)
- 25
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 62.9/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 11% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 592nd in Australia
- State rank
- 222nd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #62 among Metro Sydney · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #160 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
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Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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