Oran Park
NSWOran Park is a growing suburb in NSW with 17,624 residents.
- SAL code
- 13102
- SA2
- 127011729
- Population
- 17,624
Oran Park, NSW had 17,624 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 72.8% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 30. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,626 a month. Around 61.5% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being owned with a mortgage at 53.6%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 87.2% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 30 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Oran Park, NSW at a glance
Oran Park is a master-planned town in Sydney's South-West Growth Area, ~55 km from the CBD in Camden Council. Most of the suburb has been built since 2010 around a walkable town centre, with new release stages still rolling out. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle and council-pipeline context.
For homebuyers
Oran Park is a designed-from-scratch town rather than an old suburb that grew. Streets are wide, footpaths continuous, and most homes are 4-bedroom houses on small to mid-sized lots, with a growing share of townhouses and a handful of apartments above the town centre. The Podium is the local heart - one of NSW's largest Woolworths, a Coles, gym, medical centres, cafes spilling onto the main street - and the Julia Reserve Youth Precinct, Splash Park and Doohan Reserve handle recreation. Schools sit inside the suburb: Oran Park Public (~1,150 students), Oran Park High, and the K-12 Oran Park Anglican College (~1,420 students). There's no train station yet; commuters drive to Leppington (~15 min) for the T2 line, or use the M5 / M7 to reach Liverpool, Parramatta and the Western Sydney Airport precinct opening in late 2026. In short: a young, amenity-rich growth-corridor town if you want a new home with services on your doorstep and don't mind driving to rail.
For investors
Oran Park is a growth-corridor play with modest yield. Median house sale ~$1.16M against ~$760/wk rent gives a ~3.35% gross yield; units median ~$775K at ~$575/wk for ~3.97% (propertyvalue.com.au + Your Investment Property, March-May 2026). 12-month house growth +9.11%; unit values softer at -5.12% over the same window. Houses sit ~23 days on market, units ~36. ~398 house sales in the past 12 months - a deep, liquid market for a suburb only ~15 years old.
Strengths
- Strong house capital growth (+9.11% YoY, propertyvalue.com.au March 2026) on a deep ~398-sale-per-year market.
- Walkable town-centre amenity (Podium retail, schools K-12, medical, leisure centre under construction) is unusual for a 55 km-out suburb.
- Future Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport corridor preserved with a planned Oran Park station (NSW Government corridor announcement, 2025).
- Young household base (~17,600 people, 270% growth 2016-21) underpins long-term rental demand.
Trade-offs
- Yield is thin at ~3.35% for houses - holding costs bite without growth continuing.
- Unit segment soft: -5.12% YoY and 36 days on market suggest oversupply at the apartment end.
- Continuous new-stage land releases (Townside and adjoining cells) plus the Town Centre Expansion Planning Proposal (PP/2021/6/1) keep future supply elevated through 2027-28.
- No rail today - reliance on car commute and bus, with the Western Sydney Airport metro line not opening until 2027.
What's coming
Camden Council's Draft Capital Works Program 2025/26 - 2028/29 keeps Oran Park amenity rolling, and the Oran Park Town Centre Expansion Planning Proposal (PP/2021/6/1) - exhibited to March 2026 - aims to lift the centre to a mixed-use transit-oriented hub with higher residential and commercial densities. Future Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport extension preserves a corridor for an Oran Park station; rapid bus to the airport begins with airport opening.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a new-build town with town-centre amenity already delivered, if a longer car commute is acceptable. For investors: a growth + population-tailwind play with thin yield and ongoing supply pressure - especially in units.
Population
?17,624
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+72.8%
3yr: +24.4% · 10yr: +541.7%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$2,349/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
30
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?7/10
SA2 · middle-range
Unemployment
?1.9%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
3
2 primary, 1 secondary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?9
5 long day, 4 OSHC
Parks & green space
?30
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?39
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on NSW rental bond lodgements, aggregated at postcode level. All SALs sharing this postcode show the same median.
Median House Sale Price
Source: state Valuer-General (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from NSW police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Oran Park (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Oran Park suburb alone is ~17,624 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 77 to 25,695 over 24 years, averaging 27.4% per year.
Schools
3 in suburbSector
3 public
Type
2 primary · 1 secondary
Total enrolment
4,168
Avg per school
1,389
Government school catchment
Intake zonePrimary
Oran Park PS74.9%
- Barramurra PS 14.3%
- Harrington Park PS 10.7%
- Cobbitty PS 0.1%
- Gledswood Hills PS 0.0%
Secondary
Elderslie HS0.2%
- Elizabeth Macarthur HS 0.1%
Source: NSW Department of Education — School Intake Zones. Boundaries can be amended without notice; confirm with the school before relying on enrolment.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Almost entirely detached houses (87.2%), mixed tenure (61.5% own or mortgage), built for families (71% are 4 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
NSW 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: NSW RFS BFPL via SEED
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
Source: NSW Planning Portal EPI Flood
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Planning zones
12 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | ZoneResidential | 33.5% | 4.44 km² |
| R2 | ZoneResidential | 24.0% | 3.18 km² |
| RU1 | ZoneRural | 21.0% | 2.78 km² |
| C2 | ZoneEnvironmental | 5.5% | 0.73 km² |
| R3 | ZoneResidential | 5.5% | 0.73 km² |
| B2 | ZoneBusiness | 2.6% | 0.34 km² |
| RE1 | ZoneRecreation | 1.9% | 0.25 km² |
| IN1 | ZoneIndustrial | 1.8% | 0.23 km² |
| SP2 | ZoneSpecial use | 1.5% | 0.20 km² |
| B5 | ZoneBusiness | 0.5% | 0.07 km² |
| C4 | ZoneEnvironmental | 0.3% | 0.03 km² |
| B1 | ZoneBusiness | 0.2% | 0.03 km² |
Source: NSW DPHI EPI Land Zoning (ZONE_NSW/2026-04-29/1eccf1a530fa1be5) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.