Oberon is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Oberon local government area (postcode 2787). The area has roughly 3,319 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Oberon has a median house price of $550,000, which has dipped slightly by 1.8% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $580,000 (+42.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $405. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Oberon is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 71 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Oberon LGA is low at 1,713 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Oberon shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($550K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -1.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.