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Nattai vs The Oaks
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Nattai profile · The Oaks profile
Nattai The Oaks
The Oaks and Nattai are nearby areas in New South Wales, but they differ sharply in wealth and layout. The Oaks is a more developed hub where the typical weekly household income is $2,265 and 31% of homes earn over $3,000 a week. In contrast, Nattai is sparsely populated, with no households earning over $3,000 weekly and a typical household income of $1,149. The Oaks is more walkable (somewhat walkable) with many large, detached houses, while Nattai is mostly car-dependent and has a much higher proportion of First Nations residents at 13%.
These two areas have drifted further apart over time, particularly regarding how people live and work. The gap in those working from home has widened, with 23.4% in The Oaks compared to just 9.7% in Nattai. Despite these growing differences, they share some common ground: both have a similar share of retirees around 15% and nearly the same percentage of residents who completed Year 12. They also both have very few people who speak little or no English.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 65
- First area, 2021: 77
- Second area, 2011: 2,439
- Second area, 2016: 2,525
- Second area, 2021: 2,982
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in The Oaks: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in The Oaks: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in The Oaks: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in The Oaks: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Nattai: 11.4% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in The Oaks: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Nattai: 5.1% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in The Oaks: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in The Oaks: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Nattai: 3.8% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in The Oaks: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Nattai: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in The Oaks: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in The Oaks: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Nattai: 5.1% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in The Oaks: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Nattai: 6.3% males, 6.3% females; 30–34 in The Oaks: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Nattai: 8.9% males, 11.4% females; 25–29 in The Oaks: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in The Oaks: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 5.1% females; 15–19 in The Oaks: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 10–14 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 7.6% females; 10–14 in The Oaks: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 6.3% females; 5–9 in The Oaks: 3.9% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Nattai: 0.0% males, 11.4% females; 0–4 in The Oaks: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $669
- First area, 2021: $680
- Second area, 2011: $650
- Second area, 2016: $731
- Second area, 2021: $910
- First area, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $1,149
- Second area, 2011: $1,559
- Second area, 2016: $1,821
- Second area, 2021: $2,265
- First area, 2016: $2,125
- First area, 2021: $1,833
- Second area, 2011: $1,667
- Second area, 2016: $1,931
- Second area, 2021: $2,386
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,727
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,383
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Nattai vs The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12924/nattai/vs/SAL13847/the-oaks