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Oatley, NSW

Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Oatley, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.

Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences

Oatley at a glance

Oatley at a glance
StateNew South Wales
Postcode2223
Local government areaGeorges River
ABS suburb code (SAL 2021)13075

Planning zones in Oatley

Planning zones in Oatley, NSW
  • R2 — Low Density Residential65%
  • RE1 — Public Recreation21%
  • SP2 — Infrastructure6%
  • 4 other zones8%

The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Oatley is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.

Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • R2 — Low Density Residential65% of the suburb
  • RE1 — Public Recreation21% of the suburb
  • SP2 — Infrastructure6% of the suburb
  • R4 — High Density Residential3% of the suburb
  • W2 — Recreational Waterways2% of the suburb
  • R3 — Medium Density Residential2% of the suburb
  • E1 — Local Centre1% of the suburb

Oatley in the 2021 Census

Oatley in the 2021 Census
Population10,664
Median age43 years
Median weekly household income$2,537
Median weekly rent$490
Median monthly mortgage repayment$3,000
Average household size2.8 people

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021

Other suburbs in Georges River

Sources

  • Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
  • Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
  • Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)

Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.

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