Suburb · NSW
Oberon, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Oberon, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Oberon at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2787 |
| Local government area | Oberon |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 13079 |
Planning zones in Oberon
- RU1 — Primary Production76%
- RU3 — Forestry13%
- R5 — Large Lot Residential7%
- 2 other zones3%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Oberon 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. The names around the edge are the neighbouring suburbs.
- RU1 — Primary Production76% of the suburb
- RU3 — Forestry13% of the suburb
- R5 — Large Lot Residential7% of the suburb
- R1 — General Residential2% of the suburb
- E4 — General Industrial1% of the suburb
Oberon in the 2021 Census
| Population | 3,319 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 47 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,321 |
| Median weekly rent | $280 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,517 |
| Average household size | 2.2 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
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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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