Oxley
ACT 2903 · Unincorporated ACT
1,703 (2021) → 1,726 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Oxley is a declining suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2903, about 15km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Oxley are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 49/100, and is about 105km inland. Oxley has an overall score of 62/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 58/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.82%), India (1.53%), Philippines (1.35%), China (0.82%), New Zealand (0.65%)
Top languages: Arabic (1.88%), Cantonese (0.94%), Italian (0.94%), Spanish (0.82%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.59%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: ACT Policing (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1043 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Trinity Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 0.7kmICSEA 1140
- Lake Tuggeranong CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1020
- Monash Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1046
- St Mary MacKillop College - Wanniassa CampusSecondary · Catholic · 1.2km
- Wanniassa School - Junior CampusPrimary · Government · 1.4km
- St Anthony's Parish Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1059
- Erindale CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1035
- Wanniassa SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 989
- Namadgi SchoolCombined · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 977
- St Mary MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1064
- Isabella Plains Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1042
- Wanniassa Hills Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1062
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Oxley
Is Oxley safe?
Oxley has a residential safety score of 58/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 2,055 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Oxley from Canberra CBD?
Oxley is about 15.0 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 57 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Oxley?
Oxley has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Oxley?
Oxley has a transport score of 49/100 and 11 bus stops.