Penrith, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 17,966
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $1,397/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 36%
- Renting
- 60%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Penrith Station · 0.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Nepean Hospital · 1.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$992k
Median unit (5 yr)
$570k
Sales (5 yr)
3,198
Sales (12 mths)
374
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
6,719 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 22.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Penrith PS
Secondary
Jamison HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Penrith
District population (2025)
20,292
+52% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
616
houses 20 · other 596
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Penrith:
- Lord Sheffield Circuit (1,302)
- Derby Street (776)
- Lethbridge Street (500)
- Union Road (460)
- High Street (453)
- Mulgoa Road (437)
- Stafford Street (405)
- Jamison Road (376)
- Aviators Way (342)
- Robert Street (328)
- Haynes Street (318)
- Castlereagh Street (305)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.