Penshurst, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 12,592
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $1,835/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 61%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Penshurst Station · 0.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- St George Hospital NSW · 4.5 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)
$1.83m
Median unit (5 yr)
$657k
Sales (5 yr)
939
Sales (12 mths)
114
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
385 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 7.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Penshurst PS
Secondary
GRC Oatley SC
Secondary
GRC Penshurst
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 · Penshurst
District population (2025)
10,142
+2% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
23
houses 12 · other 11
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 Penshurst:
- Ocean Street (665)
- Victoria Avenue (629)
- Cambridge Street (502)
- Nelson Street (478)
- Penshurst Street (431)
- Forest Road (374)
- Arcadia Street (301)
- Austral Street (285)
- King Georges Road (232)
- St Georges Road (213)
- Apsley Street (154)
- Inverness Avenue (117)
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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.