Penrith

New South Wales · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains · 218,758 people · 36 suburbs · 13 postcodes

Penrith at a glance

218,758
Population
#9 of 130 in NSW
414
km² area
528/km² density
35.3
Median age
-4.4 vs NSW
$1,970
Median HH income/wk
#28 of 130 in NSW
982
SEIFA IRSAD
#40 of 130 in NSW
78
Schools
57 gov, 12 Cath, 9 indep
23.2%
Born overseas
34.2%
Renting

Map shows the Penrith LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Penrith is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 36 suburbs across 13 postcodes and an area of 414 km². Penrith has a population of 218,758 , ranking #9 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Glenmore Park (25,021 residents), and the highest median household income is in Mount Vernon at $3,177/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,970/week and median age is 35.3. About 23.2% of residents were born overseas and 19.5% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (21.2%) 15–24 (13.0%) 25–44 (29.7%) 45–64 (23.1%) 65+ (12.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years46,402 (21.2%)
15–24 years28,510 (13.0%)
25–44 years65,056 (29.7%)
45–64 years50,501 (23.1%)
65+ years28,309 (12.9%)
23.2%
Born overseas
19.5%
Speak a language other than English at home
5.0%
First Nations
2.8
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (25.4%) Mortgaged (40.5%) Renting (34.2%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (84.2%) Semi/townhouse (10.2%) Flat/apartment (5.6%)
$425
Median weekly rent
$2,164
Median monthly mortgage
40.6%
Households with 0-1 cars
59.4%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.7%
Unemployment rate
60,601
In full-time work
28,918
In part-time work

Schools in Penrith

78 schools across Penrith: 73.1% Government, 15.4% Catholic, 11.5% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 980 (range 810 to 1186). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (62.8%) Secondary (20.5%) Combined (10.3%) Special (6.4%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 980 NSW median 1005LGA range 810 to 1186

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 78 schools in Penrith, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Penrith Anglican College Independent Combined Orchard Hills 1,214 1101
Xavier College Catholic Secondary Llandilo 1,185 1025
Jordan Springs Public School Government Primary Jordan Springs 1,119 1017
Caroline Chisholm College Catholic Secondary Glenmore Park 1,011 1054
St Dominic's College Independent Secondary Kingswood 1,010 1008
Kingswood High School Government Secondary Kingswood 1,005 955
Glenmore Park High School Government Secondary Glenmore Park 956 976
Penrith High School Government Secondary Penrith 930 1186
St Marys Senior High School Government Secondary St Marys 926 1052
Cranebrook High School Government Secondary Cranebrook 871 916
Erskine Park High School Government Secondary Erskine Park 835 962
Jamison High School Government Secondary South Penrith 834 964
St Paul's Grammar School Independent Combined Cranebrook 824 1121
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Government Secondary Emu Plains 807 994
Colyton High School Government Secondary St Marys 765 922
Penrith Christian School Independent Combined Orchard Hills 744 1047
St Clair High School Government Secondary St Clair 718 956
Penola Catholic College Emu Plains Catholic Secondary Emu Plains 709 1024
Claremont Meadows Public School Government Primary Claremont Meadows 687 1012
Montgrove College Independent Combined Orchard Hills 675 1106
Bennett Road Public School Government Primary Colyton 646 912
Cambridge Park High School Government Secondary Cambridge Park 633 916
Oxley Park Public School Government Primary St Marys 601 953
Chifley College Dunheved Campus Government Secondary North St Marys 586 870
Wollemi College Independent Combined Werrington 565 1107
Nepean Christian School Independent Combined Mulgoa 541 1049
Bethany Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Glenmore Park 540 1058
Penrith Public School Government Primary Penrith 524 986
Cambridge Park Public School Government Primary Cambridge Park 523 926
Regentville Public School Government Primary Regentville 523 1003
Samuel Terry Public School Government Primary Cranebrook 521 980
Werrington Public School Government Primary Werrington 519 963
Corpus Christi Primary School Catholic Primary Cranebrook 518 1025
York Public School Government Primary South Penrith 515 973
Kingswood Public School Government Primary Kingswood 499 1048
James Erskine Public School Government Primary Erskine Park 486 980
Blackwell Public School Government Primary St Clair 480 980
Glenmore Park Public School Government Primary Glenmore Park 455 994
Penrith South Public School Government Primary Penrith 441 958
Surveyors Creek Public School Government Primary Glenmore Park 424 1007
Banks Public School Government Primary St Clair 417 971
Nangamay Public School Government Primary Glenmore Park 413 1050
Clairgate Public School Government Primary St Clair 409 982
Emu Plains Public School Government Primary Emu Plains 406 993
St Mary MacKillop Primary School Catholic Primary South Penrith 398 1040
Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic Primary St Marys 368 1032
St Marys North Public School Government Primary North St Marys 345 873
Cambridge Gardens Public School Government Primary Cambridge Park 341 965
Braddock Public School Government Primary Cranebrook 332 880
Holy Spirit Primary School Catholic Primary St Clair 331 1043
The Lakes Christian College Independent Combined Castlereagh 330 1022
Our Lady of The Way Primary School Catholic Primary Emu Plains 328 1047
St Clair Public School Government Primary St Clair 325 975
St Marys South Public School Government Primary St Marys 319 945
Werrington County Public School Government Primary Werrington 319 961
Jamisontown Public School Government Primary South Penrith 317 980
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic Primary Kingswood 310 1019
Kingswood South Public School Government Primary Kingswood 304 956
St Marys Public School Government Primary St Marys 258 954
Holy Family Primary School Catholic Primary Luddenham 256 1012
Orchard Hills Public School Government Primary Orchard Hills 242 995
Emu Heights Public School Government Primary Emu Plains 237 1006
Londonderry Public School Government Primary Londonderry 235 939
Henry Fulton Public School Government Primary Cranebrook 219 998
Leonay Public School Government Primary Emu Plains 191 1049
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School Catholic Primary Penrith 169 1068
Wadangali Public School Government Primary Penrith 166 810
Llandilo Public School Government Primary Llandilo 155 941
Fernhill School Government Special Glenmore Park 129 956
Castlereagh Public School Government Primary Castlereagh 126 968
Kurrambee School Government Special Werrington 104 946
Mulgoa Public School Government Primary Mulgoa 103 980
St Mary's Flexible School Independent Special St Marys 80 832
Putland School Government Special Werrington 65 871
Wallacia Public School Government Primary Wallacia 53 959
Penrith Valley School Government Special Werrington 39 873
Luddenham Public School Government Primary Luddenham 35 911
Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre Government Combined Castlereagh

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Penrith. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

982
Ranked #40 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

992

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1016

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

949

Suburbs in Penrith

Penrith contains 36 suburbs and 13 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Glenmore Park 2745 25,021 $2,526/wk 34
St Clair 2330 19,942 $2,067/wk 36
Penrith 2750 17,966 $1,397/wk 36
Cranebrook 2749 15,779 $2,108/wk 33
St Marys 2760 13,256 $1,437/wk 34
South Penrith 2750 12,005 $1,870/wk 37
Jordan Springs 2747 11,772 $2,484/wk 30
Kingswood 2340 10,633 $1,397/wk 34
Colyton 2760 8,770 $1,539/wk 36
Emu Plains 2750 8,126 $1,877/wk 41
Cambridge Park 2747 7,054 $1,535/wk 34
Erskine Park 2759 6,486 $2,349/wk 37
Werrington 2747 5,328 $1,605/wk 32
Jamisontown 2750 5,321 $1,538/wk 38
Claremont Meadows 2747 5,177 $2,297/wk 33
Oxley Park 2760 4,197 $1,612/wk 31
North St Marys 2760 4,123 $1,255/wk 35
Londonderry 2753 4,024 $2,158/wk 38
Werrington County 2747 3,698 $2,042/wk 37
Caddens 2747 3,487 $2,592/wk 33
Werrington Downs 2747 3,221 $2,139/wk 36
Emu Heights 2750 3,205 $2,398/wk 38
Leonay 2750 2,582 $2,466/wk 41
Berkshire Park 2765 2,149 $2,036/wk 37
Mulgoa 2745 2,044 $2,533/wk 41
Cambridge Gardens 2747 2,030 $1,950/wk 36
Luddenham 2745 1,927 $2,968/wk 37
Orchard Hills 2748 1,798 $2,279/wk 47
Wallacia 2745 1,711 $2,004/wk 38
Llandilo 2747 1,618 $1,879/wk 38
Castlereagh 2749 1,248 $2,370/wk 38
Mount Vernon 2178 1,235 $3,177/wk 40
Agnes Banks 2753 996 $2,454/wk 38
Regentville 2745 829 $2,187/wk 37
Penrith Plaza 2750
Penrith South 2750

Postcodes covered

2178, 2330, 2340, 2550, 2745, 2747, 2748, 2749, 2750, 2753, 2759, 2760, 2765

Compare Penrith with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Penrith and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Penrith (NSW) 218,758 35.3 $1,970/wk 982 34.2% 23.2%
Blacktown 388,861 34.5 $2,151/wk 1005 34.8% 44.3%
Blue Mountains 78,162 45.3 $1,832/wk 1042 18.2% 17.4%
Hawkesbury 68,064 39.1 $2,043/wk 1009 24.6% 13.2%
Liverpool 230,992 34.6 $1,892/wk 966 36.6% 43.3%
Singleton 22,857 37.6 $1,996/wk 961 26.5% 8.6%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Penrith

What is the population of Penrith?

The 2021 Census recorded 218,758 people living in Penrith, across 36 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Penrith?

Penrith contains 36 suburbs. The most populous are Glenmore Park, St Clair, Penrith, Cranebrook, St Marys.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Penrith?

Penrith covers 13 postcodes: 2178, 2330, 2340, 2550, 2745, 2747, 2748, 2749, 2750, 2753, 2759, 2760, 2765.

What is the median household income in Penrith?

The population-weighted median household income across Penrith is $1,970 per week (2021 Census), ranking #28 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Penrith?

Penrith has 78 schools, including 57 government, 12 Catholic, and 9 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Penrith?

Penrith has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 982, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.