Castlereagh NSW 2749

Living Here

Castlereagh is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,248 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,370 a week, with median rent near $428 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Castlereagh - Cranebrook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Castlereagh itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Castlereagh Public School
  • The Lakes Christian College
  • Henry Fulton Public School
• 2 parks

  • Smith Park
  • Penrith Beach
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Thomas Aquinas Parish
• 7 hospitals

  • St John Of God Hospital
  • Nepean Private Hospital
  • Nepean Hospital
  • Matilda Nepean
  • Somerset Private Hospital
  • Springwood Hospital
  • Hawkesbury District Health Service
• 1 gym

  • Yellomundee Mountain Bike Track
• 2 golf clubs

  • Aqua Golf
  • Springwood Country Club
• 1 electrician

  • FIX Electrical Contractors
• 1 carpenter

  • Pullicino & Son Kitchens & Joinery

Getting around. Train station: Emu Plains, 8.1 km south · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 12.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 38% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 63.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29,739 bird observations recorded near Castlereagh — most often seen:

• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (3,948)
• Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (3,250)
• White-naped Honeyeater (1,542)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,355)
• Eastern Spinebill (1,249)
• Bell Miner (1,173)
• New Holland Honeyeater (964)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (940)
• Red-browed Finch (901)
• Grey Fantail (898)
• Silvereye (887)
• Pacific Black Duck (876)
• Common Myna (843)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Castlereagh:

• Hawkesbury Heights (3.7 km)
• Yarramundi (4.9 km)
• Yellow Rock (5.2 km)
• Cranebrook (5.7 km)
• Londonderry (6.4 km)
• Agnes Banks (6.5 km)
• Winmalee (7.2 km)
• Jordan Springs (7.7 km)

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