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South Penrith NSW 2750

5,114 addresses · 161 streets

Lindsay Electorate › Penrith LGA › South Penrith · 48 km from Sydney

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Living Here

South Penrith is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,005 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,870 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

12,005Population
37Median age
$1,870Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kingswood, 2.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Western Shuttle Bus Stop, 2.4 km east · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 12.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Penrith

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, South Penrith NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20195.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Population by age in South Penrith
Population by age, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4772
5-141,702
15-19797
20-24747
25-341,567
35-441,767
45-541,417
55-641,231
65-741,243
75-84619
85+151
Dwelling types in South Penrith
Dwelling types, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,908
Townhouse314
Apartment20
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Penrith
Households by weekly income, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650557
$650-1,4991,055
$1,500-2,9991,483
$3,000+888
Top ancestries in South Penrith
Top ancestries, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,863
English4,422
Irish1,273
Other1,110
Scottish954
Aboriginal626
Housing tenure in South Penrith
Housing tenure, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,322
Mortgage1,561
Rented1,283
Other29
Cars per household in South Penrith
Cars per household, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0227
11,434
21,685
3568
4+291
Commute to work in South Penrith
Commute to work, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,957
Train63
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle6
Home1,377
Top countries of birth in South Penrith
Top countries of birth, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England449
India224
New Zealand178
Philippines102
China95
Scotland67
Languages used at home in South Penrith
Languages used at home, South Penrith NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin124
Arabic115
Punjabi89
Greek59
Hindi58
Spanish55

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,768 bird observations recorded near South Penrith — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Penrith

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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