Moving to St Clair NSW 2759
What the official numbers say about living in St Clair — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Renting? The census median is $440 a week, against a median household income of $2,067 a week.
Who you'll be living with
St Clair grew 1% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (19,837 → 19,942 people).
Largest overseas birthplaces: Philippines, New Zealand, India; most spoken languages besides English: Arabic, Tagalog, Turkish.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), St Clair sits around the national average (decile 5 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (67% of workers), while 30% work from home.
Nearest train station: St Marys, 4 km north.
Nearest bus interchange: St Marys Temporary Bus Interchange, 3.9 km north.
Nearest airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 11.7 km south-west.
The Sydney CBD is roughly 40 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 31 schools · 9 cafes & restaurants · 6 supermarkets · 39 parks — see them all on the St Clair profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: St Clair Public School 250 m · St Clair High School 300 m · Holy Spirit Primary School 500 m · Blackwell Public School 950 m · Banks Public School 1.1 km · Clairgate Public School 1.4 km · Bennett Road Public School 1.7 km · James Erskine Public School 2 km
Groceries: Woolworths 450 m · Foodworks 700 m · Ashcroft's IGA 1.9 km · IGA 2 km · ALDI 2 km · Friendly Grocer 2.3 km
Parks and reserves: Saunders Park 250 m · Timesweep Drive Reserve 300 m · Cook and Banks Reserve 450 m · Shakespeare Drive Reserve 650 m · Lukes Lane Reserve 700 m · Windrush Circuit Reserve 700 m · Dorothy Radford Reserve 1 km · Arundel Park Drive Reserve 1.1 km
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around St Clair, most often seen first: Rainbow Lorikeet · Australian Magpie · Common Myna · Noisy Miner · Magpie-lark · Common Starling.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to St Clair, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair here | 19,942 | — | 5/10 | 6% |
| Colyton | 8,770 | — | 2/10 | 8% |
| Erskine Park | 6,486 | — | 7/10 | 11% |
| Oxley Park | 4,197 | — | 2/10 | 8% |
| St Marys | 13,256 | — | 2/10 | 11% |
| North St Marys | 4,123 | — | 1/10 | 17% |
| Claremont Meadows | 5,177 | — | 7/10 | 19% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Penrith — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of McMahon — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 2759 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full St Clair profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
Renters pay a median $440 a week.
The population grew 1% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 19,837 people to 19,942. It sits about 40 km from the Sydney CBD in a straight line, and St Marys station is roughly 4 km away. Local government is Penrith council, and the federal seat is McMahon.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: St Clair vs Colyton · St Clair vs St Marys.
Nearby guides: Colyton · Erskine Park · Oxley Park · St Marys · North St Marys · Claremont Meadows.
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