Caddens (postcode 2747) is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Penrith local government area. It is home to about 3,487 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $135K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Indian.
The median house price in Caddens is $1.5 million, having jumped by 35.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,817.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Penrith LGA is below average at 3,984 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.1%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +35.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.