Orchard Hills is a small locality in New South Wales within the Penrith local government area (postcode 2748). It is home to about 1,798 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $119K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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 clerical & administrative, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Maltese.
Orchard Hills has a median house price of $4.6 million, which has risen solidly by 5.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,550.
Orchard Hills is served by 4 schools, including 1 primary, 3 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1062, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 24 bus stops. The crime rate in the Penrith LGA is below average at 3,984 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.1% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($4.6M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 39.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +5.3% 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.