Penrith (postcode 2750) is a settled mid-to-large suburb in New South Wales within the Penrith local government area. The area has roughly 17,966 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Penrith stand at $1.2 million, having posted strong gains by 7.5% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $630,000 (+6.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $625. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,783.
Penrith is served by 5 schools, including 4 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 rail stations, 103 bus stops. The crime rate in the Penrith LGA is below average at 3,984 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +7.5% 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.