Located in New South Wales within the Penrith local government area, South Penrith is an established suburb (postcode 2750). It is home to about 12,005 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
South Penrith has a median house price of $1.1 million, which has softened modestly by 0.9% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $755,000 (+0.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $625. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
South Penrith is served by 4 schools, including 3 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 989, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 62 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 3.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.9% 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.