Median house price
$1.17M
+22% change
NSW · Penrith Council
Cambridge Gardens, 2747
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,083
Growth (1 yr)
+0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.4%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,950/wk
Employment rate
59.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,173,000
Languages at home
9.7%non-English
Most common: Indonesian, Tamil, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Cambridge Gardens sits up in the Penrith Council hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Connections to the wider metro area are straightforward, with neighbouring communities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus safety lag behind, despite relative strength in schools and education.
At a glance
Cambridge Gardens snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$620/wk
Houses $698 · Units $480
Population (ERP)
2,083
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#131
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
51st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
40th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
24th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 45.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 42% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2907th in Australia
- State rank
- 884th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #131 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #589 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 96%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $480
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $698
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $620
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 476
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,173,000
- Median price change
- +22.1%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,083(June 2025)
+0.1% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 40th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.1%
- 5-year growth
- +1.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +28
- Growth rank in NSW
- 40th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,100), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,030
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,950
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 711
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 59.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 692 / 8 / 4
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 143
- Against the person
- 44
- Against property
- 57
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 68.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +3.2%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order276
- Domestic Violence Related Assault333
- Fraud308
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment447
- Malicious Damage To Property393
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 945.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 24th
School list
- Cambridge Gardens Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 341 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
- Wadangali Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 810 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 166 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Cambridge Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 926 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 523 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Jordan Springs Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 1,119 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- St Dominic's CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1008 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 1,010 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Cambridge Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 916 · 14th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 633 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Rainbow Cottage Children's Centrechildcare
- Wattle Glenn Children's Centrechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cambridge Gardens Public School, Trinity Dr
- Rainbow Cottage Child Care, Trinity Dr
- Trinity Dr At Pasturegate Av
- Trinity Dr Opp Huntingdon Pde
- Trinity Dr Opp Pasturegate Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
51 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 3 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 25 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 63/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.97
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.46
Food & drink(4)
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Overlander Hotel MotelPub
- Pizza HutRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- ColesSupermarket
2 Boomerang Place
Community(3)
- Rainbow Cottage Children's CentreChildcare
- Wattle Glenn Children's CentreChildcare
- Cambridge Gardens Public SchoolSchool
34 Trinity Drive, Cambridge Gardens
Sport & outdoors(9)
- Park (5)
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(12)
- BottlemartAlcohol
- ATM
- Car wash
- Handwashing
- Overlander Hotel MotelHotel
- Loading Dock
- Parking (7)
- CaltexPetrol station
- Public toilets
- Shelter (4)
- Trolley Bay (2)
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Nepean Private Hospital (2.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 80
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 38.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation55 TRINITY DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure113 NEWHAM DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation55 TRINITY DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Withdrawn
January 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure6 CLEEVE PLACE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
- Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise180 RICHMOND ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2024· 3 proposals
June 2024
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)3 MERTON AVENUE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
March 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure6 CLEEVE PLACE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
February 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Telecommunications facility180 RICHMOND ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2023· 2 proposals
October 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure6 CLEEVE PLACE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
March 2023
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land15 ALLSOPP DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2022· 11 proposals
December 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing26 HILTON ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development39 GRANGE CRESCENT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development26 CARLYLE CRESCENT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development15 DOWNING AVENUE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
October 2022
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Pub180 RICHMOND ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
August 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development30 NEWHAM DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling12 TENISON AVENUE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
June 2022
- Shed76 TRINITY DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling16 CORONATION GROVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision of land95 TRINITY DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
March 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development22 CARLYLE CRESCENT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2021· 6 proposals
November 2021
- Shed12 CARLYLE CRESCENT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
October 2021
- Dual occupancy; Demolition40 TRINITY DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
July 2021
- Alterations and additions to commercial development180 RICHMOND ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Withdrawn
June 2021
- Other2-6 STAR COURT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
May 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing11 CARLYLE CRESCENT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
April 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing59 SUMMERFIELD CIRCUIT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
2020· 5 proposals
December 2020
- Alterations and additions to commercial development2-6 STAR COURT CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
- Demolition; Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land15 ALLSOPP DRIVE CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
September 2020
- Alterations and additions to residential development100 grange crescent cambridge gardens 2747Determined
- Pub180 RICHMOND ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
August 2020
- Attached dwelling21 HILTON ROAD CAMBRIDGE GARDENS 2747Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lindsay
- Member of Parliament
- Melissa McINTOSH (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,306
- Turnout (2025)
- 90.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 52.8%Labor 47.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.2 km away).
Coalition 50.4%Labor 49.6%
2.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Cambridge GardensLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- Cambridge Park NorthLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Penrith NorthLabor 52.8% · Coalition 47.2% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Cambridge ParkLabor 52.7% · Coalition 47.3% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Jordan SpringsLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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