Median house price
$1.26M
+16% change
NSW · Penrith Council
Erskine Park, 2759
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,394
Growth (1 yr)
-0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
-2.3%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,349/wk
Employment rate
64.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,258,000
Languages at home
23.5%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Tagalog, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Penrith Council, Erskine Park is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with growth momentum and safety the standout strengths.
At a glance
Erskine Park snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$680/wk
Houses $715 · Units $493
Population (ERP)
6,394
-0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
2.8%
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
#92
among Metro Sydney · Established
Safety
9th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
7th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
38th
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
- 62.2/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 11% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 796th in Australia
- State rank
- 216th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #92 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #158 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)
- $493
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $715
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 124
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,258,000
- Median price change
- +15.9%
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
6,394(June 2025)
-0.2% annual · -2.3% over 5 years · 7th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.2%
- 5-year growth
- -2.3%
- Change in 1 year
- -14
- Change in 5 years
- -152
- Growth rank in NSW
- 7th 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 (~6,250), extrapolated at -0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,486
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,349
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 57 of 2,029
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 64.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,939 / 25 / 9
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 191
- Against the person
- 71
- Against property
- 90
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 29.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 91 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -8.8%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault75
- Fraud123
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment120
- Malicious Damage To Property78
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault44
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 980
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 38th
School list
- Erskine Park High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 962 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 835 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- James Erskine Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 486 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Blackwell Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 480 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Clairgate Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 982 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 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
- Erskine Park Children's CentrePeppertree Drivechildcare
- Kindilan Preschoolkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
88 public transport stops in this suburb
- Erskine Park Rd After Mamre Rd
- Erskine Park Rd At Chameleon Dr
- Swallow Dr At Libra Pl
- Swallow Dr Opp Canopus Cl
- Swallow Dr Opp Erskine Park High School
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
147 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 supermarkets · 6 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 — 19 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 88 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 55/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.93
Shopping(2)
- ALDISupermarket
- Ashcroft's IGASupermarket
Unit 12 180-188 Swallow Drive, Erskine Park
Community(5)
- Erskine Park Children's CentreChildcare
57 Peppertree Drive
- Erskine Park Community CentreCommunity centre
- Kindilan PreschoolKindergarten
- Erskine Park High SchoolSchool
Erskine Park
- James Erskine Public SchoolSchool
Erskine Park
Sport & outdoors(22)
- Andrew Thompson ParkPark
- Chameleon Drive ReservePark
- Park (9)
- Peppertree ReservePark
- Ridgeview Crescent ReservePark
- Skylark Crescent ReservePark
- Spica Place ReservePark
- Playground (6)
- Sports field
Transport(38)
38 bus stops
Other(14)
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Bench
- Drinking water
- Garden (10)
- Mall
- Parking (25)
- Parking Space (8)
- BPPetrol station
2 Templar Road
- Picnic Table (20)
- DHLPost Depot
- FedExPost Depot
- Recycling
- Shelter (8)
- TelstraTelephone
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
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Andrew Thompson ParkPark
- Chameleon Drive ReservePark
- Kestrel Crescent ReservePark
- Peppertree ReservePark
- Ridgeview Crescent ReservePark
- Skylark Crescent ReservePark
- Spica Place ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 74
- Parks (OSM)
- 19
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
- Minchinbury Community Private Hospital (4.5 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)
- 188
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.4
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· 10 proposals
May 2026
- Seniors housing; Erection of a new structure28 WHISTLER CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport85 CHAMELEON DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Withdrawn
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; General industry4 QUARRY ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Subdivision27A PHOENIX CRESCENT ERSKINE PARKAdditional Information Requested
- Subdivision25 CHAMELEON DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision73 SWALLOW DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision9A DILGA CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision11A CANOPUS CLOSE ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
February 2026
- Home business; Hours of operation and trading2 LIMA PLACE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; General industry4 QUARRY ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Open
2025· 20 proposals
November 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Data centre15 TEMPLAR ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage36-52 TEMPLAR ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Subdivision1 PISCES PLACE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure61 WEAVER STREET ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation1 PISCES PLACE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Subdivision34 REGULUS STREET ERSKINE PARK 2759Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure17 TINARRA CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
September 2025
- Subdivision1-21 GRADY CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure85 CHAMELEON DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
August 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure28 AQUARIUS CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Withdrawn
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool16 MINER GLEN ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 MOHAWK PLACE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
May 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signage78 SWALLOW DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
April 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Storage premises71-79 GRADY CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure139 SWALLOW DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers11 TAURUS STREET ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool68 FANTAIL CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
February 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Business identification sign68 LOCKWOOD ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
January 2025
- Home business; Hours of operation and trading8 FANTAIL CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure195 SWALLOW DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure9 TINARRA CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool78 CHAMELEON DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Withdrawn
October 2024
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Early Education and Care Facility; Centre-based child care1 PHOENIX CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 REGULUS STREET ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4-14 TYRONE PLACE ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
June 2024
- Industrial development; Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage93 LOCKWOOD ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Hazardous storage establishment23-107 ERSKINE PARK ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation4 BLACKBIRD GLEN ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)36 PHOENIX CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
March 2024
- Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia68 LOCKWOOD ROAD ERSKINE PARK 2759Determined
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
- McMahon
- Member of Parliament
- Chris BOWEN (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,536
- Turnout (2025)
- 90.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.5 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 41.0%Labor 59.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.7 km away).
Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%
1.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Erskine Park CentralLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Erskine ParkLabor 57.5% · Coalition 42.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- St Clair EastLabor 56.6% · Coalition 43.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- St Clair SouthLabor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- St ClairLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Compare with
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