NSW · Penrith Council
Erskine Park, NSW, 2759
Desirability index
#333 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Erskine Park is a smaller suburban community in the Penrith area, home to around 6,486 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 808 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-9%), roughly 124.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $680 (flats $493, houses $715), 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- 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)
- 138 / 25 / 9
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
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 weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 808
- Against the person
- 299
- Against property
- 380
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 124.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 22 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -9.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault75
- Fraud123
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment120
- Malicious Damage To Property78
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault44
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 971
- Erskine Park High SchoolSecondary
- James Erskine Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
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
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
127 planning-related records
2026· 10 proposals
May 2026
- Seniors housing; Erection of a new structure28 WHISTLER CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
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 2759Under Assessment
- Subdivision73 SWALLOW DRIVE ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision9A DILGA CRESCENT ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision11A CANOPUS CLOSE ERSKINE PARK 2759Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision27A PHOENIX CRESCENT ERSKINE PARKAdditional Information Requested
- Subdivision25 CHAMELEON DRIVE 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· 12 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
2023· 24 proposals
24 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 16 proposals
16 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 19 proposals
19 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
66 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Bench
- Andrew Thompson Park, Peppertree DrBus stop
- Erskine Park High School, Swallow DrBus stop
- Erskine Park Rd at Chameleon DrBus stop
- Erskine Park Rd opp Halifax Ct WalkwayBus stop
- Erskine Park Rd opp Lenore DrBus stop
- Erskine Park Rd opp Westpark Industrial EstateBus stop
- John Morphett Pl Before Lenore DrBus stop
- Lenore Dr after Compass DrBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Erskine Park Children's CentrePeppertree Drivechildcare
- Kindilan Preschoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 74
- Parks (OSM)
- 19
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 54.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #333 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Erskine Park Rd After Mamre Rdtransport
- Erskine Park Rd At Chameleon Drtransport
- Swallow Dr At Libra Pltransport
- Swallow Dr Opp Canopus Cltransport
- Swallow Dr Opp Erskine Park High Schooltransport
- Erskine Park Children's CentrechildcarePeppertree Drivechildcare
- Kindilan Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Andrew Thompson Parkgovernmentpark
- Chameleon Drive Reservegovernmentpark
- Kestrel Crescent Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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