NSW · Wollondilly Council
Theresa Park, NSW, 2570
Desirability index
73.6/100
How this score is calculated#243 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Theresa Park is a small locality in the Wollondilly area, home to around 600 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,742 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-3%), roughly 2903.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750 (flats $500, houses $763), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 600
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,522
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 181
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,909
- Employment rate
- 56.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 0 / 0
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)
- $500
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $763
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 503
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)
- 1,742
- Against the person
- 665
- Against property
- 709
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,903.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -3.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault175
- Fraud168
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment230
- Malicious Damage To Property189
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault136
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
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- Werombi Rd After Stanhope Rd
- Werombi Rd At McKee Rd
- Werombi Rd At Wattle Creek Rd
- Werombi Rd Before Wattle Creek Rd
- Werombi Rd Opp Bobs Range Rd
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).
69 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure135 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Additional Information Requested
2025· 14 proposals
December 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)25 WATTLE CREEK DRIVE THERESA PARK 2570Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure160 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure990 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Withdrawn
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure880 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
October 2025
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 GLENWORTH PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home56 TERRY ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)25 WATTLE CREEK DRIVE THERESA PARK 2570Rejected
July 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure10 GLENWORTH PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Rainwater tanks100 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure10 GLENWORTH PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure80 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Privacy screens; Swimming pool51 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool; Supporting Development355 MCKEE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1210 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
2024· 15 proposals
November 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool690A WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
October 2024
- Home business; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Home occupation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extensive agriculture; Bee keeping; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Eco-tourist facility; Rural industry; Agritourism; Farm gate premise; Farm experience premise1170 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1070 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool15 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
August 2024
- Subdivision30 TAYLOR PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool690A WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Withdrawn
July 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool15 EAGLE CREEK ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool200 STANHOPE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
June 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure140 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support1080 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Rainwater tanks10 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Rainwater tanks10 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support950 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Subdivision111 STANHOPE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
January 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure400 MCKEE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Withdrawn
2023· 8 proposals
December 2023
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool950 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1210 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Withdrawn
August 2023
- Secondary dwelling700 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
March 2023
- Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reduction; Retaining walls, protection of treesWEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
February 2023
- Shed127 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
January 2023
- Secondary dwelling990 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Dwelling111 STANHOPE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels990 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Withdrawn
2022· 11 proposals
November 2022
- Shed22 GREENFIELDS PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Determined
October 2022
- Shed1150 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Determined
2021· 12 proposals
12 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 8 proposals
8 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
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Werombi Rd before Wattle Creek RdBus stop
- Werombi Rd opp Wattle Creek RdBus 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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 73.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #243 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Werombi Rd After Stanhope Rdtransport
- Werombi Rd At McKee Rdtransport
- Werombi Rd At Wattle Creek Rdtransport
- Werombi Rd Before Wattle Creek Rdtransport
- Werombi Rd Opp Bobs Range Rdtransport
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool; Supporting Developmentplanning355 MCKEE ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Lodged 28 Jan 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Privacy screens; Swimming poolplanning51 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Lodged 26 Mar 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodationplanning10 GLENWORTH PLACE THERESA PARK 2570Lodged 30 Oct 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Rainwater tanksplanning10 THERESA VIEW ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Lodged 25 Mar 2024 · Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolplanning950 WEROMBI ROAD THERESA PARK 2570Lodged 20 Dec 2023 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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