Bringelly vs Luddenham

Luddenham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Bringelly. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Luddenham tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Luddenham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 75%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bringelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($3,550,000 vs $5,100,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Luddenham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bringelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bringelly

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Luddenham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bringelly and Luddenham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bringelly Luddenham
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bringelly Luddenham
Walkability 14 / 5
Bringelly — Walkability: 14/100 Luddenham — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 31 / 29
Bringelly — Safety: 31/100 Luddenham — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 70 / 34
Bringelly — Low fire risk: 70/100 Luddenham — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Luddenham has higher household incomes ($154,336 vs $95,316); Bringelly has more residents (2,433 vs 1,927).

Bringelly Luddenham
Population 2,433
+21% vs other
 1,927
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +5.4%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $95,316/yr $154,336/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+4% vs other
 $480/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bringelly Luddenham
0-4 4.1% / 5.7%
Bringelly — 0-4: 4.1% Luddenham — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.2% / 16.6%
Bringelly — 5-14: 12.2% Luddenham — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.6% / 6.9%
Bringelly — 15-19: 7.6% Luddenham — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 8.0% / 7.8%
Bringelly — 20-24: 8.0% Luddenham — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 10.6% / 10.6%
Bringelly — 25-34: 10.6% Luddenham — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 10.4% / 13.0%
Bringelly — 35-44: 10.4% Luddenham — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 13.5% / 14.7%
Bringelly — 45-54: 13.5% Luddenham — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.6% / 13.1%
Bringelly — 55-64: 14.6% Luddenham — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 12.7% / 7.0%
Bringelly — 65-74: 12.7% Luddenham — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 4.9% / 3.6%
Bringelly — 75-84: 4.9% Luddenham — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Bringelly — 85+: 1.7% Luddenham — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 59.1% couple families
Bringelly — Couple Families: 59.1% Bringelly — Lone Person: 20.0% Bringelly — One Parent Families: 15.6% Bringelly — Group Household: 4.2% Bringelly — Other Families: 1.1%
Luddenham 73.7% couple families
Luddenham — Couple Families: 73.7% Luddenham — Lone Person: 11.7% Luddenham — One Parent Families: 12.4% Luddenham — Group Household: 1.4% Luddenham — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 22.3% renting
Bringelly — Owned Outright: 51.5% Bringelly — Mortgage: 26.3% Bringelly — Renting: 22.3%
Luddenham 15.5% renting
Luddenham — Owned Outright: 34.8% Luddenham — Mortgage: 49.7% Luddenham — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bringelly Luddenham
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.7%
Bringelly — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Luddenham — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 9.1%
Bringelly — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Luddenham — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 7.6%
Bringelly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Luddenham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.6%
Bringelly — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Luddenham — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.7%
Bringelly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Luddenham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bringelly Luddenham
Italy 2.3% / 2.1%
Bringelly — Italy: 2.3% Luddenham — Italy: 2.1%
Lebanon 1.6% / 1.1%
Bringelly — Lebanon: 1.6% Luddenham — Lebanon: 1.1%
England 1.3% / 1.2%
Bringelly — England: 1.3% Luddenham — England: 1.2%
Iraq 1.3% / —
Bringelly — Iraq: 1.3% Luddenham — Iraq: not among its largest
China 1.1% / —
Bringelly — China: 1.1% Luddenham — China: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.0%
Bringelly — Fiji: not among its largest Luddenham — Fiji: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Bringelly — Philippines: not among its largest Luddenham — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 98.0% houses
Bringelly — Houses: 98.0% Bringelly — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Luddenham 98.3% houses
Luddenham — Houses: 98.3% Luddenham — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bringelly Luddenham
Median house price $2,950,500 $2,756,444
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,550,000 $5,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 120 days
from 6 sales
 52 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Bringelly has more rural and farming land (48% vs 24%).

Bringelly Luddenham
Rural and farming 48% 24%
Other and special use 12% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 21%
Commercial 12% 17%
Residential 14% 0%
Environmental 7% 13%
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
Planning zones cover 99% of Bringelly and 99% of Luddenham. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bringelly Luddenham
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
 1,063
across Penrith
Approvals change year on year -21% -78%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bringelly Luddenham
Houses 1.2%
$750/wk on $3.39M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bringelly Luddenham
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Bringelly is more walkable (14 vs 5).

Bringelly Luddenham
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Luddenham carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 30).

Bringelly Luddenham
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bringelly Luddenham
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bringelly

  • Bringelly Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Luddenham

  • Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Luddenham Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bringelly Luddenham
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 1 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Bringelly Luddenham
Walkability score 14/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km
+1% vs other
 57 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 52 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 34/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2556
 0.9%
postcode 2745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 2556
 56
postcode 2745

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bringelly Luddenham
Car (driver) 52.9% / 57.4%
Bringelly — Car (driver): 52.9% Luddenham — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 37.6%
Bringelly — Worked from Home: 36.3% Luddenham — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.0%
Bringelly — Car (passenger): 4.0% Luddenham — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 3.9% / 1.9%
Bringelly — Walked Only: 3.9% Luddenham — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train 1.7% / —
Bringelly — Train: 1.7% Luddenham — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Bringelly Luddenham
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 41.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bringelly Luddenham
Connectivity score 95/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
863 premises
 44%
659 premises

Climate

Bringelly Luddenham
Annual rainfall 817 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Bringelly Luddenham
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bringelly Luddenham
Average residential rate $1,504/yr $1,547/yr
Council Camden Penrith

Federal electorate

Bringelly Luddenham
Division Hume Lindsay
Member Angus Taylor Melissa Mcintosh
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bringelly Luddenham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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