Cambridge Gardens vs Jordan Springs

Jordan Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 36 in Cambridge Gardens. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cambridge Gardens, about half of households are couple families. In Jordan Springs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jordan Springs: a median of $1.09 million, against $985,000 in Cambridge Gardens, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jordan Springs 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

Jordan Springs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Cambridge Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($985,250 vs $1,095,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cambridge Gardens has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $530/wk)
  • Jordan Springs has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cambridge Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 27/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 55 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56.9 km vs 59.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cambridge Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 27/100)
  • But Jordan Springs carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
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.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Walkability 68 / 27
Cambridge Gardens — Walkability: 68/100 Jordan Springs — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 16 / 56
Cambridge Gardens — Safety: 16/100 Jordan Springs — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Cambridge Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jordan Springs — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Jordan Springs has more residents (11,772 vs 2,030); Jordan Springs has higher household incomes ($129,168 vs $101,400).

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Population 2,030 11,772
+480% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% —
Median age 36 30
Median household income $101,400/yr $129,168/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $530/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
0-4 7.2% / 12.4%
Cambridge Gardens — 0-4: 7.2% Jordan Springs — 0-4: 12.4%
5-14 12.9% / 17.2%
Cambridge Gardens — 5-14: 12.9% Jordan Springs — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 6.7% / 5.3%
Cambridge Gardens — 15-19: 6.7% Jordan Springs — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.4%
Cambridge Gardens — 20-24: 5.2% Jordan Springs — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.3% / 20.7%
Cambridge Gardens — 25-34: 15.3% Jordan Springs — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 15.0% / 20.0%
Cambridge Gardens — 35-44: 15.0% Jordan Springs — 35-44: 20.0%
45-54 11.1% / 9.5%
Cambridge Gardens — 45-54: 11.1% Jordan Springs — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 11.0% / 4.8%
Cambridge Gardens — 55-64: 11.0% Jordan Springs — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 11.1% / 3.2%
Cambridge Gardens — 65-74: 11.1% Jordan Springs — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 3.7% / 1.4%
Cambridge Gardens — 75-84: 3.7% Jordan Springs — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 0.5% / 0.3%
Cambridge Gardens — 85+: 0.5% Jordan Springs — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Gardens 52.1% couple families
Cambridge Gardens — Couple Families: 52.1% Cambridge Gardens — Lone Person: 23.2% Cambridge Gardens — One Parent Families: 20.5% Cambridge Gardens — Group Household: 3.3% Cambridge Gardens — Other Families: 1.0%
Jordan Springs 69.2% couple families
Jordan Springs — Couple Families: 69.2% Jordan Springs — Lone Person: 12.2% Jordan Springs — One Parent Families: 14.6% Jordan Springs — Group Household: 2.7% Jordan Springs — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Gardens 19.6% renting
Cambridge Gardens — Owned Outright: 32.8% Cambridge Gardens — Mortgage: 47.7% Cambridge Gardens — Renting: 19.6%
Jordan Springs 34.4% renting
Jordan Springs — Owned Outright: 7.8% Jordan Springs — Mortgage: 57.8% Jordan Springs — Renting: 34.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 12.2%
Cambridge Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Jordan Springs — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 13.5%
Cambridge Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Jordan Springs — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.3%
Cambridge Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Jordan Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 5.9%
Cambridge Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Jordan Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.3%
Cambridge Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Jordan Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
India 0.9% / 10.7%
Cambridge Gardens — India: 0.9% Jordan Springs — India: 10.7%
Philippines 0.7% / 4.9%
Cambridge Gardens — Philippines: 0.7% Jordan Springs — Philippines: 4.9%
England 3.2% / 1.4%
Cambridge Gardens — England: 3.2% Jordan Springs — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.5%
Cambridge Gardens — New Zealand: 2.3% Jordan Springs — New Zealand: 1.5%
China 0.6% / 1.1%
Cambridge Gardens — China: 0.6% Jordan Springs — China: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Cambridge Gardens — Scotland: 0.7% Jordan Springs — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Gardens 99.0% houses
Cambridge Gardens — Houses: 99.0% Cambridge Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cambridge Gardens — Townhouses: 1.1%
Jordan Springs 90.3% houses
Jordan Springs — Houses: 90.3% Jordan Springs — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Jordan Springs — Townhouses: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Median house price $985,250 $1,095,000
Median unit price — $593,250
Median land price — $1,087,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 16 sales
 24 days
from 153 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
3 bed $968K / $970K
Cambridge Gardens — 3 bed: $968K (22 sales) Jordan Springs — 3 bed: $970K (36 sales)

22 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.04M / $1.09M
Cambridge Gardens — 4 bed: $1.04M (15 sales) Jordan Springs — 4 bed: $1.09M (164 sales)

15 vs 164 sales

Zoning mix

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Other and special use 0% 99%
Residential 83% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 0%
Industrial 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
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

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

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.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.17M
Units — 5.4%
$650/wk on $630K

Ranking within NSW

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 80% of NSW

Liveability

Cambridge Gardens is more walkable (68 vs 27); Jordan Springs scores higher overall (59 vs 52).

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Jordan Springs carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Cambridge Gardens carries more crime risk (84 vs 44).

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.9 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.8%

Schools in Cambridge Gardens

  • Cambridge Gardens Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Jordan Springs

  • Jordan Springs Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 3 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Jordan Springs sits further from the CBD (59.8 km vs 56.9 km).

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Walkability score 68/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 56.9 km 59.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 55 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 71.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
same for both

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.

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Car (driver) 64.0% / 57.8%
Cambridge Gardens — Car (driver): 64.0% Jordan Springs — Car (driver): 57.8%
Worked from Home 29.5% / 35.1%
Cambridge Gardens — Worked from Home: 29.5% Jordan Springs — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.3%
Cambridge Gardens — Car (passenger): 3.3% Jordan Springs — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 2.0% / 2.8%
Cambridge Gardens — Train: 2.0% Jordan Springs — Train: 2.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.4%
Cambridge Gardens — Walked Only: 0.8% Jordan Springs — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus 0.4% / 0.4%
Cambridge Gardens — Bus: 0.4% Jordan Springs — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.3 km 46.2 km

NBN connectivity

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Connectivity score 100/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
744 premises
 96%
342 premises

Climate

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cambridge Gardens Jordan Springs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cambridge Gardens

Outer Quiet

Jordan Springs

Family Large Blocks Outer Young Families

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