Cambridge Park vs Werrington

In Cambridge Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Werrington, about half of households rent. Werrington is closer to the city centre: 50 km, against 56.5 km.

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

Cambridge Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 43%)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Werrington has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Werrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($506,500 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (50 km vs 56.5 km)
  • But Cambridge Park is more walkable (76/100 vs 64/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Cambridge Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 89/100)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 64/100)
  • But Werrington has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (32.2% vs 4.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Cambridge Park and Werrington 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 Park Werrington
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 Park Werrington
Walkability 76 / 64
Cambridge Park — Walkability: 76/100 Werrington — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 36 / 11
Cambridge Park — Safety: 36/100 Werrington — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cambridge Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Werrington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cambridge Park has more residents (7,054 vs 5,328); Cambridge Park skews older (34 vs 32).

Cambridge Park Werrington
Population 7,054
+24% vs other
 5,328
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +32.2%
Median age 34 32
Median household income $79,820/yr $83,460/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+6% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Park Werrington
0-4 7.4% / 8.7%
Cambridge Park — 0-4: 7.4% Werrington — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 14.4% / 14.3%
Cambridge Park — 5-14: 14.4% Werrington — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.4% / 5.7%
Cambridge Park — 15-19: 6.4% Werrington — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.2% / 7.6%
Cambridge Park — 20-24: 7.2% Werrington — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.5% / 17.7%
Cambridge Park — 25-34: 15.5% Werrington — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 12.9% / 16.7%
Cambridge Park — 35-44: 12.9% Werrington — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 11.8% / 11.5%
Cambridge Park — 45-54: 11.8% Werrington — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 9.9% / 8.3%
Cambridge Park — 55-64: 9.9% Werrington — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 8.9% / 6.4%
Cambridge Park — 65-74: 8.9% Werrington — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 4.3% / 2.6%
Cambridge Park — 75-84: 4.3% Werrington — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.1% / 0.6%
Cambridge Park — 85+: 1.1% Werrington — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Park 36.1% couple families
Cambridge Park — Couple Families: 36.1% Cambridge Park — Lone Person: 30.2% Cambridge Park — One Parent Families: 28.1% Cambridge Park — Group Household: 3.9% Cambridge Park — Other Families: 1.7%
Werrington 39.7% couple families
Werrington — Couple Families: 39.7% Werrington — Lone Person: 30.7% Werrington — One Parent Families: 21.7% Werrington — Group Household: 5.6% Werrington — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Park 37.7% renting
Cambridge Park — Owned Outright: 27.0% Cambridge Park — Mortgage: 35.3% Cambridge Park — Renting: 37.7%
Werrington 46.8% renting
Werrington — Owned Outright: 16.1% Werrington — Mortgage: 37.1% Werrington — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Park Werrington
India 1.4% / 5.7%
Cambridge Park — India: 1.4% Werrington — India: 5.7%
Philippines 1.3% / 4.3%
Cambridge Park — Philippines: 1.3% Werrington — Philippines: 4.3%
New Zealand 2.0% / 3.1%
Cambridge Park — New Zealand: 2.0% Werrington — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 2.7% / 1.4%
Cambridge Park — England: 2.7% Werrington — England: 1.4%
Nepal 0.4% / 3.1%
Cambridge Park — Nepal: 0.4% Werrington — Nepal: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cambridge Park Werrington
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 13.2%
Cambridge Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Werrington — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 10.9%
Cambridge Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Werrington — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.8%
Cambridge Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Werrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 4.7%
Cambridge Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Werrington — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Cambridge Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Werrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cambridge Park 84.4% houses
Cambridge Park — Houses: 84.4% Cambridge Park — Townhouses: 14.0% Cambridge Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Werrington 43.1% houses
Werrington — Houses: 43.1% Werrington — Townhouses: 37.5% Werrington — Flats / Apartments: 19.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cambridge Park Werrington
Median house price $995,259 $1,055,888
Median unit price $675,000 $506,500
Median land price — $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 101 sales
 17 days
from 41 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 Park Werrington
3 bed $955K / $962K
Cambridge Park — 3 bed: $955K (101 sales) Werrington — 3 bed: $962K (26 sales)

101 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $1.15M
Cambridge Park — 4 bed: $1.02M (39 sales) Werrington — 4 bed: $1.15M (38 sales)

39 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Werrington has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Cambridge Park Werrington
Residential 86% 34%
Parks and recreation 14% 31%
Environmental 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Commercial 0% 10%
Industrial 0% 6%
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 Park Werrington
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 Park Werrington
Houses 3.5%
$680/wk on $996K
 4.3%
$700/wk on $850K
Units — 3.6%
$370/wk on $540K

Ranking within NSW

Cambridge Park Werrington
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 45% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Cambridge Park is more walkable (76 vs 64); Cambridge Park scores higher overall (52 vs 45).

Cambridge Park Werrington
Grade B C
Score 52/100 45/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Werrington carries more crime risk (89 vs 64).

Cambridge Park Werrington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
89/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Cambridge Park Werrington
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 1.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.9% 1.6%

Schools in Cambridge Park

  • Cambridge Park High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cambridge Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Werrington

  • Wollemi College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Werrington Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kurrambee School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Penrith Valley Learning Centre Government · Combined · Special school
  • Putland School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Cambridge Park Werrington
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 7 3
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Cambridge Park sits further from the CBD (56.5 km vs 50 km).

Cambridge Park Werrington
Walkability score 76/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 56.5 km
+12% vs other
 50 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 46 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 116.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 119.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 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 Park Werrington
Car (driver) 62.9% / 56.6%
Cambridge Park — Car (driver): 62.9% Werrington — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 27.7%
Cambridge Park — Worked from Home: 26.3% Werrington — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Train 3.2% / 9.8%
Cambridge Park — Train: 3.2% Werrington — Train: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.8%
Cambridge Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Werrington — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.5%
Cambridge Park — Walked Only: 1.3% Werrington — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.9% / 0.7%
Cambridge Park — Bus: 0.9% Werrington — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.9%).

Setting

Cambridge Park Werrington
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.1 km 43.5 km

NBN connectivity

Cambridge Park Werrington
Connectivity score 100/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,684 premises
 27%
2,312 premises

Climate

Cambridge Park Werrington
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cambridge Park Werrington
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 16.3 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.6 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Cambridge Park Werrington
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Cambridge Park Werrington
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cambridge Park Werrington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cambridge Park

Outer Parks

Werrington

Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Young Families

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