Claremont Meadows vs St Marys

In Claremont Meadows, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In St Marys, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Claremont Meadows: a median of $1.16 million, against $1.05 million in St Marys, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Claremont Meadows tends to suit couples, while St Marys suits renters and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Claremont Meadows carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 92/100)
  • St Marys has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

St Marys

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($535,000 vs $885,000)
  • has cheaper land ($820,000 vs $1,077,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,155,000)
  • But Claremont Meadows leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $430/wk)
  • But Claremont Meadows leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Claremont Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 50 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (47.2 km vs 50.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Marys

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 7%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 8%)
  • But Claremont Meadows carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Claremont Meadows St Marys
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.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Walkability 81 / 79
Claremont Meadows — Walkability: 81/100 St Marys — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 57 / 8
Claremont Meadows — Safety: 57/100 St Marys — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Claremont Meadows — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Marys — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

St Marys has more residents (13,256 vs 5,177); Claremont Meadows has higher household incomes ($119,444 vs $74,724).

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Population 5,177 13,256
+156% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +8.7%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $119,444/yr
+37% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+15% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
0-4 7.9% / 8.2%
Claremont Meadows — 0-4: 7.9% St Marys — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 16.2% / 13.1%
Claremont Meadows — 5-14: 16.2% St Marys — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.1% / 5.0%
Claremont Meadows — 15-19: 7.1% St Marys — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.4% / 6.8%
Claremont Meadows — 20-24: 7.4% St Marys — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.3% / 17.0%
Claremont Meadows — 25-34: 13.3% St Marys — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 15.4% / 14.8%
Claremont Meadows — 35-44: 15.4% St Marys — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 15.0% / 12.1%
Claremont Meadows — 45-54: 15.0% St Marys — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 9.9% / 10.3%
Claremont Meadows — 55-64: 9.9% St Marys — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 5.3% / 7.5%
Claremont Meadows — 65-74: 5.3% St Marys — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 2.0% / 3.8%
Claremont Meadows — 75-84: 2.0% St Marys — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 0.3% / 1.4%
Claremont Meadows — 85+: 0.3% St Marys — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Claremont Meadows 63.6% couple families
Claremont Meadows — Couple Families: 63.6% Claremont Meadows — Lone Person: 14.9% Claremont Meadows — One Parent Families: 18.7% Claremont Meadows — Group Household: 1.8% Claremont Meadows — Other Families: 0.9%
St Marys 33.7% couple families
St Marys — Couple Families: 33.7% St Marys — Lone Person: 37.5% St Marys — One Parent Families: 21.3% St Marys — Group Household: 4.9% St Marys — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Claremont Meadows 21.3% renting
Claremont Meadows — Owned Outright: 21.2% Claremont Meadows — Mortgage: 57.5% Claremont Meadows — Renting: 21.3%
St Marys 54.2% renting
St Marys — Owned Outright: 18.4% St Marys — Mortgage: 27.4% St Marys — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 12.7%
Claremont Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% St Marys — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 8.5%
Claremont Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% St Marys — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.1%
Claremont Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% St Marys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.2%
Claremont Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% St Marys — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.7%
Claremont Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% St Marys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Philippines 4.3% / 4.6%
Claremont Meadows — Philippines: 4.3% St Marys — Philippines: 4.6%
India 4.4% / 3.7%
Claremont Meadows — India: 4.4% St Marys — India: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.7%
Claremont Meadows — New Zealand: 1.5% St Marys — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 2.1% / 1.5%
Claremont Meadows — England: 2.1% St Marys — England: 1.5%
Fiji 1.2% / 1.5%
Claremont Meadows — Fiji: 1.2% St Marys — Fiji: 1.5%
Pakistan 1.7% / 0.8%
Claremont Meadows — Pakistan: 1.7% St Marys — Pakistan: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Claremont Meadows 93.0% houses
Claremont Meadows — Houses: 93.0% Claremont Meadows — Townhouses: 6.2% Claremont Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
St Marys 51.2% houses
St Marys — Houses: 51.2% St Marys — Townhouses: 30.0% St Marys — Flats / Apartments: 18.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Median house price $1,155,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price $885,000 $535,000
Median land price $1,077,000 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 72 sales
 20 days
from 121 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.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
3 bed $1.01M / $1.05M
Claremont Meadows — 3 bed: $1.01M (47 sales) St Marys — 3 bed: $1.05M (103 sales)

47 vs 103 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.16M
Claremont Meadows — 4 bed: $1.32M (45 sales) St Marys — 4 bed: $1.16M (39 sales)

45 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1.45M
Claremont Meadows — 5 bed: $1.26M (20 sales) St Marys — 5 bed: $1.45M (9 sales)

20 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

St Marys has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 2%); Claremont Meadows has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 5%).

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Residential 49% 38%
Industrial 2% 28%
Parks and recreation 23% 16%
Environmental 18% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
Other and special use 0% 5%
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

Claremont Meadows St Marys
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.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 3.7%
$600/wk on $850K
Units — 5.0%
$480/wk on $502K

Ranking within NSW

Claremont Meadows St Marys
House price Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 15% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

Claremont Meadows scores higher overall (71 vs 34).

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Grade A C
Score 71/100 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

St Marys carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); St Marys carries more crime risk (92 vs 43).

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
92/100
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 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.3%

Schools in Claremont Meadows

  • Claremont Meadows Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in St Marys

  • Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Marys Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Marys South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Marys Senior High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Supermarkets 1 7
Cafes & restaurants 1 23
Parks & reserves 5 17
Childcare 4 16
GPs 2 6
Pharmacies 1 8
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 10 13

Mobility

St Marys sits further from the CBD (50.3 km vs 47.2 km).

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Walkability score 81/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 47.2 km 50.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 50 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 106.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 417.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
 0.6%
postcode 2760
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
 34
postcode 2760

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.

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Car (driver) 57.4% / 60.7%
Claremont Meadows — Car (driver): 57.4% St Marys — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 35.5% / 25.0%
Claremont Meadows — Worked from Home: 35.5% St Marys — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.0%
Claremont Meadows — Car (passenger): 4.5% St Marys — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 1.8% / 5.5%
Claremont Meadows — Train: 1.8% St Marys — Train: 5.5%
Walked Only 0.3% / 1.3%
Claremont Meadows — Walked Only: 0.3% St Marys — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.5% / 0.9%
Claremont Meadows — Bus: 0.5% St Marys — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.7 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Connectivity score 93/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
1,812 premises
 35%
7,260 premises

Climate

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Claremont Meadows St Marys
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.55 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Claremont Meadows St Marys
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Claremont Meadows

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

St Marys

Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses

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