Claremont Meadows vs Werrington

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 Werrington, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Claremont Meadows: a median of $1.16 million, against $1.06 million in Werrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Claremont Meadows tends to suit couples, while Werrington 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

Claremont Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 43%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 61%)
  • But Werrington has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Claremont Meadows leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Werrington has cheaper units ($506,500 vs $885,000)

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

Renters

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Claremont Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 64/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (47.2 km vs 50 km)
  • But Werrington gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 2%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Claremont Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 89/100)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 64/100)
  • But Werrington has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 7%)

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 8.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Claremont Meadows 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.

Claremont Meadows 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.

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Walkability 81 / 64
Claremont Meadows — Walkability: 81/100 Werrington — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 57 / 11
Claremont Meadows — Safety: 57/100 Werrington — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Claremont Meadows — Low fire risk: 100/100 Werrington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Claremont Meadows has higher household incomes ($119,444 vs $83,460); Claremont Meadows rents higher ($430/wk vs $360/wk).

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Population 5,177 5,328
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +32.2%
Median age 33 32
Median household income $119,444/yr
+30% vs other
 $83,460/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+16% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Claremont Meadows Werrington
0-4 7.9% / 8.7%
Claremont Meadows — 0-4: 7.9% Werrington — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 16.2% / 14.3%
Claremont Meadows — 5-14: 16.2% Werrington — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.1% / 5.7%
Claremont Meadows — 15-19: 7.1% Werrington — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.4% / 7.6%
Claremont Meadows — 20-24: 7.4% Werrington — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 13.3% / 17.7%
Claremont Meadows — 25-34: 13.3% Werrington — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 15.4% / 16.7%
Claremont Meadows — 35-44: 15.4% Werrington — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 15.0% / 11.5%
Claremont Meadows — 45-54: 15.0% Werrington — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 9.9% / 8.3%
Claremont Meadows — 55-64: 9.9% Werrington — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 5.3% / 6.4%
Claremont Meadows — 65-74: 5.3% Werrington — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 2.0% / 2.6%
Claremont Meadows — 75-84: 2.0% Werrington — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.3% / 0.6%
Claremont Meadows — 85+: 0.3% Werrington — 85+: 0.6%

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

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%
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.

Claremont Meadows 21.3% renting
Claremont Meadows — Owned Outright: 21.2% Claremont Meadows — Mortgage: 57.5% Claremont Meadows — Renting: 21.3%
Werrington 46.8% renting
Werrington — Owned Outright: 16.1% Werrington — Mortgage: 37.1% Werrington — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 13.2%
Claremont Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Werrington — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 10.9%
Claremont Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Werrington — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.8%
Claremont Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Werrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 4.7%
Claremont Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Werrington — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.2%
Claremont Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Werrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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 Werrington
India 4.4% / 5.7%
Claremont Meadows — India: 4.4% Werrington — India: 5.7%
Philippines 4.3% / 4.3%
Claremont Meadows — Philippines: 4.3% Werrington — Philippines: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.1%
Claremont Meadows — New Zealand: 1.5% Werrington — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 2.1% / 1.4%
Claremont Meadows — England: 2.1% Werrington — England: 1.4%
Nepal — / 3.1%
Claremont Meadows — Nepal: not among its largest Werrington — Nepal: 3.1%
Pakistan 1.7% / —
Claremont Meadows — Pakistan: 1.7% Werrington — Pakistan: not among its largest

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

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%
Werrington 43.1% houses
Werrington — Houses: 43.1% Werrington — Townhouses: 37.5% Werrington — Flats / Apartments: 19.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Median house price $1,155,000 $1,055,888
Median unit price $885,000 $506,500
Median land price $1,077,000 $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 72 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.

Claremont Meadows Werrington
3 bed $1.01M / $962K
Claremont Meadows — 3 bed: $1.01M (47 sales) Werrington — 3 bed: $962K (26 sales)

47 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.15M
Claremont Meadows — 4 bed: $1.32M (45 sales) Werrington — 4 bed: $1.15M (38 sales)

45 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Residential 49% 34%
Parks and recreation 23% 31%
Environmental 18% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 10%
Commercial 0% 10%
Industrial 2% 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

Claremont Meadows 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.

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 4.3%
$700/wk on $850K
Units — 3.6%
$370/wk on $540K

Ranking within NSW

Claremont Meadows Werrington
House price Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 45% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% 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

Claremont Meadows scores higher overall (71 vs 45); Claremont Meadows is more walkable (81 vs 64).

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Grade A C
Score 71/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Werrington carries more crime risk (89 vs 43).

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.6%

Schools in Claremont Meadows

  • Claremont Meadows Public School Government · Primary at 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

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 4 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Werrington sits further from the CBD (50 km vs 47.2 km).

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Walkability score 81/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 47.2 km 50 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 46 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 106.0
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.

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Car (driver) 57.4% / 56.6%
Claremont Meadows — Car (driver): 57.4% Werrington — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 35.5% / 27.7%
Claremont Meadows — Worked from Home: 35.5% Werrington — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Train 1.8% / 9.8%
Claremont Meadows — Train: 1.8% Werrington — Train: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.8%
Claremont Meadows — Car (passenger): 4.5% Werrington — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 0.5% / 0.7%
Claremont Meadows — Bus: 0.5% Werrington — Bus: 0.7%

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

Setting

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.7 km 43.5 km

NBN connectivity

Claremont Meadows Werrington
Connectivity score 93/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
1,812 premises
 27%
2,312 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Claremont Meadows Werrington
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

Werrington

Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Young Families

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