Colyton vs St Marys

In Colyton, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Marys, about half of households rent. Colyton is closer to the city centre: 43.6 km, against 50.3 km. On these figures, St Marys tends to suit 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

  • Colyton has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 51%)
  • St Marys has more childcare (16 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Colyton

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 (43.6 km vs 50.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • But Colyton carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Colyton 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.

Colyton 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.

Colyton St Marys
Walkability 83 / 79
Colyton — Walkability: 83/100 St Marys — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 36 / 8
Colyton — Safety: 36/100 St Marys — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 82 / 81
Colyton — Low fire risk: 82/100 St Marys — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

St Marys has more residents (13,256 vs 8,770); Colyton skews older (36 vs 34).

Colyton St Marys
Population 8,770 13,256
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +8.7%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $80,028/yr
+7% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+4% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colyton St Marys
0-4 6.9% / 8.2%
Colyton — 0-4: 6.9% St Marys — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 14.0% / 13.1%
Colyton — 5-14: 14.0% St Marys — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.6% / 5.0%
Colyton — 15-19: 6.6% St Marys — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.0% / 6.8%
Colyton — 20-24: 7.0% St Marys — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.5% / 17.0%
Colyton — 25-34: 13.5% St Marys — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 13.8% / 14.8%
Colyton — 35-44: 13.8% St Marys — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 12.9% / 12.1%
Colyton — 45-54: 12.9% St Marys — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 10.9% / 10.3%
Colyton — 55-64: 10.9% St Marys — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 8.6% / 7.5%
Colyton — 65-74: 8.6% St Marys — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 4.4% / 3.8%
Colyton — 75-84: 4.4% St Marys — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Colyton — 85+: 1.1% St Marys — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colyton 42.9% couple families
Colyton — Couple Families: 42.9% Colyton — Lone Person: 27.1% Colyton — One Parent Families: 24.9% Colyton — Group Household: 3.5% Colyton — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Colyton 33.9% renting
Colyton — Owned Outright: 27.0% Colyton — Mortgage: 39.1% Colyton — Renting: 33.9%
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

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.

Colyton St Marys
Philippines 3.0% / 4.6%
Colyton — Philippines: 3.0% St Marys — Philippines: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.7%
Colyton — New Zealand: 2.7% St Marys — New Zealand: 3.7%
India 1.9% / 3.7%
Colyton — India: 1.9% St Marys — India: 3.7%
Fiji 2.2% / 1.5%
Colyton — Fiji: 2.2% St Marys — Fiji: 1.5%
England 1.7% / 1.5%
Colyton — England: 1.7% St Marys — England: 1.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Colyton St Marys
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 12.7%
Colyton — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% St Marys — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 8.5%
Colyton — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% St Marys — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.1%
Colyton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% St Marys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.2%
Colyton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% St Marys — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.7%
Colyton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% St Marys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colyton 95.1% houses
Colyton — Houses: 95.1% Colyton — Townhouses: 4.0% Colyton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
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

Colyton St Marys
Median house price $1,040,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price — $535,000
Median land price — $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 76 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.

Colyton St Marys
3 bed $1.01M / $1.05M
Colyton — 3 bed: $1.01M (98 sales) St Marys — 3 bed: $1.05M (103 sales)

98 vs 103 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.16M
Colyton — 4 bed: $1.1M (29 sales) St Marys — 4 bed: $1.16M (39 sales)

29 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.15M / $1.45M
Colyton — 5 bed: $1.15M (9 sales) St Marys — 5 bed: $1.45M (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

St Marys has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 1%).

Colyton St Marys
Residential 76% 38%
Industrial 1% 28%
Parks and recreation 14% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 7%
Environmental 3% 5%
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

Colyton 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.

Colyton St Marys
Houses 3.2%
$650/wk on $1.04M
 3.7%
$600/wk on $850K
Units — 5.0%
$480/wk on $502K

Ranking within NSW

Colyton St Marys
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% 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 48% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

Colyton scores higher overall (49 vs 34).

Colyton St Marys
Grade B C
Score 49/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Marys carries more crime risk (92 vs 64).

Colyton St Marys
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 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 10
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Colyton St Marys
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 7.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.3%

Schools in Colyton

  • Bennett Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Colyton High School Government · Secondary below 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

Colyton St Marys
Supermarkets 2 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 23
Parks & reserves 11 17
Childcare 5 16
GPs 2 6
Pharmacies 2 8
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

St Marys sits further from the CBD (50.3 km vs 43.6 km).

Colyton St Marys
Walkability score 83/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 43.6 km 50.3 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 50 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 142.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 417.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2760
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2760
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.

Colyton St Marys
Car (driver) 64.4% / 60.7%
Colyton — Car (driver): 64.4% St Marys — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 24.9% / 25.0%
Colyton — Worked from Home: 24.9% St Marys — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.0%
Colyton — Car (passenger): 6.0% St Marys — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 2.6% / 5.5%
Colyton — Train: 2.6% St Marys — Train: 5.5%
Bus 1.2% / 0.9%
Colyton — Bus: 1.2% St Marys — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.3%
Colyton — Walked Only: 0.5% St Marys — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Colyton St Marys
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.7 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Colyton St Marys
Connectivity score 75/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
3,136 premises
 35%
7,260 premises

Climate

Colyton 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)

Colyton 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Colyton

Outer Parks Quiet

St Marys

Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses

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