Edmondson Park vs Denham Court

Comparing Edmondson Park and Denham Court, NSW: Edmondson Park is more walkable (74 vs 12); Denham Court carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 15); and Edmondson Park has more residents (12,080 vs 9,129).

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

Edmondson Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Denham Court carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 60/100)

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

Edmondson Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Edmondson Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 12/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.8 km vs 47.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Edmondson Park is more walkable (74/100 vs 12/100)
  • Denham Court carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Edmondson Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (431.9% vs 360.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Edmondson Park and Denham Court drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
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.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Walkability 74 / 12
Edmondson Park — Walkability: 74/100 Denham Court — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 40 / 69
Edmondson Park — Safety: 40/100 Denham Court — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 85 / 64
Edmondson Park — Low fire risk: 85/100 Denham Court — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Edmondson Park has more residents (12,080 vs 9,129); Denham Court skews older (33 vs 31).

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Population 12,080
+24% vs other
9,129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +431.9% +360.8%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $133,224/yr
+4% vs other
$127,296/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk $548/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
0-4 10.2% / 10.4%
Edmondson Park — 0-4: 10.2% Denham Court — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 16.8% / 14.3%
Edmondson Park — 5-14: 16.8% Denham Court — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.2% / 4.8%
Edmondson Park — 15-19: 6.2% Denham Court — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.9% / 5.6%
Edmondson Park — 20-24: 6.9% Denham Court — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 18.3% / 19.5%
Edmondson Park — 25-34: 18.3% Denham Court — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 20.1% / 19.7%
Edmondson Park — 35-44: 20.1% Denham Court — 35-44: 19.7%
45-54 11.1% / 9.3%
Edmondson Park — 45-54: 11.1% Denham Court — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 6.0% / 7.1%
Edmondson Park — 55-64: 6.0% Denham Court — 55-64: 7.1%
65-74 3.2% / 5.3%
Edmondson Park — 65-74: 3.2% Denham Court — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 0.9% / 3.1%
Edmondson Park — 75-84: 0.9% Denham Court — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Edmondson Park — 85+: 0.3% Denham Court — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edmondson Park 72.9% couple families
Edmondson Park — Couple Families: 72.9% Edmondson Park — Lone Person: 12.8% Edmondson Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Edmondson Park — Group Household: 1.9% Edmondson Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Denham Court 71.2% couple families
Denham Court — Couple Families: 71.2% Denham Court — Lone Person: 16.1% Denham Court — One Parent Families: 10.5% Denham Court — Group Household: 1.4% Denham Court — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edmondson Park 32.5% renting
Edmondson Park — Owned Outright: 8.4% Edmondson Park — Mortgage: 59.1% Edmondson Park — Renting: 32.5%
Denham Court 18.4% renting
Denham Court — Owned Outright: 16.2% Denham Court — Mortgage: 65.4% Denham Court — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 17.2%
Edmondson Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Denham Court — Bachelor Degree: 17.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 10.8%
Edmondson Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Denham Court — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.1%
Edmondson Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Denham Court — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 6.9%
Edmondson Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Denham Court — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Edmondson Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Denham Court — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
India 8.2% / 7.3%
Edmondson Park — India: 8.2% Denham Court — India: 7.3%
Iraq 2.9% / 3.9%
Edmondson Park — Iraq: 2.9% Denham Court — Iraq: 3.9%
Fiji 4.1% / 2.1%
Edmondson Park — Fiji: 4.1% Denham Court — Fiji: 2.1%
Nepal 4.7% / 1.4%
Edmondson Park — Nepal: 4.7% Denham Court — Nepal: 1.4%
Philippines 2.4% / 3.1%
Edmondson Park — Philippines: 2.4% Denham Court — Philippines: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.8%
Edmondson Park — New Zealand: 2.5% Denham Court — New Zealand: 1.8%
Bangladesh — / 2.9%
Edmondson Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest Denham Court — Bangladesh: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edmondson Park 83.4% houses
Edmondson Park — Houses: 83.4% Edmondson Park — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Edmondson Park — Townhouses: 6.1%
Denham Court 87.5% houses
Denham Court — Houses: 87.5% Denham Court — Flats / Apartments: 8.9% Denham Court — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Median house price $1,320,000 $1,307,500
Median unit price $720,000 —
Median land price — $1,445,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 98 sales
27 days
from 104 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.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
3 bed $1.04M / $1.03M
Edmondson Park — 3 bed: $1.04M (21 sales) Denham Court — 3 bed: $1.03M (20 sales)

21 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.3M
Edmondson Park — 4 bed: $1.3M (88 sales) Denham Court — 4 bed: $1.3M (114 sales)

88 vs 114 sales

5 bed $1.55M / $1.7M
Edmondson Park — 5 bed: $1.55M (23 sales) Denham Court — 5 bed: $1.7M (33 sales)

23 vs 33 sales

6 bed $1.53M / $2.53M
Edmondson Park — 6 bed: $1.53M (5 sales) Denham Court — 6 bed: $2.53M (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Denham Court has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 17%).

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Residential 49% 28%
Environmental 17% 48%
Rural and farming 8% 15%
Parks and recreation 10% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 6%
Commercial 6% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Edmondson Park Denham Court
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
Approvals change year on year +28% +48%

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.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Houses 3.4%
$865/wk on $1.32M
3.5%
$850/wk on $1.26M
Units 4.8%
$690/wk on $745K
—

Ranking within NSW

Edmondson Park Denham Court
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 58% of NSW —

Liveability

Edmondson Park is more walkable (74 vs 12); Edmondson Park scores higher overall (70 vs 62).

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Grade A B
Score 70/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Denham Court carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 15); Edmondson Park carries more crime risk (60 vs 31).

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Bushfire Low
15/100
Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
Low
31/100
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
4
within 5 km

Schools

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.9 km
1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.2%

Schools in Edmondson Park

  • St Francis Catholic College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Edmondson Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Denham Court

  • Denham Court Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 12 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 11 9

Mobility

Denham Court sits further from the CBD (47.7 km vs 44.8 km).

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Walkability score 74/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 44.8 km 47.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 46 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 133.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
54.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 2174
1.4%
postcode 2565
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2174
56
postcode 2565

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.

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Car (driver) 46.5% / 46.9%
Edmondson Park — Car (driver): 46.5% Denham Court — Car (driver): 46.9%
Worked from Home 43.1% / 46.3%
Edmondson Park — Worked from Home: 43.1% Denham Court — Worked from Home: 46.3%
Train 5.9% / 3.1%
Edmondson Park — Train: 5.9% Denham Court — Train: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.2%
Edmondson Park — Car (passenger): 3.5% Denham Court — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.4%
Edmondson Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Denham Court — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.9%).

Setting

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 27.3 km

NBN connectivity

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Connectivity score 100/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
4,413 premises
89%
3,644 premises

Climate

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Annual rainfall 909 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Edmondson Park Denham Court
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $1,443/yr
Council Liverpool Campbelltown (NSW)

Federal electorate

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Division Werriwa Macarthur
Member Anne Maree Stanley Mike Freelander
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edmondson Park Denham Court
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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