Harrington Park vs Narellan

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrington Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Harrington Park: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.08 million in Narellan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Harrington Park tends to suit couples, while Narellan suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Harrington Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 94/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 10)
  • But Narellan has more childcare (8 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Harrington Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
  • Narellan has cheaper houses ($1,078,000 vs $1,440,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Narellan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $550/wk)
  • But Harrington Park leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Narellan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 69/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (61.9 km vs 63.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Narellan

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 9%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Harrington Park carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Narellan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.3% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Harrington Park Narellan
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.

Harrington Park Narellan
Walkability 69 / 88
Harrington Park — Walkability: 69/100 Narellan — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 76 / 6
Harrington Park — Safety: 76/100 Narellan — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 75 / 61
Harrington Park — Low fire risk: 75/100 Narellan — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Harrington Park has more residents (13,332 vs 3,358); Harrington Park has higher household incomes ($156,728 vs $88,712).

Harrington Park Narellan
Population 13,332
+75% vs other
 3,358
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% —
Median age 35 36
Median household income $156,728/yr
+43% vs other
 $88,712/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+22% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park Narellan
0-4 6.5% / 6.7%
Harrington Park — 0-4: 6.5% Narellan — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 17.9% / 14.0%
Harrington Park — 5-14: 17.9% Narellan — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 8.7% / 5.8%
Harrington Park — 15-19: 8.7% Narellan — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.9% / 5.8%
Harrington Park — 20-24: 6.9% Narellan — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.1% / 15.7%
Harrington Park — 25-34: 9.1% Narellan — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 15.4% / 13.0%
Harrington Park — 35-44: 15.4% Narellan — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 17.2% / 11.8%
Harrington Park — 45-54: 17.2% Narellan — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 9.6% / 12.0%
Harrington Park — 55-64: 9.6% Narellan — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 5.6% / 9.7%
Harrington Park — 65-74: 5.6% Narellan — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 2.5% / 4.3%
Harrington Park — 75-84: 2.5% Narellan — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.5% / 1.3%
Harrington Park — 85+: 0.5% Narellan — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 75.1% couple families
Harrington Park — Couple Families: 75.1% Harrington Park — Lone Person: 10.8% Harrington Park — One Parent Families: 11.8% Harrington Park — Group Household: 1.1% Harrington Park — Other Families: 1.1%
Narellan 43.6% couple families
Narellan — Couple Families: 43.6% Narellan — Lone Person: 26.9% Narellan — One Parent Families: 23.2% Narellan — Group Household: 4.1% Narellan — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 13.1% renting
Harrington Park — Owned Outright: 25.7% Harrington Park — Mortgage: 61.2% Harrington Park — Renting: 13.1%
Narellan 37.6% renting
Narellan — Owned Outright: 28.9% Narellan — Mortgage: 33.5% Narellan — Renting: 37.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Harrington Park Narellan
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 19.5%
Harrington Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Narellan — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 6.6%
Harrington Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Narellan — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.1%
Harrington Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Narellan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.3%
Harrington Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Narellan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
Harrington Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Narellan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Harrington Park Narellan
England 2.8% / 2.7%
Harrington Park — England: 2.8% Narellan — England: 2.7%
India 1.3% / 0.7%
Harrington Park — India: 1.3% Narellan — India: 0.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.9%
Harrington Park — New Zealand: 1.1% Narellan — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.9%
Harrington Park — Philippines: 0.7% Narellan — Philippines: 0.9%
Italy 0.9% / 0.4%
Harrington Park — Italy: 0.9% Narellan — Italy: 0.4%
China 0.9% / —
Harrington Park — China: 0.9% Narellan — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Harrington Park — Germany: not among its largest Narellan — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harrington Park 97.8% houses
Harrington Park — Houses: 97.8% Harrington Park — Townhouses: 1.7% Harrington Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Narellan 90.6% houses
Narellan — Houses: 90.6% Narellan — Townhouses: 8.6% Narellan — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Harrington Park Narellan
Median house price $1,440,000 $1,078,000
Median unit price — $765,000
Median land price $1,700,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 100 sales
 22 days
from 23 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.

Harrington Park Narellan
3 bed $1.16M / $1.02M
Harrington Park — 3 bed: $1.16M (9 sales) Narellan — 3 bed: $1.02M (45 sales)

9 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1.18M
Harrington Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (135 sales) Narellan — 4 bed: $1.18M (33 sales)

135 vs 33 sales

5 bed $1.66M / $1.16M
Harrington Park — 5 bed: $1.66M (56 sales) Narellan — 5 bed: $1.16M (9 sales)

56 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Harrington Park has more land zoned for conservation (37% vs 0%); Narellan has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Harrington Park Narellan
Residential 51% 31%
Environmental 37% 0%
Parks and recreation 8% 31%
Industrial 0% 13%
Rural and farming 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 8%
Commercial 0% 7%
Planning zones cover 100% of Harrington Park and 99% of Narellan. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Harrington Park Narellan
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
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.

Harrington Park Narellan
Houses 2.7%
$895/wk on $1.71M
 3.3%
$650/wk on $1.03M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Harrington Park Narellan
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Harrington Park scores higher overall (75 vs 40); Narellan is more walkable (88 vs 69).

Harrington Park Narellan
Grade A C
Score 75/100 40/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Narellan carries more crime risk (94 vs 24); Narellan carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 25).

Harrington Park Narellan
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
24/100
 High
94/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Harrington Park Narellan
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 8.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 1.0%

Schools in Harrington Park

  • Harrington Park Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Narellan

  • Narellan Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yandelora School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Harrington Park Narellan
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 19 10
Childcare 5 8
GPs 2 7
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Harrington Park sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 61.9 km).

Harrington Park Narellan
Walkability score 69/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 63.9 km
+3% vs other
 61.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 54 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 180.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 276.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2567
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2567
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.

Harrington Park Narellan
Car (driver) 55.3% / 66.4%
Harrington Park — Car (driver): 55.3% Narellan — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 39.4% / 26.2%
Harrington Park — Worked from Home: 39.4% Narellan — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.1%
Harrington Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Narellan — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train 0.9% / 1.5%
Harrington Park — Train: 0.9% Narellan — Train: 1.5%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.6%
Harrington Park — Walked Only: 0.4% Narellan — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Harrington Park Narellan
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.9 km 31.6 km

NBN connectivity

Harrington Park Narellan
Connectivity score 86/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
3,704 premises
 26%
2,186 premises

Climate

Harrington Park Narellan
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Harrington Park Narellan
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Harrington Park Narellan
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Harrington Park Narellan
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Harrington Park

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Narellan

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