Horsley Park vs Kemps Creek

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Horsley Park, most households are couple families. In Kemps Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kemps Creek: a median of $5.25 million, against $3.8 million in Horsley Park, and rent is higher there too. Horsley Park is closer to the city centre: 42.3 km, against 53 km. On these figures, Horsley Park tends to suit 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

Horsley Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Kemps Creek has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 3)

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

  • Horsley Park has cheaper houses ($3,800,000 vs $5,250,000)
  • Kemps Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 35%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Horsley Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $470/wk)
  • But Kemps Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Horsley Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (39 min vs 52 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.3 km vs 53 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Horsley Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
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.

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Walkability 60 / 8
Horsley Park — Walkability: 60/100 Kemps Creek — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 28 / 11
Horsley Park — Safety: 28/100 Kemps Creek — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 26 / 31
Horsley Park — Low fire risk: 26/100 Kemps Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Horsley Park has higher household incomes ($111,020 vs $91,156).

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Population 1,790 2,121
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% -6.5%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $111,020/yr
+18% vs other
 $91,156/yr
Median weekly rent $428/wk $470/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
0-4 5.0% / 3.9%
Horsley Park — 0-4: 5.0% Kemps Creek — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.3% / 12.0%
Horsley Park — 5-14: 11.3% Kemps Creek — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.1% / 7.0%
Horsley Park — 15-19: 6.1% Kemps Creek — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.3% / 7.5%
Horsley Park — 20-24: 7.3% Kemps Creek — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.1% / 10.5%
Horsley Park — 25-34: 10.1% Kemps Creek — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 9.9% / 11.0%
Horsley Park — 35-44: 9.9% Kemps Creek — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 14.2% / 14.9%
Horsley Park — 45-54: 14.2% Kemps Creek — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 14.3% / 12.7%
Horsley Park — 55-64: 14.3% Kemps Creek — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.6% / 12.2%
Horsley Park — 65-74: 10.6% Kemps Creek — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 8.5% / 5.7%
Horsley Park — 75-84: 8.5% Kemps Creek — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.3% / 3.2%
Horsley Park — 85+: 2.3% Kemps Creek — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Horsley Park 60.6% couple families
Horsley Park — Couple Families: 60.6% Horsley Park — Lone Person: 18.7% Horsley Park — One Parent Families: 15.0% Horsley Park — Group Household: 3.0% Horsley Park — Other Families: 2.7%
Kemps Creek 54.1% couple families
Kemps Creek — Couple Families: 54.1% Kemps Creek — Lone Person: 19.9% Kemps Creek — One Parent Families: 19.7% Kemps Creek — Group Household: 3.8% Kemps Creek — 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.

Horsley Park 18.0% renting
Horsley Park — Owned Outright: 54.9% Horsley Park — Mortgage: 27.1% Horsley Park — Renting: 18.0%
Kemps Creek 31.2% renting
Kemps Creek — Owned Outright: 48.3% Kemps Creek — Mortgage: 20.4% Kemps Creek — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 15.7%
Horsley Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Kemps Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 6.9%
Horsley Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Kemps Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.2%
Horsley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Kemps Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.1%
Horsley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Kemps Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.2%
Horsley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Kemps Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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.

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Italy 7.7% / 5.8%
Horsley Park — Italy: 7.7% Kemps Creek — Italy: 5.8%
Iraq 3.0% / 2.6%
Horsley Park — Iraq: 3.0% Kemps Creek — Iraq: 2.6%
Lebanon 1.2% / 2.4%
Horsley Park — Lebanon: 1.2% Kemps Creek — Lebanon: 2.4%
China 0.6% / 2.6%
Horsley Park — China: 0.6% Kemps Creek — China: 2.6%
England 1.1% / 1.0%
Horsley Park — England: 1.1% Kemps Creek — England: 1.0%
Fiji 0.9% / —
Horsley Park — Fiji: 0.9% Kemps Creek — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Horsley Park 96.7% houses
Horsley Park — Houses: 96.7% Horsley Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Horsley Park — Townhouses: 1.0%
Kemps Creek 91.9% houses
Kemps Creek — Houses: 91.9% Kemps Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Kemps Creek — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Median house price $3,800,000 $5,250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $4,500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 91 days
from 7 sales
 169 days
from 7 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.

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
3 bed $4.02M / $6.5M
Horsley Park — 3 bed: $4.02M (5 sales) Kemps Creek — 3 bed: $6.5M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

4 bed $3.5M / $4.6M
Horsley Park — 4 bed: $3.5M (5 sales) Kemps Creek — 4 bed: $4.6M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Kemps Creek has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 15%); Kemps Creek has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 1%).

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Rural and farming 46% 48%
Industrial 15% 32%
Environmental 1% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
Planning zones cover 66% of Horsley Park and 100% of Kemps Creek. 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

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
 1,063
across Penrith
Approvals change year on year +29% -78%

Ranking within NSW

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
House price Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Horsley Park is more walkable (60 vs 8); Horsley Park scores higher overall (55 vs 28).

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Grade B D
Score 55/100 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kemps Creek carries more crime risk (89 vs 72).

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Inside the suburb 3 7
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Horsley Park

  • Marion Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Narsai Assyrian Christian College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Horsley Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kemps Creek

  • Trinity Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mamre Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Emmaus Catholic College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Kemps Creek Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Kemps Creek - Emmaus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 3 2
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 4
Waterways 29 4

Mobility

Kemps Creek sits further from the CBD (53 km vs 42.3 km).

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Walkability score 60/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 42.3 km 53 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 52 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2175
 0.6%
postcode 2178
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2175
 54
postcode 2178

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.

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Car (driver) 48.4% / 51.8%
Horsley Park — Car (driver): 48.4% Kemps Creek — Car (driver): 51.8%
Worked from Home 42.3% / 37.6%
Horsley Park — Worked from Home: 42.3% Kemps Creek — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Walked Only 5.0% / 5.6%
Horsley Park — Walked Only: 5.0% Kemps Creek — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.7%
Horsley Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Kemps Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 0.5% / 1.3%
Horsley Park — Train: 0.5% Kemps Creek — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.8%).

Setting

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.5 km 35.1 km

NBN connectivity

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Connectivity score 85/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
804 premises
 38%
817 premises

Climate

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Annual rainfall 931 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Average residential rate $990/yr $1,547/yr
Council Fairfield Penrith

Federal electorate

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Division Mcmahon
same for both
Member Chris Bowen
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Horsley Park Kemps Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Horsley Park

Acreage Luxury Multicultural Outer Quiet

Kemps Creek

Acreage Luxury Multicultural Outer

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