Jamisontown vs South Penrith

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In South Penrith, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Jamisontown tends to suit people living alone, while South Penrith suits couples.

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

South Penrith

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Jamisontown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($520,000 vs $710,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jamisontown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Penrith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

South Penrith

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 87/100)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Jamisontown has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 8%)

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

Investors

South Penrith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jamisontown South Penrith
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.

Jamisontown South Penrith
Walkability 68 / 83
Jamisontown — Walkability: 68/100 South Penrith — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 13 / 37
Jamisontown — Safety: 13/100 South Penrith — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jamisontown — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Penrith — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Penrith has more residents (12,005 vs 5,321); South Penrith has higher household incomes ($97,240 vs $79,976).

Jamisontown South Penrith
Population 5,321 12,005
+126% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +1.8%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $79,976/yr $97,240/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $420/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jamisontown South Penrith
0-4 5.6% / 6.4%
Jamisontown — 0-4: 5.6% South Penrith — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.0% / 14.2%
Jamisontown — 5-14: 12.0% South Penrith — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.0% / 6.6%
Jamisontown — 15-19: 5.0% South Penrith — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.4% / 6.2%
Jamisontown — 20-24: 6.4% South Penrith — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 15.9% / 13.1%
Jamisontown — 25-34: 15.9% South Penrith — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 14.3% / 14.7%
Jamisontown — 35-44: 14.3% South Penrith — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 10.8% / 11.8%
Jamisontown — 45-54: 10.8% South Penrith — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 11.6% / 10.3%
Jamisontown — 55-64: 11.6% South Penrith — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 11.0% / 10.4%
Jamisontown — 65-74: 11.0% South Penrith — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.4% / 5.2%
Jamisontown — 75-84: 5.4% South Penrith — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.0% / 1.3%
Jamisontown — 85+: 2.0% South Penrith — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jamisontown 32.7% couple families
Jamisontown — Couple Families: 32.7% Jamisontown — Lone Person: 43.6% Jamisontown — One Parent Families: 18.9% Jamisontown — Group Household: 3.5% Jamisontown — Other Families: 1.4%
South Penrith 45.8% couple families
South Penrith — Couple Families: 45.8% South Penrith — Lone Person: 27.3% South Penrith — One Parent Families: 22.0% South Penrith — Group Household: 3.5% South Penrith — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jamisontown 37.8% renting
Jamisontown — Owned Outright: 29.8% Jamisontown — Mortgage: 32.4% Jamisontown — Renting: 37.8%
South Penrith 30.8% renting
South Penrith — Owned Outright: 31.7% South Penrith — Mortgage: 37.5% South Penrith — Renting: 30.8%
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.

Jamisontown South Penrith
England 4.4% / 3.7%
Jamisontown — England: 4.4% South Penrith — England: 3.7%
India 1.4% / 1.9%
Jamisontown — India: 1.4% South Penrith — India: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.5%
Jamisontown — New Zealand: 1.6% South Penrith — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.8%
Jamisontown — Philippines: 0.9% South Penrith — Philippines: 0.8%
China 0.6% / 0.8%
Jamisontown — China: 0.6% South Penrith — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Jamisontown South Penrith
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.6%
Jamisontown — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% South Penrith — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.1%
Jamisontown — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% South Penrith — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Jamisontown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% South Penrith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.6%
Jamisontown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% South Penrith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.1%
Jamisontown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% South Penrith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jamisontown 64.0% houses
Jamisontown — Houses: 64.0% Jamisontown — Flats / Apartments: 26.1% Jamisontown — Townhouses: 9.9%
South Penrith 92.1% houses
South Penrith — Houses: 92.1% South Penrith — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% South Penrith — Townhouses: 7.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Jamisontown South Penrith
Median house price $1,060,000 $1,110,000
Median unit price $520,000 $710,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 31 sales
 21 days
from 106 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.

Jamisontown South Penrith
3 bed $1.05M / $1.04M
Jamisontown — 3 bed: $1.05M (31 sales) South Penrith — 3 bed: $1.04M (117 sales)

31 vs 117 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.18M
Jamisontown — 4 bed: $1.05M (24 sales) South Penrith — 4 bed: $1.18M (62 sales)

24 vs 62 sales

Zoning mix

Jamisontown has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 1%); Jamisontown has more rural and farming land (18% vs 0%).

Jamisontown South Penrith
Residential 36% 78%
Industrial 23% 1%
Rural and farming 18% 0%
Parks and recreation 9% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 3%
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

Jamisontown South Penrith
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.

Jamisontown South Penrith
Houses 3.1%
$650/wk on $1.07M
 3.2%
$690/wk on $1.12M
Units 4.9%
$500/wk on $534K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Jamisontown South Penrith
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income — Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 49% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of NSW —

Liveability

South Penrith is more walkable (83 vs 68); South Penrith scores higher overall (60 vs 51).

Jamisontown South Penrith
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 60/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jamisontown carries more crime risk (87 vs 63).

Jamisontown South Penrith
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Jamisontown South Penrith
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.4 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 1.5%

Schools in Jamisontown

  • Jamisontown Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in South Penrith

  • Jamison High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Penrith South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary MacKillop Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • York Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jamisontown South Penrith
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 16 2
Parks & reserves 3 13
Childcare 6 8
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Jamisontown South Penrith
Walkability score 68/100 83/100
Distance to Sydney 55.1 km
+3% vs other
 53.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 46 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 81.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 222.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2750
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 2750
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.

Jamisontown South Penrith
Car (driver) 58.1% / 60.6%
Jamisontown — Car (driver): 58.1% South Penrith — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 31.3% / 30.5%
Jamisontown — Worked from Home: 31.3% South Penrith — Worked from Home: 30.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.8%
Jamisontown — Car (passenger): 4.1% South Penrith — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 3.1% / 2.4%
Jamisontown — Train: 3.1% South Penrith — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only 2.8% / 1.0%
Jamisontown — Walked Only: 2.8% South Penrith — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Jamisontown South Penrith
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 49.3 km 47.1 km

NBN connectivity

Jamisontown South Penrith
Connectivity score 92/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
3,327 premises
 76%
4,657 premises

Climate

Jamisontown South Penrith
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Jamisontown South Penrith
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Jamisontown South Penrith
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Jamisontown South Penrith
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jamisontown South Penrith
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jamisontown

Affordable River

South Penrith

Outer Parks

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