Kemps Creek vs Erskine Park

Erskine Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Kemps Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kemps Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Erskine Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kemps Creek: a median of $5.25 million, against $1.21 million in Erskine Park. Erskine Park is closer to the city centre: 44.2 km, against 53 km. On these figures, Kemps Creek tends to suit older residents, while Erskine Park suits couples and 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

Erskine Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Kemps Creek has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Erskine Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,210,000 vs $5,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kemps Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 20%)
  • Erskine Park leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Erskine Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.2 km vs 53 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 52 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Erskine Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Kemps Creek has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Erskine Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.8% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
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.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Walkability 8 / 50
Kemps Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Erskine Park — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 11 / 54
Kemps Creek — Safety: 11/100 Erskine Park — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 31 / 18
Kemps Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100 Erskine Park — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Erskine Park has more residents (6,486 vs 2,121); Erskine Park has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $91,156).

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Population 2,121 6,486
+206% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +0.8%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $91,156/yr $122,148/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+4% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
0-4 3.9% / 5.8%
Kemps Creek — 0-4: 3.9% Erskine Park — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.0% / 13.0%
Kemps Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Erskine Park — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.0% / 7.4%
Kemps Creek — 15-19: 7.0% Erskine Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.5% / 7.3%
Kemps Creek — 20-24: 7.5% Erskine Park — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 10.5% / 14.1%
Kemps Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Erskine Park — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 11.0% / 12.8%
Kemps Creek — 35-44: 11.0% Erskine Park — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 14.9% / 13.4%
Kemps Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Erskine Park — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 12.7% / 15.6%
Kemps Creek — 55-64: 12.7% Erskine Park — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 12.2% / 7.8%
Kemps Creek — 65-74: 12.2% Erskine Park — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 5.7% / 2.2%
Kemps Creek — 75-84: 5.7% Erskine Park — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 3.2% / 0.6%
Kemps Creek — 85+: 3.2% Erskine Park — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kemps Creek 54.1% couple families
Kemps Creek — Couple Families: 54.1% Kemps Creek — One Parent Families: 19.7% Kemps Creek — Lone Person: 19.9% Kemps Creek — Group Household: 3.8% Kemps Creek — Other Families: 2.6%
Erskine Park 64.7% couple families
Erskine Park — Couple Families: 64.7% Erskine Park — One Parent Families: 17.2% Erskine Park — Lone Person: 15.2% Erskine Park — Group Household: 2.0% Erskine Park — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kemps Creek 31.2% renting
Kemps Creek — Owned Outright: 48.3% Kemps Creek — Mortgage: 20.4% Kemps Creek — Renting: 31.2%
Erskine Park 19.7% renting
Erskine Park — Owned Outright: 31.1% Erskine Park — Mortgage: 49.2% Erskine Park — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 17.4%
Kemps Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Erskine Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.7%
Kemps Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Erskine Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.5%
Kemps Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Erskine Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.3%
Kemps Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Erskine Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / 1.0%
Kemps Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Erskine Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Italy 5.8% / —
Kemps Creek — Italy: 5.8% Erskine Park — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / 3.8%
Kemps Creek — Philippines: 0.8% Erskine Park — Philippines: 3.8%
Iraq 2.6% / 0.8%
Kemps Creek — Iraq: 2.6% Erskine Park — Iraq: 0.8%
England 1.0% / 1.9%
Kemps Creek — England: 1.0% Erskine Park — England: 1.9%
China 2.6% / —
Kemps Creek — China: 2.6% Erskine Park — China: not among its largest
Lebanon 2.4% / —
Kemps Creek — Lebanon: 2.4% Erskine Park — Lebanon: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Kemps Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Erskine Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
India — / 1.8%
Kemps Creek — India: not among its largest Erskine Park — India: 1.8%
Fiji — / 1.1%
Kemps Creek — Fiji: not among its largest Erskine Park — Fiji: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kemps Creek 91.9% houses
Kemps Creek — Houses: 91.9% Kemps Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Kemps Creek — Townhouses: 3.5%
Erskine Park 98.1% houses
Erskine Park — Houses: 98.1% Erskine Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Erskine Park — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Median house price $5,250,000 $1,210,000
Median unit price — $885,000
Median land price $4,500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 169 days
from 7 sales
 26 days
from 28 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.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
3 bed $6.5M / $1.1M
Kemps Creek — 3 bed: $6.5M (5 sales) Erskine Park — 3 bed: $1.1M (31 sales)

5 vs 31 sales

4 bed $4.6M / $1.29M
Kemps Creek — 4 bed: $4.6M (6 sales) Erskine Park — 4 bed: $1.29M (37 sales)

6 vs 37 sales

Zoning mix

Kemps Creek has more rural and farming land (48% vs 0%); Erskine Park has more industrially zoned land (48% vs 32%).

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Industrial 32% 48%
Rural and farming 48% 0%
Residential 0% 23%
Environmental 14% 17%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Other and special use 2% 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

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
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.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Houses — 3.9%
$850/wk on $1.14M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools Higher than 37% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Erskine Park is more walkable (50 vs 8); Erskine Park scores higher overall (41 vs 28).

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Grade D C
Score 28/100 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kemps Creek carries more crime risk (89 vs 46); Erskine Park carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 69).

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.7 km

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

Schools in Erskine Park

  • James Erskine Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Erskine Park High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 2 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Kemps Creek sits further from the CBD (53 km vs 44.2 km).

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Walkability score 8/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 53 km
+17% vs other
 44.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 47 min
Public transport score 71/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 38.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 143.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2178
 0.5%
postcode 2759
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2178
 55
postcode 2759

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.

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Car (driver) 51.8% / 61.6%
Kemps Creek — Car (driver): 51.8% Erskine Park — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 37.6% / 31.7%
Kemps Creek — Worked from Home: 37.6% Erskine Park — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.0%
Kemps Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7% Erskine Park — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 5.6% / 0.5%
Kemps Creek — Walked Only: 5.6% Erskine Park — Walked Only: 0.5%
Train 1.3% / 1.5%
Kemps Creek — Train: 1.3% Erskine Park — Train: 1.5%
Bus — / 0.6%
Kemps Creek — Bus: not among its largest Erskine Park — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.6%).

Setting

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 37.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Connectivity score 69/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
817 premises
 3%
2,236 premises

Climate

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Kemps Creek Erskine Park
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kemps Creek

Acreage Luxury Multicultural Outer

Erskine Park

Large Blocks Outer

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