Kemps Creek vs Rossmore

Rossmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 Rossmore, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kemps Creek: a median of $5.25 million, against $4.65 million in Rossmore, though rent is higher in Rossmore.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kemps Creek has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)
  • Rossmore carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Kemps Creek has cheaper land ($4,500,000 vs $5,325,000)
  • Rossmore has cheaper houses ($4,650,000 vs $5,250,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Rossmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rossmore

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 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

Kemps Creek and Rossmore 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 Rossmore
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 Rossmore
Walkability 8 / 22
Kemps Creek — Walkability: 8/100 Rossmore — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 11 / 25
Kemps Creek — Safety: 11/100 Rossmore — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 31 / 77
Kemps Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100 Rossmore — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Kemps Creek skews older (44 vs 40).

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Population 2,121 2,241
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -2.0%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $91,156/yr $95,004/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk $500/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kemps Creek Rossmore
0-4 3.9% / 5.1%
Kemps Creek — 0-4: 3.9% Rossmore — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.0% / 13.1%
Kemps Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Rossmore — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.0% / 8.0%
Kemps Creek — 15-19: 7.0% Rossmore — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 7.5% / 7.2%
Kemps Creek — 20-24: 7.5% Rossmore — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 10.5% / 10.2%
Kemps Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Rossmore — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 11.0% / 10.7%
Kemps Creek — 35-44: 11.0% Rossmore — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.9% / 15.2%
Kemps Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Rossmore — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 12.7% / 11.2%
Kemps Creek — 55-64: 12.7% Rossmore — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 12.2% / 11.0%
Kemps Creek — 65-74: 12.2% Rossmore — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.7% / 6.6%
Kemps Creek — 75-84: 5.7% Rossmore — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 3.2% / 1.7%
Kemps Creek — 85+: 3.2% Rossmore — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Rossmore 59.2% couple families
Rossmore — Couple Families: 59.2% Rossmore — Lone Person: 18.4% Rossmore — One Parent Families: 18.0% Rossmore — Group Household: 3.6% Rossmore — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families 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%
Rossmore 33.6% renting
Rossmore — Owned Outright: 48.8% Rossmore — Mortgage: 17.6% Rossmore — Renting: 33.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.8%
Kemps Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Rossmore — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.6%
Kemps Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Rossmore — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.2%
Kemps Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Rossmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.4%
Kemps Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Rossmore — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / 0.8%
Kemps Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Rossmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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.

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Italy 5.8% / 3.6%
Kemps Creek — Italy: 5.8% Rossmore — Italy: 3.6%
Lebanon 2.4% / 5.4%
Kemps Creek — Lebanon: 2.4% Rossmore — Lebanon: 5.4%
China 2.6% / 3.1%
Kemps Creek — China: 2.6% Rossmore — China: 3.1%
Iraq 2.6% / 0.8%
Kemps Creek — Iraq: 2.6% Rossmore — Iraq: 0.8%
England 1.0% / 0.8%
Kemps Creek — England: 1.0% Rossmore — England: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Kemps Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Rossmore — New Zealand: 1.2%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Kemps Creek — Fiji: not among its largest Rossmore — Fiji: 1.2%

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%
Rossmore 97.5% houses
Rossmore — Houses: 97.5% Rossmore — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Rossmore — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Median house price $5,250,000 $4,650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $4,500,000 $5,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 169 days
from 7 sales
 218 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Rossmore has more rural and farming land (91% vs 48%); Kemps Creek has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 0%).

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Rural and farming 48% 91%
Industrial 32% 0%
Environmental 14% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Kemps Creek and 98% of Rossmore. 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

Kemps Creek Rossmore
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
 2,229
across Liverpool
Approvals change year on year -78% +28%

Ranking within NSW

Kemps Creek Rossmore
House price Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools Higher than 37% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 2% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Rossmore is more walkable (22 vs 8); Rossmore scores higher overall (40 vs 28).

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Grade D C
Score 28/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kemps Creek carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 23); Kemps Creek carries more crime risk (89 vs 75).

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
75/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 2 1

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 Rossmore

  • Bellfield College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Rossmore Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Walkability score 8/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 53 km 53.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 51 min
Public transport score 71/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 38.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2178
 1.7%
postcode 2557
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2178
 69
postcode 2557

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 Rossmore
Car (driver) 51.8% / 52.8%
Kemps Creek — Car (driver): 51.8% Rossmore — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 37.6% / 38.0%
Kemps Creek — Worked from Home: 37.6% Rossmore — Worked from Home: 38.0%
Walked Only 5.6% / 5.1%
Kemps Creek — Walked Only: 5.6% Rossmore — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.0%
Kemps Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7% Rossmore — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 1.3% / 1.1%
Kemps Creek — Train: 1.3% Rossmore — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 33.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Connectivity score 69/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
817 premises
 73%
817 premises

Climate

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Annual rainfall 822 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kemps Creek Rossmore
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Average residential rate $1,547/yr $1,322/yr
Council Penrith Liverpool

Federal electorate

Kemps Creek Rossmore
Division Mcmahon Werriwa
Member Chris Bowen Anne Maree Stanley
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Rossmore

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