Kingswood vs Penrith

In both, most households rent. In Penrith, about half of households are people living alone. Kingswood is closer to the city centre: 51.4 km, against 58.1 km. On these figures, Kingswood tends to suit families with children, while Penrith suits people living alone.

Penrith is the larger suburb with 17,966 residents compared to Kingswood's 10,633, and it sits slightly closer to the CBD at 58.1 km versus 51.4 km. However, Kingswood scores notably higher on liveability (62 versus 44) and has significantly lower bushfire risk at 16 compared to Penrith's 38. Both suburbs share identical median household incomes of $72,644, though Kingswood offers slightly cheaper houses (median $1,017,500 versus $995,000) while Penrith's units are pricier at $570,100 compared to $490,500. Kingswood may suit those prioritising walkability and safety, while Penrith appeals to those wanting a larger, more established community.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Penrith

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 9)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 13)
  • But Kingswood is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($485,000 vs $575,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Kingswood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (51.4 km vs 58.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Penrith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (15 vs 5)

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

Investors

Penrith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.1% vs 14.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Kingswood and 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.

Kingswood 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.

Kingswood Penrith
Walkability 87 / 93
Kingswood — Walkability: 87/100 Penrith — Walkability: 93/100
Low fire risk 84 / 62
Kingswood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Penrith — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Penrith has more residents (17,966 vs 10,633); Penrith skews older (36 vs 34).

Kingswood Penrith
Population 10,633 17,966
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +35.1%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $72,644/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $355/wk $380/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingswood Penrith
0-4 7.3% / 5.8%
Kingswood — 0-4: 7.3% Penrith — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.7% / 9.1%
Kingswood — 5-14: 12.7% Penrith — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 5.0% / 4.1%
Kingswood — 15-19: 5.0% Penrith — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.6% / 9.5%
Kingswood — 20-24: 7.6% Penrith — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 18.5% / 19.8%
Kingswood — 25-34: 18.5% Penrith — 25-34: 19.8%
35-44 15.4% / 13.6%
Kingswood — 35-44: 15.4% Penrith — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 11.7% / 11.2%
Kingswood — 45-54: 11.7% Penrith — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 9.0% / 9.8%
Kingswood — 55-64: 9.0% Penrith — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 7.3% / 8.2%
Kingswood — 65-74: 7.3% Penrith — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 4.0% / 5.7%
Kingswood — 75-84: 4.0% Penrith — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.4% / 3.1%
Kingswood — 85+: 1.4% Penrith — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 42.2% lone person
Kingswood — Lone Person: 42.2% Kingswood — Couple Families: 30.0% Kingswood — One Parent Families: 20.1% Kingswood — Group Household: 5.3% Kingswood — Other Families: 2.4%
Penrith 52.2% lone person
Penrith — Lone Person: 52.2% Penrith — Couple Families: 21.5% Penrith — One Parent Families: 17.6% Penrith — Group Household: 6.4% Penrith — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 56.7% renting
Kingswood — Owned Outright: 17.7% Kingswood — Mortgage: 25.6% Kingswood — Renting: 56.7%
Penrith 62.6% renting
Penrith — Owned Outright: 16.0% Penrith — Mortgage: 21.4% Penrith — Renting: 62.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingswood Penrith
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 15.0%
Kingswood — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Penrith — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 11.2%
Kingswood — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Penrith — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.2%
Kingswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Penrith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 4.4%
Kingswood — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Penrith — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.1%
Kingswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Penrith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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.

Kingswood Penrith
India 5.9% / 2.7%
Kingswood — India: 5.9% Penrith — India: 2.7%
England 2.2% / 2.9%
Kingswood — England: 2.2% Penrith — England: 2.9%
Philippines 2.6% / 2.2%
Kingswood — Philippines: 2.6% Penrith — Philippines: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.0%
Kingswood — New Zealand: 1.9% Penrith — New Zealand: 2.0%
China 1.2% / 1.7%
Kingswood — China: 1.2% Penrith — China: 1.7%
Nepal 1.4% / 0.6%
Kingswood — Nepal: 1.4% Penrith — Nepal: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 44.7% houses
Kingswood — Houses: 44.7% Kingswood — Flats / Apartments: 20.3% Kingswood — Townhouses: 35.0%
Penrith 36.0% houses
Penrith — Houses: 36.0% Penrith — Flats / Apartments: 43.6% Penrith — Townhouses: 20.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingswood Penrith
Median house price $1,012,000 $993,000
Median unit price $485,000 $575,000
Median land price — $1,120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 68 sales
 24 days
from 114 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingswood Penrith
2 bed $430K / $580K
Kingswood — 2 bed: $430K (59 sales) Penrith — 2 bed: $580K (292 sales)

59 vs 292 sales

3 bed $666K / $760K
Kingswood — 3 bed: $666K (7 sales) Penrith — 3 bed: $760K (39 sales)

7 vs 39 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.

Kingswood Penrith
2 bed $910K / $685K
Kingswood — 2 bed: $910K (5 sales) Penrith — 2 bed: $685K (21 sales)

5 vs 21 sales

3 bed $955K / $977K
Kingswood — 3 bed: $955K (61 sales) Penrith — 3 bed: $977K (95 sales)

61 vs 95 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.16M
Kingswood — 4 bed: $1.05M (31 sales) Penrith — 4 bed: $1.16M (33 sales)

31 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Penrith has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 4%).

Kingswood Penrith
Residential 54% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 12%
Industrial 4% 21%
Other and special use 0% 14%
Parks and recreation 9% 13%
Commercial 7% 3%
Environmental 2% 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

Kingswood 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.

Kingswood Penrith
Houses 3.7%
$605/wk on $857K
 3.4%
$650/wk on $1M
Units 4.6%
$450/wk on $505K
 4.8%
$550/wk on $594K

Ranking within NSW

Kingswood Penrith
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 54% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Kingswood scores higher overall (62 vs 44).

Kingswood Penrith
Grade B C
Score 62/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Penrith carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 16).

Kingswood Penrith
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
38/100
Crime — High
97/100
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 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Kingswood Penrith
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 0.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 1.6%

Schools in Kingswood

  • Kingswood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kingswood High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kingswood South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Dominic's College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Penrith

  • Penrith High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Penrith Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Nicholas of Myra Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Kingswood Park Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kingswood Penrith
Supermarkets 3 7
Cafes & restaurants 10 73
Parks & reserves 9 24
Childcare 13 24
GPs 5 15
Pharmacies 3 12
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 12
Fuel stations 2 5
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 9 7

Mobility

Penrith sits further from the CBD (58.1 km vs 51.4 km).

Kingswood Penrith
Walkability score 87/100 93/100
Distance to Sydney 51.4 km 58.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 51 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 289.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 685.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
 0.7%
postcode 2750
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
 31
postcode 2750

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.

Kingswood Penrith
Car (driver) 54.5% / 50.9%
Kingswood — Car (driver): 54.5% Penrith — Car (driver): 50.9%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 34.2%
Kingswood — Worked from Home: 29.3% Penrith — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Train 6.1% / 5.5%
Kingswood — Train: 6.1% Penrith — Train: 5.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.7%
Kingswood — Car (passenger): 4.8% Penrith — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 3.8% / 4.4%
Kingswood — Walked Only: 3.8% Penrith — Walked Only: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Kingswood Penrith
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.5 km 49.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kingswood Penrith
Connectivity score 87/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
5,558 premises
 95%
11,886 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingswood 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

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

Federal electorate

Kingswood Penrith
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kingswood

Easy Commute Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Penrith

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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