Mulgoa vs Regentville

Regentville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Mulgoa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mulgoa, most households are couple families. In Regentville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mulgoa: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.22 million in Regentville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mulgoa tends to suit couples, while Regentville suits 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

They split

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

  • Mulgoa carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 70/100)
  • Regentville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Regentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,220,000 vs $1,505,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Regentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Regentville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 55 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 62.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mulgoa carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 70/100)
  • Regentville is more walkable (63/100 vs 17/100)

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

Investors

Mulgoa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mulgoa Regentville
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.

Mulgoa Regentville
Walkability 17 / 63
Mulgoa — Walkability: 17/100 Regentville — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 46 / 30
Mulgoa — Safety: 46/100 Regentville — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 19 / 100
Mulgoa — Low fire risk: 19/100 Regentville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mulgoa has more residents (2,044 vs 829); Mulgoa has higher household incomes ($131,716 vs $113,724).

Mulgoa Regentville
Population 2,044
+59% vs other
 829
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +2.5%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $131,716/yr
+14% vs other
 $113,724/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mulgoa Regentville
0-4 5.3% / 6.4%
Mulgoa — 0-4: 5.3% Regentville — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.6% / 13.4%
Mulgoa — 5-14: 13.6% Regentville — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 9.2% / 5.9%
Mulgoa — 15-19: 9.2% Regentville — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.9% / 8.4%
Mulgoa — 20-24: 5.9% Regentville — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 9.0% / 13.6%
Mulgoa — 25-34: 9.0% Regentville — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.5% / 11.8%
Mulgoa — 35-44: 11.5% Regentville — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 15.2% / 15.0%
Mulgoa — 45-54: 15.2% Regentville — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.8% / 11.0%
Mulgoa — 55-64: 12.8% Regentville — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 10.4% / 9.0%
Mulgoa — 65-74: 10.4% Regentville — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.6% / 4.5%
Mulgoa — 75-84: 5.6% Regentville — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.0% / 0.7%
Mulgoa — 85+: 1.0% Regentville — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mulgoa 67.0% couple families
Mulgoa — Couple Families: 67.0% Mulgoa — Lone Person: 17.7% Mulgoa — One Parent Families: 11.8% Mulgoa — Group Household: 1.6% Mulgoa — Other Families: 1.8%
Regentville 54.9% couple families
Regentville — Couple Families: 54.9% Regentville — Lone Person: 24.6% Regentville — One Parent Families: 19.0% Regentville — Group Household: 1.5% Regentville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mulgoa 13.9% renting
Mulgoa — Owned Outright: 46.3% Mulgoa — Mortgage: 39.7% Mulgoa — Renting: 13.9%
Regentville 22.4% renting
Regentville — Owned Outright: 28.0% Regentville — Mortgage: 49.6% Regentville — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mulgoa Regentville
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 19.4%
Mulgoa — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Regentville — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 8.4%
Mulgoa — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Regentville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.0%
Mulgoa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Regentville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.1%
Mulgoa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Regentville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.1%
Mulgoa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Regentville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Mulgoa Regentville
England 2.4% / 3.4%
Mulgoa — England: 2.4% Regentville — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 0.5% / 2.4%
Mulgoa — New Zealand: 0.5% Regentville — New Zealand: 2.4%
Germany 1.3% / 0.5%
Mulgoa — Germany: 1.3% Regentville — Germany: 0.5%
Italy 1.1% / 0.5%
Mulgoa — Italy: 1.1% Regentville — Italy: 0.5%
Lebanon 0.9% / 0.5%
Mulgoa — Lebanon: 0.9% Regentville — Lebanon: 0.5%
Afghanistan — / 0.8%
Mulgoa — Afghanistan: not among its largest Regentville — Afghanistan: 0.8%
India 0.6% / —
Mulgoa — India: 0.6% Regentville — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mulgoa 99.7% houses
Mulgoa — Houses: 99.7% Mulgoa — Townhouses: 0.0% Mulgoa — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Regentville 97.9% houses
Regentville — Houses: 97.9% Regentville — Townhouses: 2.8% Regentville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mulgoa Regentville
Median house price $1,505,000 $1,220,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $920,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 8 sales
 14 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Mulgoa has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 5%); Regentville has more rural and farming land (57% vs 2%).

Mulgoa Regentville
Environmental 92% 5%
Rural and farming 2% 57%
Residential 2% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 10%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Mulgoa Regentville
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.

Mulgoa Regentville
Houses 2.9%
$1,035/wk on $1.82M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mulgoa Regentville
House price Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW —

Liveability

Regentville is more walkable (63 vs 17); Regentville scores higher overall (60 vs 41).

Mulgoa Regentville
Grade C B
Score 41/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mulgoa carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0); Regentville carries more crime risk (70 vs 54).

Mulgoa Regentville
Bushfire High
81/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
70/100
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 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mulgoa Regentville
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.8 km

Schools in Mulgoa

  • Mulgoa Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nepean Christian School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Regentville

  • Regentville Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mulgoa Regentville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Mulgoa sits further from the CBD (62.4 km vs 55.8 km).

Mulgoa Regentville
Walkability score 17/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 62.4 km
+11% vs other
 55.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 48 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 69/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 42.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2745
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2745
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.

Mulgoa Regentville
Car (driver) 57.3% / 57.3%
Mulgoa — Car (driver): 57.3% Regentville — Car (driver): 57.3%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 36.8%
Mulgoa — Worked from Home: 36.4% Regentville — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.0%
Mulgoa — Car (passenger): 3.5% Regentville — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 2.4% / 0.9%
Mulgoa — Walked Only: 2.4% Regentville — Walked Only: 0.9%
Train 0.3% / —
Mulgoa — Train: 0.3% Regentville — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.3%).

Setting

Mulgoa Regentville
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mulgoa Regentville
Connectivity score 49/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
655 premises
 53%
339 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Mulgoa Regentville
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ 7.2 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 16.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.55 pphm 0.6 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Mulgoa Regentville
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mulgoa Regentville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mulgoa

Acreage

Regentville

Large Blocks Quiet River

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