Pemulwuy vs Wetherill Park

Pemulwuy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Wetherill Park. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pemulwuy tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wetherill Park suits older residents.

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

  • Pemulwuy has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)
  • Wetherill Park has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Pemulwuy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper units ($645,000 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Pemulwuy leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
  • Wetherill Park has cheaper rent ($480/wk vs $570/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pemulwuy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 53/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Pemulwuy

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 86/100)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 53/100)
  • But Wetherill Park has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Pemulwuy

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Pemulwuy and Wetherill 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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill 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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Walkability 61 / 53
Pemulwuy — Walkability: 61/100 Wetherill Park — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 43 / 14
Pemulwuy — Safety: 43/100 Wetherill Park — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 60 / 64
Pemulwuy — Low fire risk: 60/100 Wetherill Park — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Pemulwuy has higher household incomes ($143,416 vs $80,912); Pemulwuy rents higher ($570/wk vs $480/wk).

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Population 5,532 6,412
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +4.7%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $143,416/yr
+44% vs other
 $80,912/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+16% vs other
 $480/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
0-4 6.8% / 5.1%
Pemulwuy — 0-4: 6.8% Wetherill Park — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 17.2% / 13.2%
Pemulwuy — 5-14: 17.2% Wetherill Park — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.7% / 5.8%
Pemulwuy — 15-19: 6.7% Wetherill Park — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.9% / 5.7%
Pemulwuy — 20-24: 4.9% Wetherill Park — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.8% / 12.9%
Pemulwuy — 25-34: 10.8% Wetherill Park — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 19.4% / 11.7%
Pemulwuy — 35-44: 19.4% Wetherill Park — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.6% / 11.8%
Pemulwuy — 45-54: 14.6% Wetherill Park — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 8.6% / 13.3%
Pemulwuy — 55-64: 8.6% Wetherill Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 5.9% / 12.9%
Pemulwuy — 65-74: 5.9% Wetherill Park — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 3.6% / 5.7%
Pemulwuy — 75-84: 3.6% Wetherill Park — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.7% / 1.8%
Pemulwuy — 85+: 1.7% Wetherill Park — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pemulwuy 68.8% couple families
Pemulwuy — Couple Families: 68.8% Pemulwuy — One Parent Families: 13.1% Pemulwuy — Lone Person: 16.3% Pemulwuy — Group Household: 1.0% Pemulwuy — Other Families: 0.8%
Wetherill Park 58.6% couple families
Wetherill Park — Couple Families: 58.6% Wetherill Park — One Parent Families: 21.6% Wetherill Park — Lone Person: 17.1% Wetherill Park — Group Household: 1.4% Wetherill Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pemulwuy 22.9% renting
Pemulwuy — Owned Outright: 19.0% Pemulwuy — Mortgage: 58.1% Pemulwuy — Renting: 22.9%
Wetherill Park 26.6% renting
Wetherill Park — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wetherill Park — Mortgage: 30.3% Wetherill Park — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Bachelor Degree 19.3% / 9.2%
Pemulwuy — Bachelor Degree: 19.3% Wetherill Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 10.3%
Pemulwuy — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Wetherill Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.9%
Pemulwuy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Wetherill Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 2.3%
Pemulwuy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% Wetherill Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.8%
Pemulwuy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Wetherill Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Iraq — / 18.0%
Pemulwuy — Iraq: not among its largest Wetherill Park — Iraq: 18.0%
India 8.0% / —
Pemulwuy — India: 8.0% Wetherill Park — India: not among its largest
Philippines 4.1% / 1.5%
Pemulwuy — Philippines: 4.1% Wetherill Park — Philippines: 1.5%
Fiji 3.0% / 0.9%
Pemulwuy — Fiji: 3.0% Wetherill Park — Fiji: 0.9%
Vietnam — / 3.2%
Pemulwuy — Vietnam: not among its largest Wetherill Park — Vietnam: 3.2%
Italy — / 3.0%
Pemulwuy — Italy: not among its largest Wetherill Park — Italy: 3.0%
Lebanon 1.1% / 1.4%
Pemulwuy — Lebanon: 1.1% Wetherill Park — Lebanon: 1.4%
Sri Lanka 2.2% / —
Pemulwuy — Sri Lanka: 2.2% Wetherill Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
China 2.2% / —
Pemulwuy — China: 2.2% Wetherill Park — China: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pemulwuy 74.4% houses
Pemulwuy — Houses: 74.4% Pemulwuy — Flats / Apartments: 19.8% Pemulwuy — Townhouses: 5.9%
Wetherill Park 88.7% houses
Wetherill Park — Houses: 88.7% Wetherill Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Wetherill Park — Townhouses: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Median house price $1,329,000 $1,330,000
Median unit price $645,000 $840,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 51 sales
 26 days
from 38 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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
3 bed $1.23M / $1.25M
Pemulwuy — 3 bed: $1.23M (26 sales) Wetherill Park — 3 bed: $1.25M (27 sales)

26 vs 27 sales

4 bed $1.33M / $1.51M
Pemulwuy — 4 bed: $1.33M (40 sales) Wetherill Park — 4 bed: $1.51M (31 sales)

40 vs 31 sales

5 bed $1.57M / $1.48M
Pemulwuy — 5 bed: $1.57M (16 sales) Wetherill Park — 5 bed: $1.48M (9 sales)

16 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
 1,095
across Fairfield
Approvals change year on year -28% +29%

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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Houses 3.9%
$1,000/wk on $1.35M
 3.3%
$770/wk on $1.22M
Units 4.9%
$680/wk on $716K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of NSW —

Liveability

Pemulwuy scores higher overall (64 vs 36); Pemulwuy is more walkable (61 vs 53).

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Grade B C
Score 64/100 36/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wetherill Park carries more crime risk (86 vs 57).

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
86/100
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 23
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.7 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.3%

Schools in Pemulwuy

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wetherill Park

  • William Stimson Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 7 3
Parks & reserves 14 8
Childcare 4 5
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 10 11

Mobility

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Walkability score 61/100 53/100
Distance to Sydney 33.7 km 35.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 39 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 104.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 385.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 0.6%
postcode 2164
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 44
postcode 2164

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.

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Car (driver) 40.3% / 57.1%
Pemulwuy — Car (driver): 40.3% Wetherill Park — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 53.1% / 33.3%
Pemulwuy — Worked from Home: 53.1% Wetherill Park — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.7%
Pemulwuy — Car (passenger): 3.3% Wetherill Park — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 1.7% / 2.2%
Pemulwuy — Train: 1.7% Wetherill Park — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.9%
Pemulwuy — Walked Only: 1.0% Wetherill Park — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 27.2 km

NBN connectivity

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Connectivity score 75/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
2,258 premises
 28%
4,599 premises

Climate

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Average residential rate $1,038/yr $990/yr
Council Cumberland Fairfield

Federal electorate

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Division Mcmahon
same for both
Member Chris Bowen
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pemulwuy Wetherill Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pemulwuy

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

Wetherill Park

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer

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