Regentville vs Emu Plains

Regentville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Emu Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Emu Plains tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Regentville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Emu Plains has more parks and reserves (19 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house 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

They split

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

  • Regentville sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 59.2 km)
  • Emu Plains is more walkable (91/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Emu Plains

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Regentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.5% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Regentville Emu Plains
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.

Regentville Emu Plains
Walkability 63 / 91
Regentville — Walkability: 63/100 Emu Plains — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 30 / 30
Regentville — Safety: 30/100 Emu Plains — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Regentville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emu Plains — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Emu Plains has more residents (8,126 vs 829); Regentville has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $97,604).

Regentville Emu Plains
Population 829 8,126
+880% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% -3.5%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $113,724/yr
+14% vs other
 $97,604/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Regentville Emu Plains
0-4 6.4% / 5.4%
Regentville — 0-4: 6.4% Emu Plains — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 13.3%
Regentville — 5-14: 13.4% Emu Plains — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.9% / 5.8%
Regentville — 15-19: 5.9% Emu Plains — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.4% / 6.0%
Regentville — 20-24: 8.4% Emu Plains — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.6% / 10.8%
Regentville — 25-34: 13.6% Emu Plains — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.8% / 13.2%
Regentville — 35-44: 11.8% Emu Plains — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.0% / 12.9%
Regentville — 45-54: 15.0% Emu Plains — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.0% / 11.1%
Regentville — 55-64: 11.0% Emu Plains — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.0% / 12.3%
Regentville — 65-74: 9.0% Emu Plains — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 4.5% / 6.7%
Regentville — 75-84: 4.5% Emu Plains — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.7% / 2.7%
Regentville — 85+: 0.7% Emu Plains — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Emu Plains 46.5% couple families
Emu Plains — Couple Families: 46.5% Emu Plains — Lone Person: 33.1% Emu Plains — One Parent Families: 17.0% Emu Plains — Group Household: 2.2% Emu Plains — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Regentville 22.4% renting
Regentville — Owned Outright: 28.0% Regentville — Mortgage: 49.6% Regentville — Renting: 22.4%
Emu Plains 22.9% renting
Emu Plains — Owned Outright: 40.0% Emu Plains — Mortgage: 37.0% Emu Plains — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Regentville Emu Plains
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 16.9%
Regentville — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Emu Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 9.9%
Regentville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Emu Plains — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.6%
Regentville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Emu Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 3.4%
Regentville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Emu Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.5%
Regentville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Emu Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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.

Regentville Emu Plains
England 3.4% / 4.5%
Regentville — England: 3.4% Emu Plains — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.6%
Regentville — New Zealand: 2.4% Emu Plains — New Zealand: 1.6%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Regentville — Germany: 0.5% Emu Plains — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.6%
Regentville — Philippines: 0.4% Emu Plains — Philippines: 0.6%
Afghanistan 0.8% / —
Regentville — Afghanistan: 0.8% Emu Plains — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.6%
Regentville — Ireland: not among its largest Emu Plains — Ireland: 0.6%
Italy 0.5% / —
Regentville — Italy: 0.5% Emu Plains — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Regentville — Scotland: not among its largest Emu Plains — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Regentville 97.9% houses
Regentville — Houses: 97.9% Regentville — Townhouses: 2.8% Regentville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Emu Plains 82.1% houses
Emu Plains — Houses: 82.1% Emu Plains — Townhouses: 12.4% Emu Plains — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Regentville Emu Plains
Median house price $1,220,000 $1,190,000
Median unit price — $806,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 3 sales
 22 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Regentville has more rural and farming land (57% vs 0%); Emu Plains has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Regentville Emu Plains
Rural and farming 57% 0%
Residential 25% 35%
Environmental 5% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 17%
Industrial 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 3% 8%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Regentville Emu Plains
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.

Regentville Emu Plains
Houses — 3.1%
$730/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Regentville Emu Plains
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 23% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Emu Plains is more walkable (91 vs 63); Regentville scores higher overall (60 vs 44).

Regentville Emu Plains
Grade B C
Score 60/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Emu Plains carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).

Regentville Emu Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
70/100
same for both
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 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Regentville Emu Plains
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.8 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.8% 1.7%

Schools in Regentville

  • Regentville Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Emu Plains

  • Emu Plains Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of The Way Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Penola Catholic College Emu Plains Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • CathWest Innovation College McCarthy Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Regentville Emu Plains
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 19
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 3 14

Mobility

Emu Plains sits further from the CBD (59.2 km vs 55.8 km).

Regentville Emu Plains
Walkability score 63/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 55.8 km 59.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 49 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 236.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2745
 0.7%
postcode 2750
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2745
 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.

Regentville Emu Plains
Car (driver) 57.3% / 54.1%
Regentville — Car (driver): 57.3% Emu Plains — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 38.5%
Regentville — Worked from Home: 36.8% Emu Plains — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.5%
Regentville — Car (passenger): 5.0% Emu Plains — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.3%
Regentville — Walked Only: 0.9% Emu Plains — Walked Only: 1.3%
Train — / 1.9%
Regentville — Train: not among its largest Emu Plains — Train: 1.9%

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

Setting

Regentville Emu Plains
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Regentville Emu Plains
Connectivity score 78/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
339 premises
 47%
3,671 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Regentville Emu Plains
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

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

Federal electorate

Regentville Emu Plains
Division Lindsay Macquarie
Member Melissa Mcintosh Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Regentville

Large Blocks Quiet River

Emu Plains

Easy Commute Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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