Shanes Park vs St Marys

St Marys is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Shanes Park. In Shanes Park, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Marys, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Shanes Park: a median of $2.71 million, against $1.05 million in St Marys, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, St Marys tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children.

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

St Marys

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (16 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Shanes Park has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $2,710,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (50.3 km vs 54.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Marys

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Shanes Park St Marys
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.

Shanes Park St Marys
Walkability 14 / 79
Shanes Park — Walkability: 14/100 St Marys — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 13 / 8
Shanes Park — Safety: 13/100 St Marys — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 37 / 81
Shanes Park — Low fire risk: 37/100 St Marys — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

St Marys has more residents (13,256 vs 384); Shanes Park rents higher ($440/wk vs $365/wk).

Shanes Park St Marys
Population 384 13,256
+3352% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% +8.7%
Median age 39 34
Median household income $79,612/yr
+6% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+17% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park St Marys
0-4 3.6% / 8.2%
Shanes Park — 0-4: 3.6% St Marys — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 12.2% / 13.1%
Shanes Park — 5-14: 12.2% St Marys — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.8% / 5.0%
Shanes Park — 15-19: 6.8% St Marys — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 8.3% / 6.8%
Shanes Park — 20-24: 8.3% St Marys — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 10.7% / 17.0%
Shanes Park — 25-34: 10.7% St Marys — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 14.1% / 14.8%
Shanes Park — 35-44: 14.1% St Marys — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 16.7% / 12.1%
Shanes Park — 45-54: 16.7% St Marys — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.7% / 10.3%
Shanes Park — 55-64: 11.7% St Marys — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 8.9% / 7.5%
Shanes Park — 65-74: 8.9% St Marys — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 3.4% / 3.8%
Shanes Park — 75-84: 3.4% St Marys — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.8% / 1.4%
Shanes Park — 85+: 1.8% St Marys — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 39.8% couple families
Shanes Park — Couple Families: 39.8% Shanes Park — Lone Person: 28.6% Shanes Park — One Parent Families: 20.4% Shanes Park — Other Families: 8.2% Shanes Park — Group Household: 3.1%
St Marys 33.7% couple families
St Marys — Couple Families: 33.7% St Marys — Lone Person: 37.5% St Marys — One Parent Families: 21.3% St Marys — Other Families: 2.6% St Marys — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 27.4% renting
Shanes Park — Owned Outright: 50.0% Shanes Park — Mortgage: 22.6% Shanes Park — Renting: 27.4%
St Marys 54.2% renting
St Marys — Owned Outright: 18.4% St Marys — Mortgage: 27.4% St Marys — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shanes Park St Marys
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 12.7%
Shanes Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% St Marys — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 8.5%
Shanes Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% St Marys — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.1%
Shanes Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% St Marys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Shanes Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest St Marys — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.7%
Shanes Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% St Marys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Shanes Park St Marys
China 8.1% / 0.8%
Shanes Park — China: 8.1% St Marys — China: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 3.7%
Shanes Park — New Zealand: 1.0% St Marys — New Zealand: 3.7%
Philippines — / 4.6%
Shanes Park — Philippines: not among its largest St Marys — Philippines: 4.6%
England 2.6% / 1.5%
Shanes Park — England: 2.6% St Marys — England: 1.5%
Fiji 2.3% / 1.5%
Shanes Park — Fiji: 2.3% St Marys — Fiji: 1.5%
India — / 3.7%
Shanes Park — India: not among its largest St Marys — India: 3.7%
Lebanon 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Lebanon: 1.8% St Marys — Lebanon: not among its largest
Egypt 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Egypt: 1.8% St Marys — Egypt: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 99.1% houses
Shanes Park — Houses: 99.1% Shanes Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Shanes Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
St Marys 51.2% houses
St Marys — Houses: 51.2% St Marys — Townhouses: 30.0% St Marys — Flats / Apartments: 18.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shanes Park St Marys
Median house price $2,710,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price — $535,000
Median land price — $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 4 sales
 20 days
from 121 sales

Zoning mix

Shanes Park has more land zoned for conservation (64% vs 5%); Shanes Park has more rural and farming land (31% vs 0%).

Shanes Park St Marys
Environmental 64% 5%
Residential 0% 38%
Rural and farming 31% 0%
Industrial 0% 28%
Parks and recreation 1% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Other and special use 0% 5%
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

Shanes Park St Marys
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
 1,063
across Penrith
Approvals change year on year -18% -78%

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.

Shanes Park St Marys
Houses — 3.7%
$600/wk on $850K
Units — 5.0%
$480/wk on $502K

Ranking within NSW

Shanes Park St Marys
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 15% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 54% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

St Marys is more walkable (79 vs 14).

Shanes Park St Marys
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Shanes Park carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 19).

Shanes Park St Marys
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
92/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Shanes Park St Marys
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.3%

Schools in Shanes Park

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

Schools in St Marys

  • Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Marys Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Marys South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Marys Senior High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Shanes Park St Marys
Supermarkets 0 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 23
Parks & reserves 2 17
Childcare 0 16
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 8
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Shanes Park sits further from the CBD (54.5 km vs 50.3 km).

Shanes Park St Marys
Walkability score 14/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 54.5 km
+8% vs other
 50.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 50 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 417.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 10 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
 0.6%
postcode 2760
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
 34
postcode 2760

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.

Shanes Park St Marys
Car (driver) 44.3% / 60.7%
Shanes Park — Car (driver): 44.3% St Marys — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 42.6% / 25.0%
Shanes Park — Worked from Home: 42.6% St Marys — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 9.0% / 1.3%
Shanes Park — Walked Only: 9.0% St Marys — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 6.0%
Shanes Park — Car (passenger): 4.1% St Marys — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train — / 5.5%
Shanes Park — Train: not among its largest St Marys — Train: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Shanes Park St Marys
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.7 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Shanes Park St Marys
Connectivity score 98/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
157 premises
 35%
7,260 premises

Climate

Shanes Park St Marys
Annual rainfall 806 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Shanes Park St Marys
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³ 5.6 µg/m³
PM10 16.3 µg/m³ 17.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.6 pphm 0.55 pphm

Council rates

Shanes Park St Marys
Average residential rate $1,157/yr $1,547/yr
Council Blacktown Penrith

Federal electorate

Shanes Park St Marys
Division Chifley Lindsay
Member Ed Husic Melissa Mcintosh
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Shanes Park St Marys
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shanes Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer

St Marys

Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses

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