St Clair vs Colyton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Clair, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in St Clair: a median of $1.18 million, against $1.04 million in Colyton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, St Clair tends to suit couples.

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 Clair

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 5)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • St Clair leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
  • Colyton has cheaper houses ($1,040,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Colyton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Clair

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

St Clair Colyton
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.

St Clair Colyton
Walkability 86 / 83
St Clair — Walkability: 86/100 Colyton — Walkability: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
St Clair — Low fire risk: 100/100 Colyton — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

St Clair has more residents (19,942 vs 8,770); St Clair has higher household incomes ($107,484 vs $80,028).

St Clair Colyton
Population 19,942
+56% vs other
 8,770
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +3.9%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $107,484/yr
+26% vs other
 $80,028/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+14% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Clair Colyton
0-4 6.8% / 6.9%
St Clair — 0-4: 6.8% Colyton — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 14.1% / 14.0%
St Clair — 5-14: 14.1% Colyton — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.5% / 6.6%
St Clair — 15-19: 6.5% Colyton — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.1% / 7.0%
St Clair — 20-24: 6.1% Colyton — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 14.3% / 13.5%
St Clair — 25-34: 14.3% Colyton — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 13.9% / 13.8%
St Clair — 35-44: 13.9% Colyton — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.0% / 12.9%
St Clair — 45-54: 12.0% Colyton — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.6% / 10.9%
St Clair — 55-64: 13.6% Colyton — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 9.3% / 8.6%
St Clair — 65-74: 9.3% Colyton — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 2.8% / 4.4%
St Clair — 75-84: 2.8% Colyton — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 1.1%
St Clair — 85+: 0.7% Colyton — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Clair 57.9% couple families
St Clair — Couple Families: 57.9% St Clair — Lone Person: 18.7% St Clair — One Parent Families: 20.2% St Clair — Group Household: 2.2% St Clair — Other Families: 1.1%
Colyton 42.9% couple families
Colyton — Couple Families: 42.9% Colyton — Lone Person: 27.1% Colyton — One Parent Families: 24.9% Colyton — Group Household: 3.5% Colyton — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Clair 21.7% renting
St Clair — Owned Outright: 31.2% St Clair — Mortgage: 47.1% St Clair — Renting: 21.7%
Colyton 33.9% renting
Colyton — Owned Outright: 27.0% Colyton — Mortgage: 39.1% Colyton — Renting: 33.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

St Clair Colyton
Philippines 3.5% / 3.0%
St Clair — Philippines: 3.5% Colyton — Philippines: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.7%
St Clair — New Zealand: 2.6% Colyton — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 2.5% / 1.9%
St Clair — India: 2.5% Colyton — India: 1.9%
England 2.0% / 1.7%
St Clair — England: 2.0% Colyton — England: 1.7%
Fiji 0.8% / 2.2%
St Clair — Fiji: 0.8% Colyton — Fiji: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

St Clair Colyton
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 14.5%
St Clair — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Colyton — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 6.0%
St Clair — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Colyton — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.5%
St Clair — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Colyton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.6%
St Clair — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Colyton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
St Clair — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Colyton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Clair 98.4% houses
St Clair — Houses: 98.4% St Clair — Townhouses: 0.9% St Clair — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Colyton 95.1% houses
Colyton — Houses: 95.1% Colyton — Townhouses: 4.0% Colyton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Clair Colyton
Median house price $1,175,000 $1,040,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 132 sales
 20 days
from 76 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.

St Clair Colyton
3 bed $1.14M / $1.01M
St Clair — 3 bed: $1.14M (152 sales) Colyton — 3 bed: $1.01M (98 sales)

152 vs 98 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.1M
St Clair — 4 bed: $1.2M (80 sales) Colyton — 4 bed: $1.1M (29 sales)

80 vs 29 sales

5 bed $1.33M / $1.15M
St Clair — 5 bed: $1.33M (26 sales) Colyton — 5 bed: $1.15M (9 sales)

26 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

St Clair Colyton
Residential 80% 76%
Parks and recreation 13% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 6%
same for both
Environmental 0% 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

St Clair Colyton
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.

St Clair Colyton
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.16M
 3.2%
$650/wk on $1.04M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

St Clair Colyton
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools Higher than 40% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

St Clair scores higher overall (64 vs 49).

St Clair Colyton
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Colyton carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

St Clair Colyton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime — Moderate
64/100
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 11
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

St Clair Colyton
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 5 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 6.7 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.4%

Schools in St Clair

  • Clairgate Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Banks Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blackwell Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Holy Spirit Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Clair High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Clair Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Colyton

  • Bennett Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Colyton High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Clair Colyton
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 9 0
Parks & reserves 12 11
Childcare 15 5
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

St Clair Colyton
Walkability score 86/100 83/100
Distance to Sydney 44.7 km
+2% vs other
 43.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 406.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 142.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2759
 0.6%
postcode 2760
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2759
 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.

St Clair Colyton
Car (driver) 62.1% / 64.4%
St Clair — Car (driver): 62.1% Colyton — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 30.1% / 24.9%
St Clair — Worked from Home: 30.1% Colyton — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 6.0%
St Clair — Car (passenger): 4.4% Colyton — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 2.1% / 2.6%
St Clair — Train: 2.1% Colyton — Train: 2.6%
Bus 0.7% / 1.2%
St Clair — Bus: 0.7% Colyton — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

St Clair Colyton
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.9 km 38.7 km

NBN connectivity

St Clair Colyton
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
6,757 premises
 6%
3,136 premises

Climate

St Clair Colyton
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Clair Colyton
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.55 pphm
same for both

Council rates

St Clair Colyton
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

St Clair Colyton
Division Mcmahon Lindsay
Member Chris Bowen Melissa Mcintosh
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

St Clair Colyton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Clair

Outer Parks

Colyton

Outer Parks Quiet

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