Theresa Park vs Werombi
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Theresa Park: a median of $2.75 million, against $2.24 million in Werombi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Werombi tends to suit 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
Werombi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Werombi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($2,237,500 vs $2,750,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Werombi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $610/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Theresa Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (75.5 km vs 81.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Theresa Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
- Werombi carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Theresa Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.1% vs 1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Theresa Park and Werombi drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Werombi has more residents (941 vs 600); Theresa Park rents higher ($610/wk vs $550/wk).
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 600 | 941 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +1.2% |
| Median age | 40 same for both | |
| Median household income | $131,144/yr | $130,572/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $610/wk +10% vs other | $550/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,750,000 | $2,237,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,500,000 |
Zoning mix
Werombi has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 18%); Theresa Park has more rural and farming land (82% vs 40%).
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 40% |
| Environmental | 18% | 60% |
| 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
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,338 across Wollondilly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +92% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 89% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 76% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
Theresa Park scores higher overall (59 vs 41).
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 59/100 | 41/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Werombi carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 14); Theresa Park carries more crime risk (35 vs 24).
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 7 |
Mobility
Werombi sits further from the CBD (81.3 km vs 75.5 km).
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 75.5 km | 81.3 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 70 min | 74 min |
| Public transport score | 30/100 Bus | 28/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 6.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 3 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).
Setting
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 256 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.1 km | 46.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 206 premises | 0% 316 premises |
Climate
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 13.2 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm | 0.11 pphm |
Council rates
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,099/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollondilly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hume same for both | |
| Member | Angus Taylor same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Theresa Park | Werombi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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