Wentworthville vs Westmead

In Wentworthville, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. In Westmead, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Westmead: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.5 million in Wentworthville. On these figures, Wentworthville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Westmead suits renters.

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

  • Wentworthville has more separate houses rather than flats (37% vs 15%)
  • Westmead has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wentworthville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,504,500 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Westmead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 49%)

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

Westmead

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (85% vs 63%)
  • has more GPs (8 vs 6)

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

Investors

Wentworthville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (33.4% vs 1.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 5.5%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wentworthville Westmead
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.

Wentworthville Westmead
Walkability 96 / 96
Wentworthville — Walkability: 96/100 Westmead — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 34 / 27
Wentworthville — Safety: 34/100 Westmead — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wentworthville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westmead — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wentworthville Westmead
Population 15,098 16,555
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.4% +1.5%
Median age 33
same for both
Median household income $115,388/yr
+3% vs other
 $111,488/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+4% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wentworthville Westmead
0-4 7.7% / 8.0%
Wentworthville — 0-4: 7.7% Westmead — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 11.8% / 13.0%
Wentworthville — 5-14: 11.8% Westmead — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.0% / 3.2%
Wentworthville — 15-19: 4.0% Westmead — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.8% / 6.4%
Wentworthville — 20-24: 6.8% Westmead — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 22.8% / 23.4%
Wentworthville — 25-34: 22.8% Westmead — 25-34: 23.4%
35-44 19.3% / 22.8%
Wentworthville — 35-44: 19.3% Westmead — 35-44: 22.8%
45-54 9.4% / 8.2%
Wentworthville — 45-54: 9.4% Westmead — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 8.8% / 6.3%
Wentworthville — 55-64: 8.8% Westmead — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 5.6% / 4.6%
Wentworthville — 65-74: 5.6% Westmead — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 2.7% / 2.8%
Wentworthville — 75-84: 2.7% Westmead — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.2% / 1.3%
Wentworthville — 85+: 1.2% Westmead — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wentworthville 57.6% couple families
Wentworthville — Couple Families: 57.6% Wentworthville — Lone Person: 22.2% Wentworthville — One Parent Families: 11.2% Wentworthville — Group Household: 6.9% Wentworthville — Other Families: 2.2%
Westmead 52.3% couple families
Westmead — Couple Families: 52.3% Westmead — Lone Person: 28.8% Westmead — One Parent Families: 9.0% Westmead — Group Household: 7.5% Westmead — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wentworthville 49.4% renting
Wentworthville — Owned Outright: 16.9% Wentworthville — Mortgage: 33.7% Wentworthville — Renting: 49.4%
Westmead 70.4% renting
Westmead — Owned Outright: 9.9% Westmead — Mortgage: 19.7% Westmead — Renting: 70.4%
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.

Wentworthville Westmead
India 35.7% / 38.1%
Wentworthville — India: 35.7% Westmead — India: 38.1%
Sri Lanka 5.6% / 2.8%
Wentworthville — Sri Lanka: 5.6% Westmead — Sri Lanka: 2.8%
China 3.2% / 3.9%
Wentworthville — China: 3.2% Westmead — China: 3.9%
Nepal 2.4% / 3.4%
Wentworthville — Nepal: 2.4% Westmead — Nepal: 3.4%
Philippines 2.0% / 2.2%
Wentworthville — Philippines: 2.0% Westmead — Philippines: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.1%).

Qualifications

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

Wentworthville Westmead
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 24.5%
Wentworthville — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Westmead — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 15.1% / 18.0%
Wentworthville — Postgraduate Degree: 15.1% Westmead — Postgraduate Degree: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.4%
Wentworthville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Westmead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 3.8%
Wentworthville — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Westmead — Certificate III & IV: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Wentworthville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Westmead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wentworthville 40.5% flats / apartments
Wentworthville — Flats / Apartments: 40.5% Wentworthville — Houses: 37.2% Wentworthville — Townhouses: 22.3%
Westmead 76.2% flats / apartments
Westmead — Flats / Apartments: 76.2% Westmead — Houses: 15.0% Westmead — Townhouses: 8.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Wentworthville Westmead
Median house price $1,504,500 $1,800,000
Median unit price $573,500 $585,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 77 sales
 24 days
from 39 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wentworthville Westmead
1 bed $458K / $480K
Wentworthville — 1 bed: $458K (13 sales) Westmead — 1 bed: $480K (40 sales)

13 vs 40 sales

2 bed $567K / $585K
Wentworthville — 2 bed: $567K (162 sales) Westmead — 2 bed: $585K (303 sales)

162 vs 303 sales

3 bed $726K / $745K
Wentworthville — 3 bed: $726K (33 sales) Westmead — 3 bed: $745K (41 sales)

33 vs 41 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.

Wentworthville Westmead
2 bed $797K / $711K
Wentworthville — 2 bed: $797K (10 sales) Westmead — 2 bed: $711K (15 sales)

10 vs 15 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.85M
Wentworthville — 3 bed: $1.5M (48 sales) Westmead — 3 bed: $1.85M (8 sales)

48 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.68M / $1.77M
Wentworthville — 4 bed: $1.68M (23 sales) Westmead — 4 bed: $1.77M (8 sales)

23 vs 8 sales

5 bed $1.65M / $1.86M
Wentworthville — 5 bed: $1.65M (11 sales) Westmead — 5 bed: $1.86M (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Wentworthville Westmead
Residential 80% 65%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 29%
Parks and recreation 8% 3%
Commercial 5% 0%
Environmental 2% 1%
Industrial 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

Wentworthville Westmead
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Wentworthville Westmead
Houses 2.9%
$700/wk on $1.25M
 2.5%
$720/wk on $1.47M
Units 6.0%
$650/wk on $560K
 5.5%
$640/wk on $600K

Ranking within NSW

Wentworthville Westmead
House price Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Westmead scores higher overall (67 vs 60).

Wentworthville Westmead
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wentworthville Westmead
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
73/100
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 9
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Wentworthville Westmead
Inside the suburb 3 9
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 3.5 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1%
same for both

Schools in Wentworthville

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Darcy Road Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wentworthville Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Westmead

  • Catherine McAuley Westmead Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Parramatta Marist High School Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mother Teresa Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Westmead Christian Grammar School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Westmead Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wentworthville Westmead
Supermarkets 3 2
Cafes & restaurants 13 16
Parks & reserves 12 15
Childcare 22 12
GPs 6 8
Pharmacies 5
same for both
Hospitals 1 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Wentworthville Westmead
Walkability score 96/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 27.4 km
+4% vs other
 26.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 28 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 207.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 380.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
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.

Wentworthville Westmead
Worked from Home 47.9% / 52.8%
Wentworthville — Worked from Home: 47.9% Westmead — Worked from Home: 52.8%
Car (driver) 35.3% / 26.3%
Wentworthville — Car (driver): 35.3% Westmead — Car (driver): 26.3%
Train 10.2% / 10.0%
Wentworthville — Train: 10.2% Westmead — Train: 10.0%
Walked Only 1.8% / 5.9%
Wentworthville — Walked Only: 1.8% Westmead — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 2.9%
Wentworthville — Car (passenger): 3.3% Westmead — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Wentworthville Westmead
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.9 km 22.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wentworthville Westmead
Connectivity score 79/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
5,916 premises
 12%
7,076 premises

Climate

Wentworthville Westmead
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wentworthville Westmead
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Wentworthville Westmead
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Wentworthville Westmead
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wentworthville Westmead
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wentworthville

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Westmead

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals River Trams Transport Hub Urban

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