Werrington County vs Werrington Downs

Comparing Werrington County and Werrington Downs, NSW: Werrington County carries more crime risk (53 vs 28); Werrington County is more walkable (76 vs 63); and Werrington Downs scores higher overall (68 vs 63).

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

Werrington Downs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 53/100)

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

Werrington County

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Werrington County is more walkable (76/100 vs 63/100)
  • Werrington Downs carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Werrington County

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Werrington County Werrington Downs
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.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Walkability 76 / 63
Werrington County — Walkability: 76/100 Werrington Downs — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 47 / 72
Werrington County — Safety: 47/100 Werrington Downs — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Werrington County — Low fire risk: 100/100 Werrington Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Population 3,698
+13% vs other
 3,221
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% -0.9%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $106,184/yr $111,228/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $415/wk $425/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
0-4 6.6% / 7.5%
Werrington County — 0-4: 6.6% Werrington Downs — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.5% / 14.7%
Werrington County — 5-14: 13.5% Werrington Downs — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 5.1% / 5.5%
Werrington County — 15-19: 5.1% Werrington Downs — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.2% / 5.2%
Werrington County — 20-24: 6.2% Werrington Downs — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 14.4% / 15.0%
Werrington County — 25-34: 14.4% Werrington Downs — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 14.8% / 15.4%
Werrington County — 35-44: 14.8% Werrington Downs — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 11.4% / 10.2%
Werrington County — 45-54: 11.4% Werrington Downs — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 11.2% / 13.7%
Werrington County — 55-64: 11.2% Werrington Downs — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 12.0% / 9.4%
Werrington County — 65-74: 12.0% Werrington Downs — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 3.5% / 2.5%
Werrington County — 75-84: 3.5% Werrington Downs — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.2% / 0.8%
Werrington County — 85+: 1.2% Werrington Downs — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Werrington County 52.9% couple families
Werrington County — Couple Families: 52.9% Werrington County — Lone Person: 22.3% Werrington County — One Parent Families: 19.5% Werrington County — Group Household: 3.5% Werrington County — Other Families: 1.8%
Werrington Downs 54.9% couple families
Werrington Downs — Couple Families: 54.9% Werrington Downs — Lone Person: 21.2% Werrington Downs — One Parent Families: 20.3% Werrington Downs — Group Household: 2.3% Werrington Downs — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Werrington County 19.4% renting
Werrington County — Owned Outright: 35.1% Werrington County — Mortgage: 45.5% Werrington County — Renting: 19.4%
Werrington Downs 16.7% renting
Werrington Downs — Owned Outright: 30.4% Werrington Downs — Mortgage: 52.9% Werrington Downs — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.1%
Werrington County — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Werrington Downs — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.4%
Werrington County — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Werrington Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 7.4%
Werrington County — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Werrington Downs — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.2%
Werrington County — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Werrington Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.9%
Werrington County — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Werrington Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
England 3.0% / 3.4%
Werrington County — England: 3.0% Werrington Downs — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.1%
Werrington County — New Zealand: 2.1% Werrington Downs — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 1.5% / 1.5%
Werrington County — India: 1.5% Werrington Downs — India: 1.5%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.0%
Werrington County — Philippines: 1.0% Werrington Downs — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.5%
Werrington County — Scotland: 0.8% Werrington Downs — Scotland: 0.5%
Lebanon — / 0.9%
Werrington County — Lebanon: not among its largest Werrington Downs — Lebanon: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Werrington County 98.5% houses
Werrington County — Houses: 98.5% Werrington County — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Werrington County — Townhouses: 0.5%
Werrington Downs 98.5% houses
Werrington Downs — Houses: 98.5% Werrington Downs — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Werrington Downs — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,117,500
Median unit price $922,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 17 sales
 16 days
from 18 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.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
3 bed $1.02M / $1.07M
Werrington County — 3 bed: $1.02M (34 sales) Werrington Downs — 3 bed: $1.07M (25 sales)

34 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $1.16M
Werrington County — 4 bed: $1.09M (22 sales) Werrington Downs — 4 bed: $1.16M (16 sales)

22 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Residential 60% 86%
Parks and recreation 27% 14%
Environmental 9% 0%
Commercial 3% 0%
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

Werrington County Werrington Downs
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.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Houses 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.14M
 2.5%
$550/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Werrington County Werrington Downs
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Werrington County is more walkable (76 vs 63); Werrington Downs scores higher overall (68 vs 63).

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 68/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Werrington County carries more crime risk (53 vs 28).

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
28/100
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 6
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.9 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.9%

Schools in Werrington County

  • Werrington County Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Werrington Downs

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

Amenities in the suburb

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Walkability score 76/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 52.1 km 53.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 50 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
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.

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Car (driver) 64.0% / 62.2%
Werrington County — Car (driver): 64.0% Werrington Downs — Car (driver): 62.2%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 31.1%
Werrington County — Worked from Home: 28.1% Werrington Downs — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
Werrington County — Car (passenger): 4.3% Werrington Downs — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 2.4% / 1.7%
Werrington County — Train: 2.4% Werrington Downs — Train: 1.7%
Bus 0.6% / 0.6%
Werrington County — Bus: 0.6% Werrington Downs — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.6 km 46.1 km

NBN connectivity

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Connectivity score 75/100 100/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,347 premises
 100%
1,135 premises

Climate

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Werrington County Werrington Downs
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

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Average residential rate $1,547/yr
same for both
Council Penrith
same for both

Federal electorate

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Division Lindsay
same for both
Member Melissa Mcintosh
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Werrington County Werrington Downs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Werrington County

Large Blocks Outer Quiet River

Werrington Downs

Family Outer Quiet

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