Werrington County vs Werrington

Werrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Werrington County. In Werrington County, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Werrington, about half of households rent. On these figures, Werrington County tends to suit couples, while Werrington suits renters and people living alone.

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 County

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 43%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)
  • But Werrington has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Werrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($506,500 vs $922,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (50 km vs 52.1 km)
  • But Werrington County is more walkable (76/100 vs 64/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Werrington County

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 89/100)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 64/100)
  • But Werrington has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Werrington

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (32.2% vs 1.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Werrington County and Werrington 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
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
Walkability 76 / 64
Werrington County — Walkability: 76/100 Werrington — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 47 / 11
Werrington County — Safety: 47/100 Werrington — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Werrington County — Low fire risk: 100/100 Werrington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Werrington has more residents (5,328 vs 3,698); Werrington County has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $83,460).

Werrington County Werrington
Population 3,698 5,328
+44% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +32.2%
Median age 37 32
Median household income $106,184/yr
+21% vs other
 $83,460/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+13% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Werrington County Werrington
0-4 6.6% / 8.7%
Werrington County — 0-4: 6.6% Werrington — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 13.5% / 14.3%
Werrington County — 5-14: 13.5% Werrington — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.1% / 5.7%
Werrington County — 15-19: 5.1% Werrington — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.2% / 7.6%
Werrington County — 20-24: 6.2% Werrington — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 14.4% / 17.7%
Werrington County — 25-34: 14.4% Werrington — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 14.8% / 16.7%
Werrington County — 35-44: 14.8% Werrington — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 11.4% / 11.5%
Werrington County — 45-54: 11.4% Werrington — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 11.2% / 8.3%
Werrington County — 55-64: 11.2% Werrington — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 12.0% / 6.4%
Werrington County — 65-74: 12.0% Werrington — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 3.5% / 2.6%
Werrington County — 75-84: 3.5% Werrington — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.2% / 0.6%
Werrington County — 85+: 1.2% Werrington — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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 39.7% couple families
Werrington — Couple Families: 39.7% Werrington — Lone Person: 30.7% Werrington — One Parent Families: 21.7% Werrington — Group Household: 5.6% Werrington — Other Families: 2.3%
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 46.8% renting
Werrington — Owned Outright: 16.1% Werrington — Mortgage: 37.1% Werrington — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Werrington County Werrington
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 13.2%
Werrington County — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Werrington — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 10.9%
Werrington County — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Werrington — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.8%
Werrington County — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Werrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 4.7%
Werrington County — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Werrington — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Werrington County — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Werrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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
India 1.5% / 5.7%
Werrington County — India: 1.5% Werrington — India: 5.7%
Philippines 1.0% / 4.3%
Werrington County — Philippines: 1.0% Werrington — Philippines: 4.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.1%
Werrington County — New Zealand: 2.1% Werrington — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 3.0% / 1.4%
Werrington County — England: 3.0% Werrington — England: 1.4%
Nepal — / 3.1%
Werrington County — Nepal: not among its largest Werrington — Nepal: 3.1%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Werrington County — Scotland: 0.8% Werrington — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Werrington County 98.5% houses
Werrington County — Houses: 98.5% Werrington County — Townhouses: 0.5% Werrington County — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Werrington 43.1% houses
Werrington — Houses: 43.1% Werrington — Townhouses: 37.5% Werrington — Flats / Apartments: 19.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Werrington County Werrington
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,055,888
Median unit price $922,500 $506,500
Median land price — $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 17 sales
 17 days
from 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.

Werrington County Werrington
3 bed $1.02M / $962K
Werrington County — 3 bed: $1.02M (34 sales) Werrington — 3 bed: $962K (26 sales)

34 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $1.15M
Werrington County — 4 bed: $1.09M (22 sales) Werrington — 4 bed: $1.15M (38 sales)

22 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Werrington County Werrington
Residential 60% 34%
Parks and recreation 27% 31%
Environmental 9% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Commercial 3% 10%
Industrial 0% 6%
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
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
Houses 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.14M
 4.3%
$700/wk on $850K
Units — 3.6%
$370/wk on $540K

Ranking within NSW

Werrington County Werrington
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 45% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 12% of NSW

Liveability

Werrington County scores higher overall (63 vs 45); Werrington County is more walkable (76 vs 64).

Werrington County Werrington
Grade B C
Score 63/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Werrington carries more crime risk (89 vs 53).

Werrington County Werrington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
89/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Werrington County Werrington
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.9 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.6%

Schools in Werrington County

  • Werrington County Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Werrington

  • Wollemi College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Werrington Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kurrambee School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Penrith Valley Learning Centre Government · Combined · Special school
  • Putland School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Werrington County Werrington
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 3
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Werrington County sits further from the CBD (52.1 km vs 50 km).

Werrington County Werrington
Walkability score 76/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 52.1 km
+4% vs other
 50 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 46 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 119.2
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
Car (driver) 64.0% / 56.6%
Werrington County — Car (driver): 64.0% Werrington — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 27.7%
Werrington County — Worked from Home: 28.1% Werrington — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Train 2.4% / 9.8%
Werrington County — Train: 2.4% Werrington — Train: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.8%
Werrington County — Car (passenger): 4.3% Werrington — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 0.6% / 0.7%
Werrington County — Bus: 0.6% Werrington — Bus: 0.7%

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

Setting

Werrington County Werrington
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.6 km 43.5 km

NBN connectivity

Werrington County Werrington
Connectivity score 75/100 81/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,347 premises
 27%
2,312 premises

Climate

Werrington County Werrington
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
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Werrington County Werrington
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

Easy Commute Family Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Young Families

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