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Penrith

57,713 residential parcels covering 62.5 km².

Highly restricted land

≈88% of Penrith’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by low-density-only zoning. Penrith ranks #10 of 33 councils in Sydney, and #50 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Penrith. ABS LGA code 16350. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Penrith ranks in Sydney

Penrith ranks #10 of 33 Sydney-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Penrith: ≈88% · rank #10 of 33

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 26. Waverley≈71%
  5. 27. Randwick≈70%
  6. 28. Penrith≈67%
  7. 29. Canada Bay≈65%
  8. 30. Woollahra≈65%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈54%
  11. 33. Sydney≈33%

Low-density

  1. 1. Blue Mountains≈98%
  2. 2. Wollondilly≈97%
  3. ⋯
  4. 14. Lane Cove≈77%
  5. 15. Ryde≈77%
  6. 16. Penrith≈76%
  7. 17. The Hills≈74%
  8. 18. Strathfield≈74%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. North Sydney≈42%
  11. 33. Sydney≈5%

Heritage

  1. 1. Hunters Hill≈58%
  2. 2. Sydney≈54%
  3. ⋯
  4. 26. The Hills≈1%
  5. 27. Liverpool≈1%
  6. 28. Penrith≈1%
  7. 29. Fairfield≈1%
  8. 30. Sutherland≈1%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Blacktown≈1%
  11. 33. Blue Mountains≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Wollondilly≈100%
  2. 2. Blue Mountains≈100%
  3. ⋯
  4. 8. Campbelltown (NSW)≈92%
  5. 9. Blacktown≈90%
  6. 10. Penrith≈88%
  7. 11. Fairfield≈88%
  8. 12. Georges River≈87%
  9. ⋯
  10. 32. Sydney≈62%
  11. 33. North Sydney≈59%

Source: Penrith ranked against other Sydney-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Penrith

27 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Penrith.

  1. Cambridge Gardens≈100%
  2. Cambridge Park≈100%
  3. Castlereagh≈100%
  4. Colyton≈100%
  5. Emu Heights (NSW)≈100%
  6. Leonay≈100%
  7. Mount Vernon≈100%
  8. Orchard Hills≈100%
  9. Oxley Park≈100%
  10. Werrington Downs≈100%
  11. Mulgoa≈100%
  12. Claremont Meadows≈100%
  13. South Penrith≈99%
  14. St Clair (Penrith - NSW)≈99%
  15. North St Marys≈99%
  16. Erskine Park≈99%
  17. Cranebrook≈99%
  18. Emu Plains≈96%
  19. Werrington County≈94%
  20. Glenmore Park≈87%
  21. Caddens≈86%
  22. Jamisontown≈85%
  23. Kingswood (Penrith - NSW)≈83%
  24. St Marys (NSW)≈82%
  25. Werrington≈80%
  26. Penrith≈50%
  27. Luddenham≈29%
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Sydney context

Penrith ranks #10 of 33 councils in Sydney for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Wollondilly ≈100%
  2. Blue Mountains ≈100%
  3. Hawkesbury ≈98%
  4. Hornsby ≈96%
  5. Hunters Hill ≈94%
  6. Northern Beaches ≈94%
  7. Ku-ring-gai ≈93%
  8. Campbelltown (NSW) ≈92%
  9. Blacktown ≈90%
  10. Penrith ≈88%
  11. Fairfield ≈88%
  12. Georges River ≈87%
  13. Ryde ≈87%
  14. Willoughby ≈86%
  15. Sutherland ≈86%
  16. The Hills ≈85%
  17. Cumberland ≈82%
  18. Burwood ≈82%
  19. Canterbury-Bankstown ≈82%
  20. Inner West ≈81%
  21. Mosman ≈81%
  22. Lane Cove ≈81%
  23. Strathfield ≈80%
  24. Bayside (NSW) ≈78%
  25. Parramatta ≈78%
  26. Woollahra ≈77%
  27. Waverley ≈76%
  28. Liverpool ≈76%
  29. Camden ≈75%
  30. Randwick ≈74%
  31. Canada Bay ≈71%
  32. Sydney ≈62%
  33. North Sydney ≈59%
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