Small, quiet, family-focused suburb of Sydney located 54 km west of the CBD, in the City of Penrith LGA and the Greater Western Sydney region. It is a relatively new suburb — gazetted in 1981 and formerly part of Cambridge Park, taking its name from Cambridge Gardens Public School, established in 1978. At the 2021 census it had 2,030 residents, 80.4% born in Australia and 87.1% speaking only English at home. Locals describe it as a 'lovely friendly safe and peaceful suburb' with a great school, pre-school, parks and wide streets on nice blocks — a very small, neighbourly community rated 4.4/5 on Homely (Homely local reviews, 2025).
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Penrith City Council |
| Postcode | 2747 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 55–65 minutes door-to-door on a typical CBD commute: a short local bus ride (or about 10 minutes by car… |
| Median house price | ~$0.98M–$1.08M (conflicting trackers: $966,000–$1,075,000 median house price over the past 12 months) (mid-2026) |
| Typical rent | ~$680–$700/week (median weekly rent; auspropertyfinder $680/week; andreamonti.com.au $696/week) |
| Price growth | House prices up roughly 6–9% over the 12 months to mid-2026 (auspropertyfinder +8.9%; andreamonti +6.6%) |
Transport
Public transport is bus-based: Cambridge Gardens has no railway station, and local Busways services connect the suburb to the T1 Western Line rail corridor. Kingswood station — about 52.7 km from the CBD on the Main Western (T1) line — is the closest rail access, roughly 2 km south of the suburb across neighbouring Cambridge Park (NSW Trains Wiki; TripAdvisor hotel listings; Busways network).
Schools
Cambridge Gardens Public School — NSW government primary school established in 1978, which gave the suburb its name when the area was gazetted in 1981. High school students are served by Cambridge Park High School in the adjacent suburb of Cambridge Park (Harrow Road) (More Than Thanks; NSW DoE), and locals note a pre-school alongside the public school within the suburb (Homely local reviews).
Shopping & Amenities
Cambridge Gardens has no large shopping centre of its own; locals report a Coles with McDonald's, Subway and a petrol station within easy walking distance of most homes, a chemist in nearby Cambridge Park, and the Penrith CBD about 10 minutes away by car (Homely local reviews, 2025). Community and recreation facilities in the area are run by Penrith City Council.
Parks & Outdoors
Residents describe Cambridge Gardens as a clean-and-green neighbourhood of wide streets on nice blocks with quiet local parks — a small suburb where children ride bikes in the street (Homely local ratings and reviews, 2025). Neighbourhood playspaces across the Cambridge Park–Cambridge Gardens area are managed and upgraded by Penrith City Council.
Property Market
The median house price in Cambridge Gardens was around ~$0.98M–$1.08M (conflicting trackers: $966,000–$1,075,000 median house price over the past 12 months) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. A tightly-held house market in the Penrith City Council area: roughly 2,030 adults across about 761 dwellings with a low ~2.2–2.7% vacancy rate. Trackers put the 12-month house median between about $966,000 and $1,075,000 depending on method and sales window — a tightly clustered, genuinely sub-$1.1M family market consistent with the suburb's mix of older and newer detached homes. Unit sales are rare (mostly detached housing).
New Developments
As a young suburb gazetted only in 1981, infill development and renovations characterise recent activity — examples include council-lodged DAs for a rear extension (12 Cleeve Place) and a secondary dwelling (21 Carlyle Crescent) in the suburb.
Jobs & Local Economy
Retail and local services are the main local employment base, with most jobs concentrated in nearby Cambridge Park and the Penrith CBD. Penrith City Council is the dominant public-sector employer in the LGA, and many residents commute to Penrith or to the rail corridor via Kingswood station (Busways network).
Nearby Suburbs
Cambridge Park, Penrith, Werrington Downs
Sources & method
Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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