Leafy, masterplanned family suburb in Camden Council's part of the Macarthur region, about 60 km south-west of the Sydney CBD, with 13,332 residents at the 2021 census. The suburb grew out of the historic Fairfax-family estate — Harrington Park House, built 1817–27 and listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, still stands within the suburb. Today it is an award-winning, tree-lined suburb of large estate homes wrapped around the man-made Harrington Park Lake, described by local guides and agents as a scenic, family-focused enclave with strong community amenities (West Journal; bestschools.com.au).
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | South West Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Camden Council |
| Postcode | 2567 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Harrington Park is about 60 km south-west of the Sydney CBD. There is no direct rail: typical CBD journeys combine a local bus (e.g.… |
| Median house price | ~$1.50M–$1.57M — median sold price of $1,565,000 for houses over the past year (realestate.com.au suburb data); AusPropertyInsights median $1,550,000; Spachus median tracked sale $1,500,000 (Sep 2026) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $833,326 — median unit value ; the suburb has very few apartments, with most multi-dwelling stock being townhouses/villas |
| Typical rent | ~$800–840/week — houses rent for a median of about $838/week… |
Transport
Public transport is bus-based — Harrington Park has no railway station. Transit Systems route 890 runs from Campbelltown station through Harrington Park, and the suburb is served by other Camden–Campbelltown corridor bus services; buses link residents to Campbelltown and Macarthur railway stations on the T8 Airport & South line, the nearest rail options.
Schools
Harrington Park Public School — NSW government primary (K–6) at 2 Sir Warwick Fairfax Drive, established in 2002 and now one of the larger primaries in the area with more than 730 students (school website; NSW school finder). Secondary students are served by high schools in surrounding suburbs — e.g. Oran Park High School (government Years 7–12) in adjacent Oran Park, and St Justin's Catholic Primary School in Oran Park provides a nearby Catholic primary option.
Shopping & Amenities
Harrington Plaza — the suburb's local shopping centre on Fairwater Drive, anchored by Coles with doctors, chemist, dentist and cafes such as Parx Coffee House. Narellan Town Centre — the Macarthur region's major regional shopping hub in immediately adjacent Narellan — is minutes away for full-line retail and dining. The suburb also has a cluster of food and retail options along Camden Valley Way at its northern edge (West Journal).
Parks & Outdoors
Harrington Park Lake — a man-made lake and Camden Council park (Royal George Drive) with a boardwalk/wharf feature, playgrounds and a gentle 2.3 km lake-loop trail where native wetland birds are easily spotted; the adjoining Youth Play Space adds scooter, bike and skateboard tracks for kids (West Journal; Camden Council; Tripadvisor). Crear Hill Lookout and Harrington Lookout offer panoramic views over the suburb towards the Blue Mountains, set within the surrounding woodland remnants ('Harrington Forest') with an extensive network of walking trails (West Journal).
Property Market
The median house price in Harrington Park was around ~$1.50M–$1.57M — median sold price of $1,565,000 for houses over the past year (realestate.com.au suburb data); AusPropertyInsights median $1,550,000; Spachus median tracked sale $1,500,000 (Sep 2026) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Trackers cluster the house median around $1.46M–$1.57M: OnTheHouse/Cotality median value $1,455,517, AusPropertyInsights $1,550,000, realestate.com.au median sold $1,565,000 and Spachus median tracked sale $1,500,000 — comfortably above the typical $1.2–1.5M band quoted for older Camden suburbs (sources below). Spachus reports a softening market: 91% of tracked 2026 sales settled below original asking, with top-end estate homes reaching $2.8M (12 Douglas Place). The hint range of ~$1.2–1.5M appears low for this built-out prestige estate suburb.
New Developments
Harrington Park is essentially built out: the masterplanned residential estate developed around the historic Fairfax homestead and the lake is now mature, with no large greenfield release areas left inside the suburb. Recent activity is infill and prestige turnover — large estate houses and rebuilds on big lots dominate the top of the market (e.g. a $2.8M 2026 sale at 12 Douglas Place and 5-bedroom sales around $2M+, Spachus). New greenfield growth in the corridor is occurring in adjacent release estates such as Oran Park rather than within Harrington Park itself.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment is service-based: retail, hospitality, health and professional services cluster at Harrington Plaza and along Camden Valley Way, with Narellan Town Centre in adjacent Narellan the biggest retail employer nearby. Camden Council and the broader Camden–Campbelltown public sector anchor white-collar jobs across the LGA, while many residents commute to Campbelltown/Macarthur commercial, health and education precincts or into the Sydney CBD.
Nearby Suburbs
Cobbitty, Oran Park, Catherine Field, Currans Hill, Kirkham, Narellan, Smeaton Grange
Sources & method
Researched 4 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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