Quiet, established family suburb about 32 km north-west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Blacktown LGA, part of Greater Western Sydney; the name comes from the Dharug word 'Mariyung', said to mean emu or place of cranes, first applied by NSW Railways when the station opened in October 1922. The area stayed mostly rural until the 1960s, when Housing Commission estates south of the railway line and an industrial area to the north marked its urbanisation, and it was part of Quakers Hill until Marayong became a suburb in its own right in 1926. At the 2021 census it had 7,834 residents, with 14.1% born in India, 30.6% Catholic, a median household income of $1,593 a week, and a moderate-safety crime ranking of 16/100 — a solid, multicultural, post-war family suburb.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Blacktown City Council |
| Postcode | 2148 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Around 50–55 minutes by train to Sydney's Central Station — all-stops T1 Richmond-line services from Marayong run via Blacktown and… |
| Median house price | ~$1.1M (Cotality's AVM median house value was $1,095,594 as at 30 June 2026; a separate tracker reported a ~$1.2M median sale price for houses over the last 12 months — realestate.com.au's own suburb figure of ~$790K appears stale) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $917,863 |
| Typical rent | ~$630/week median house rent and ~$570/week median unit rent as at 30 June 2026 |
| Price growth | Houses +37.3% and units +45.59% in median value over the 5 years to June 2026 ; 82 properties sold in the previous 12 months |
Transport
Marayong railway station sits on the Richmond line and is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services, running out to Richmond and in to the city via Blacktown and Parramatta. Richmond Road marks the suburb's southern boundary and links Marayong to Blacktown and Richmond, while the Westlink M7 curls around the suburb, accessible via the Sunnyholt Road interchange at Kings Park or Richmond Road. Bus services also reach the suburb, linking Marayong with Blacktown and Quakers Hill and their surrounding areas (rome2rio; moovit).
Schools
Marayong has four schools within the suburb: two government primaries — Marayong Public School and Marayong Heights Public School — plus St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, and the Catholic co-educational high school St Andrews College, which is split across two local campuses: the Holy Family campus on Quakers Road for Years 7–10 and the John Paul II senior campus on Breakfast Road.
Shopping & Amenities
The village shopping strip on Railway Road near the station holds the Marayong Community Centre and a cluster of small shops — Friendly Grocer, Marayong Pharmacy, newsagency, butcher, bakeries and takeaways — with a few more businesses along Quakers Road and Vardys Road (australia247.info business directory; worldplaces.me). Blacktown's much larger retail, health and services hub — including Westpoint shopping centre — is in the immediately adjacent suburb of Blacktown, a few minutes' drive or a short train hop away.
Parks & Outdoors
Marayong is a compact suburb of about 2.7 km² with 8 parks covering nearly 13.4% of its area. Marayong Park on Davis Road is the main neighbourhood reserve, with fenced playground equipment for all ages and tennis courts (Blacktown City Council parks directory; mapcarta). Greenery also runs along the suburb's creek-line edges and open-space corridors.
Property Market
The median house price in Marayong was around ~$1.1M (Cotality's AVM median house value was $1,095,594 as at 30 June 2026; a separate tracker reported a ~$1.2M median sale price for houses over the last 12 months — realestate.com.au's own suburb figure of ~$790K appears stale) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. A mix of 1960s Housing Commission-era brick homes and later private development, with 56.5% owner-occupancy at the 2021 census and couples with children the dominant household type. Sale medians vary by tracker — Cotality's AVM puts houses at ~$1.096M while propertyvalue.com.au reported ~$1.2M median sale price for the last 12 months — so the realistic band is roughly $1.0–1.2M; realestate.com.au's ~$790K suburb figure is stale relative to 2026 sales.
New Developments
Marayong sees steady small-scale infill — mostly house replacements, dual occupancies and low-rise residential DAs lodged with Blacktown City Council, tracked publicly in the council's development register and by DA-tracking services (Blacktown City Council development register; PlanTrack). The suburb's industrial area north of the railway line also attracts ongoing commercial and logistics development.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment is anchored by the industrial and logistics area released north of the railway line when the suburb urbanised in the 1960s, plus the shops and services along Railway Road (australia247.info). The suburb also feeds into Blacktown's big retail, health and business precinct immediately to the south, and the larger logistics corridor of Western Sydney beyond.
Nearby Suburbs
Blacktown, Kings Park, Quakers Hill, Woodcroft, Acacia Gardens, Parklea, Kings Langley
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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