South Penrith, NSW 2750

Family suburb about 55 km west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Penrith and the Greater Western Sydney region, lying immediately south of Penrith proper — it is bounded by Jamison Road to the north, York Road to the west, the M4 Motorway to the south and The Northern Road to the east, with Penrith a separate suburb to the north. At the 2021 census it had 12,005 residents (median age 37), with a comfortable family-owner profile — median weekly household income $1,870 and median monthly mortgage $2,167 at about 27% of household income (ABS 2021 via StMate). Guides describe it as a family-friendly Western Sydney suburb of established homes, schools and extensive sporting facilities centred on Jamison Park, with convenient shopping at Southlands and quick M4 access that make it popular with commuters and young families (Best Schools; StMate). Housing stock mixes original post-war single-storey homes on generous blocks with renovated and modern family houses — current listings span renovated 3-bedroom charmers (e.g., 27 Maxwell Street, 632 m², ~$1.01M) to larger modern family homes (e.g., 41 Jason Avenue, 840 m², ~$1.49M) (StMate listings).

At a Glance

Transport

South Penrith has no railway station; Penrith station on the T1 Western Line is just north across Jamison Road, and local Busways routes connect the suburb to it — transport directory data shows routes 770, 791 and 794 among the bus lines passing near central South Penrith streets such as Brockamin Drive, while a Penrith–Jamisontown loop service runs through South Penrith on the suburb's western side. The M4 Motorway forms the suburb's southern boundary with quick access to the wider Western Sydney road network, and The Northern Road runs along its eastern edge.

Schools

The suburb's NSW government schools are York Public School (K–6, 224 Evan Street, South Penrith) and Jamison High School (Years 7–12, 222 Evan Street, South Penrith) — the local public high school. Penrith South Public School (K–6 government, 172–190 Jamison Road on the suburb's northern boundary) also serves the area, and St Mary MacKillop Primary School is the local Catholic K–6 school, describing itself as 'a vibrant and contemporary primary school in Penrith' located in South Penrith (school website). Jamisontown Public School in the immediately adjoining suburb of Jamisontown is also in the local government catchment (StMate). Note: there is no school actually named 'South Penrith Public School' — the local government primary is Penrith South Public School.

Shopping & Amenities

Southlands Shopping Centre at 2 Birmingham Road is the suburb's main shopping centre — a neighbourhood centre of around 28 stores offering 'convenience for every day fresh food, groceries, lunch and coffee' (Southlands Shopping Centre). Nepean Village, the older Vicinity Centres mall of 70-plus stores at the corner of Station and Woodriff Streets, sits on the suburb's northern edge close to Penrith station (Nepean Village), while the full Penrith CBD — Westfield Penrith, High Street retail, the civic centre and Penrith library — lies just north across Jamison Road in adjacent Penrith. Jamisontown, immediately adjacent to the west, adds homemaker and bulky-goods retail (StMate).

Parks & Outdoors

Jamison Park is the suburb's recreational heart — a large sports hub with fields for football, netball, walking paths and open space popular with active families, where Penrith City Council has delivered a new synthetic playing surface, plus tree-planting under the 'Greening our City' program. The Nepean River and its riverside parklands are just a few minutes' drive west through adjacent Jamisontown, which fronts the river. Smaller neighbourhood reserves are scattered through the suburb's street grid, and the M4 corridor edges the south with views to the Blue Mountains on clear days.

Property Market

The median house price in South Penrith was around ~$1.08–1.16M (mid/late 2026): NSW Valuer General data via soldnsw puts the median at $1,130,000 across 109 recorded residential sales (retrieved Sep 2026); AreaSearch's Jamisontown–South Penrith SA2 median house price is $1.16M (sales to Aug 2026); StMate reports a $1.08M median (3-bedroom homes); realestate.com.au suburb data gives ~$1,095,000 for houses over the past 12 months (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Typical 2026 detached-house sales cluster around $945k–$1.28M with top-end family homes at $1.3–1.63M — e.g., 139 Smith St $945,000, 21 Miranda St $1,005,000, 58 Chesterfield Rd $1,120,000, 12 Corbin Ave $1,120,000, 32 Joanna St $1,280,000, 55 Bickley Rd $1,455,000, 2 Obadiah Pl $1,630,000 (NSW Valuer General via soldnsw, 2026 settlements). Stock is mostly single-storey houses on 600–850 m² blocks with a post-war-to-modern mix; unit supply is small (mostly townhouses and villa conversions, e.g., 1/1 York Rd $505,000) (soldnsw; StMate). New supply is low — the Jamisontown–South Penrith SA2 saw about 90 residential approvals over the past two financial years, with building activity running roughly 56% below the Greater Sydney per-capita average, which supports values for existing homes (AreaSearch). Household mortgage-to-income sits at a comfortable ~27% (ABS 2021 via StMate).

New Developments

Development is steady but low-key residential infill rather than high-rise: the Jamisontown–South Penrith SA2 recorded about 90 residential dwelling approvals over the two financial years to mid-2026, and Cotality/OnTheHouse data shows 5-year median-value growth of ~53% for both houses and units as demand spills south of Penrith's CBD core. Council-backed amenity works are the most visible recent projects: the new synthetic playing facility at Jamison Park opened to meet sporting demand, funded through the NSW Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund with Penrith City Council and the Nepean Football Association, and Jamison Park has since received 'Greening our City' canopy-planting grants (Ausleisure; Your Say Penrith). Locally, renovated and new family homes are appearing on original post-war blocks (StMate listings), and the suburb's position on the M4 corridor links it to the wider Western Sydney growth story, including the new Western Sydney International Airport around 25 minutes away (Aussie).

Jobs & Local Economy

South Penrith's local employment is anchored in retail and services — Southlands Shopping Centre and Nepean Village at the suburb's northern edge, plus the adjacent Penrith CBD just north across Jamison Road with Westfield Penrith, council offices and civic jobs. The adjoining Kingswood health and education precinct — Nepean Hospital and Western Sydney University's Kingswood campus — is a major nearby employer, and Jamisontown's homemaker retail corridor sits immediately west. The M4 Motorway boundary puts logistics, warehouse and industrial employment along the corridor within easy reach, and many residents commute by train from Penrith station to Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. Median household income was $1,870/week at the 2021 census (ABS via StMate).

Nearby Suburbs

Penrith, Jamisontown, Kingswood, Glenmore Park, Orchard Hills

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.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Wikipedia — Penrith
• NSW Government

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