Wentworthville, NSW 2145

Established railway suburb about 27 km west of the Sydney CBD, colloquially known as 'Wenty', named for the Wentworth family — D'Arcy Wentworth received a large land grant in the area in 1810 and the railway station (opened 1883) was renamed Wentworthville in 1885. At the 2021 census it was home to 15,098 people and is strongly multicultural: the most common ancestries were Indian (31.5%), English, Australian, Chinese and Lebanese, Hinduism was the leading religion (43.2%) and the median age a young 33. Local reviewers describe a family-oriented, practical suburb — a mix of older houses and newer apartments around the station — with direct trains, local shops and the Westmead health precinct next door making it convenient 'without the price' (Homely).

At a Glance

Transport

Wentworthville railway station, on the Main Western line 26.64 km from Central, is served by T1 (North Shore & Western) and T5 (Cumberland) Sydney Trains services; it opened in 1883 as T R Smith's Platform and was rebuilt, with a 2015–18 upgrade adding lifts and a new footbridge under the Station Accessibility Upgrade Program. CDC NSW runs four bus routes via the station and Transit Systems operates route 818 (Merrylands station to Westmead Hospital via Wentworthville), with two NightRide services also stopping; services such as route 708 (Parramatta–Constitution Hill) connect the station to neighbouring centres. The Cumberland Highway runs through the suburb's western side, with the M4 motorway and Parramatta CBD within easy reach.

Schools

Wentworthville Public School — NSW government primary school in the suburb. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School — Catholic systemic primary school in Wentworthville. Darcy Road Public School — NSW government K–6 primary school at 98A Darcy Road, Wentworthville. Secondary students in the area are served by Pendle Hill High School, a NSW government high school (Years 7–12) at 66 Binalong Road in adjoining Toongabbie, whose local catchment covers the Wentworthville side.

Shopping & Amenities

The main shopping precinct sits on the Cumberland side of the railway station around Dunmore and Station streets, anchored by a Woolworths supermarket with specialty shops, chemists, doctors, cafes and multi-cuisine restaurants along Dunmore Street (Indian, Thai and more); a newer Aldi store sits just across the Cumberland Highway in South Wentworthville. Wentworthville Leagues Club, associated with the local Wentworthville Magpies rugby league club, is a neighbourhood institution, and a Cumberland Council library branch operates in the suburb. The Westmead Hospital health and education precinct begins immediately east in adjoining Westmead, minutes from the station (Homely).

Parks & Outdoors

Wentworthville Memorial Swim Centre at 115 Dunmore Street offers a 50-metre competition pool plus a 25-metre program pool with beach and ramp entry and a splash pad (Cumberland Council). The suburb holds 18 parks and reserves covering about 7.7% of its area, and the tree-lined corridor of Toongabbie Creek — a headwater of the Parramatta River crossed by the Cumberland Highway — runs through the suburb's southern fringe, with local playgrounds dotted through the residential streets.

Property Market

The median house price in Wentworthville was around $1,533,500 — median house sale price, 12 months to May 2026 (YIP/CoreLogic); OnTheHouse's automated valuation put the Wentworthville house median near $1,519,401 as of May 2026 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. 2021 population of 15,098 was up 33.4% on 2016, with apartment construction around the station — notably on Veron Street — lifting density; 49.2% of homes owner-occupied and median age just 33. The two trackers agree closely: houses $1.52–1.53M, units $0.59–0.60M. Buyers are drawn by direct T1 trains, the Dunmore Street town centre and Westmead health-precinct spillover, which locals say has kept prices moving even while units have flatlined (+0.84% 12-month growth).

New Developments

The former Wentworthville Mall site at 42–44 Dunmore Street is earmarked for a large mixed-use town-centre redevelopment — urban-design documentation describes a scheme of around 23 storeys with about 523 apartments plus retail, supermarket and commercial space, flagged as a key private catalyst for the Wentworthville–Westmead corridor. More apartment and infill development is occurring around Dunmore Street and the station precinct as the Westmead health precinct's growth spills across the suburb boundary (Homely; Cumberland Council development applications).

Jobs & Local Economy

Westmead Hospital and the surrounding Westmead health precinct in adjoining Westmead — among Australia's largest hospital and health-research campuses — are the dominant nearby employers, minutes from the station by bus or car (Homely). Retail and hospitality along Dunmore Street, jobs at the local primary schools, and the Parramatta CBD about 4 km away round out the local employment picture.

Nearby Suburbs

Westmead, Pendle Hill, Toongabbie, Old Toongabbie, Northmead, Greystanes, South Wentworthville, Merrylands West

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 — Wentworthville
• Wikipedia — Toongabbie Creek
• NSW Government

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