Werrington, NSW 2747

A family-oriented suburb on Sydney's western rail corridor, 49.3 km west of the CBD in the north ward of Penrith City Council and part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Werrington grew around its railway station — a private platform for NSW premier Henry Parkes (Parkes Platform, opened 1868, public from 1878, renamed Werrington in 1893) — and the Werrington estate was subdivided for housing from the 1880s, with the heritage 'Werrington' house in Rugby Street (leased by Parkes 1860–72) still standing. Today it is a compact suburb of 5,328 people (2021 Census) whose housing is mostly detached brick homes — much of it post-war, now mixed with modern units and duplexes along Victoria Street — and whose households are predominantly couples with children, with 52.1% owner-occupied homes. The community is multicultural: 59.8% born in Australia, top ancestries Australian (27.3%) and English (24.0%), with Indian (6.4%) and Filipino (5.6%) communities, and 5.1% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Werrington sits alongside Western Sydney University's Penrith campuses, giving the suburb a student-adjacent, academic character.

At a Glance

Transport

Werrington railway station (Railway Street) sits on the Main Western line 49.08 km from Central, served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line services; the station opened on 2 May 1868 as Parkes Platform for Henry Parkes, opened to the public in 1878 and was renamed Werrington in 1893. It is accessible, staffed on weekdays 6am–7pm, and recorded 548,750 passenger journeys in 2023. Buses connect at the station: Busways routes 782 (Penrith–St Marys) and 785 (to Penrith), with the N70 NightRide (Penrith–Town Hall) running on the Great Western Highway about a kilometre away; a free Western Sydney University shuttle bus runs every 10 minutes from the station to the university's Werrington North and South campuses. By road, the suburb is served by the Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway (Kent Road exit), with Werrington Arterial Road Stage 1 (completed May 2017) linking the two.

Schools

Werrington Public School — NSW government K–6 primary on Armstein Crescent, with about 489 students. Wollemi College — an independent Catholic boys' school set on about ten hectares at Gipps Street, Werrington. There is no high school within Werrington: the nearest public high school is Cambridge Park High School in the adjoining suburb of Cambridge Park.

Universities

Western Sydney University's Werrington North campus is physically inside the suburb — the campus (buildings on O'Connell Street/Great Western Highway, Werrington 2747, including the Penrith Observatory at building AO) is one of the three sites of WSU's Penrith campus, and a free WSU shuttle runs from Werrington station to the Werrington North and South campuses every 10 minutes. The other two Penrith sites are nearby but not in Werrington: the main Kingswood campus in the adjoining suburb of Kingswood, and the 'Werrington South' campus, which — despite its name — sits in neighbouring Claremont Meadows.

Shopping & Amenities

Shops and services cluster along Victoria Street near the station: Werrington Post Office (108 Victoria Street), a medical centre on Victoria Street, and childcare including The Learning Jungle at 137–139 Victoria Street. The Werrington Park Corporate Centre business park sits beside the university precinct on the suburb's edge. Larger everyday shopping is minutes away in the neighbouring Werrington County Shopping Village (north), Kingswood (west) and St Marys (east) town centres.

Parks & Outdoors

Green space is plentiful for an urban suburb — OnTheHouse counts 12 parks covering nearly 21% of Werrington's area. Local open space includes the Parkes Avenue Sporting Complex, with the Werrington Lakes reserve and flora–fauna area lying on the boundary with neighbouring Werrington County.

Property Market

The median house price in Werrington was around ~$1.1M — house medians cluster tightly around $1.09–1.15M across independent trackers in 2026 (Cotality median house value $1,091,526 as at 30 Jun 2026, OnTheHouse; PropTrack median sold $1,151,000 on 43 sales, property.com.au; Valuer-General-based median $1,125,000, AusPropertyFinder) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. House medians are unusually consistent for western Sydney: $1,091,526, $1,151,000 (PropTrack, 43 sales), $1,125,000 (NSW Valuer General sales via AusPropertyFinder) and $1,130,448 (Andrea Monti, Aug 2026) — all around $1.1M. Recent sales fit: 57 Kirsh Street $1,065,500, 9 Heavey Street $1,120,000, 87 Peartree Circuit $1,200,000, while 4-bed listings cluster at $1.08–1.2M. Units and duplexes along Victoria Street sold around $736,000–$848,000. Median land value is $560,000 on 2025 NSW Valuer General data (AusPropertyFinder). The suburb grew 32.2% between 2016 and 2021 (to 5,328) as infill housing, duplexes and units were added to the post-war housing stock ; 52.1% of homes are owner-occupied.

New Developments

Western Sydney University precinct renewal — in August 2026 the university proposed transforming its underused Werrington South campus (billed 'Werrington South Penrith Campus') into a mixed-use community, with the future of a mob of roughly 100 kangaroos on the site drawing public concern (ABC News, Aug 2026); the free shuttle loop between Werrington station and the Werrington campuses continues to run every 10 minutes. Werrington Arterial Road Stage 1 (completed May 2017) opened up the suburb's Great Western Highway–M4 corridor for development. Ongoing infill continues along the Victoria Street corridor with new duplexes and units replacing older homes.

Jobs & Local Economy

Education anchors local employment: Western Sydney University's Werrington/Kingswood Penrith campus sites, Werrington Public School and Wollemi College. Victoria Street provides retail and service jobs — post office, medical centre, childcare and small shops — and the Werrington Park Corporate Centre business park sits on the suburb's edge. At the 2021 Census the most common occupations were professionals (17.1%), machinery operators and drivers (14.9%) and clerical and administrative workers (14.7%), reflecting substantial commuting to Penrith, St Marys and industrial areas along the M4 corridor.

Nearby Suburbs

Kingswood, Cambridge Park, Werrington County, St Marys

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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