Penrith Council - LGA Profile

🏛️ Council

Penrith City Council

City · NSW

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

217,664

Males

107,583 (49.4%)

Females

110,085 (50.6%)

Indigenous

10,925 (5.0%)

Born in Australia

75.3%

English Only at Home

79.1%

Australian Citizens

188,659

Other Languages

20.9%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

7.2%

5-14 years

14.0%

15-19 years

6.2%

20-24 years

6.8%

25-34 years

15.1%

35-44 years

14.6%

45-54 years

12.3%

55-64 years

10.7%

65-74 years

8.0%

75-84 years

3.8%

85+ years

1.2%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$866/week

Annual Personal Income

$45,032

Median Household Income

$1,903/week

Annual Household Income

$98,956

Median Family Income

$2,188/week

Annual Family Income

$113,776

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$400

Median Monthly Mortgage

$2,167

Average Household Size

2.8 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.8

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

155,153 (75.3%)

Born Overseas

50,796 (24.7%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

82,732 (51.9%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

11,778 (7.4%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

45,670 (28.6%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

11,480 (7.2%)

Year 8 or Below

6,536 (4.1%)

Did Not Go to School

1,287 (0.8%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

60,248

Employed Part-time

28,740

Total Employed

102,088

Unemployed

4,881

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Participation Rate

62.4%

Labour Force

106,975

Not in Labour Force

54,453

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

57,893

Couple - No Children

17,948 (31.0%)

Couple with Children

27,776 (48.0%)

One Parent Family

11,264 (19.5%)

Other Family

905 (1.6%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

57,474 (78.3%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

8,934 (12.2%)

Flat/Apartment

6,712 (9.1%)

Other Dwelling

179 (0.2%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

73,398

Unoccupied Dwellings

3,973

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

4,778 (6.6%)

1 Vehicle

24,684 (34.1%)

2 Vehicles

26,845 (37.1%)

3 Vehicles

9,664 (13.3%)

4+ Vehicles

6,440 (8.9%)

Total Dwellings

72,415

🚔 Crime Statistics (Jan–Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents from the NSW Police Force, published by BOCSAR. Rates are per 100,000 population. Trends compare to Jan 2024–Dec 2025 (2 year) and Jan 2016–Dec 2025 (10 year). nc = not calculated (counts too low to be reliable).

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

204.7 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 5.0%

Motor vehicle theft

195 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 1.6%

Non-DV assault

454.8 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Up 1.4%

Robbery (unarmed)

19.2 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 3.0%

Steal from vehicle

373.9 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 1.7%

Show all 62 offence types

Offence	Incidents (2025)	Rate / 100k	2 year trend	10 year trend
Transport regulatory offences	2417	1,057	Down 64.5%	Down 10.4%
Breach bail conditions	1793	784.1	Stable	Up 2.7%
Intimidation, stalking and harassment	1681	735.1	Stable	Up 4.8%
Malicious damage to property	1563	683.5	Stable	Down 2.4%
Fraud	1297	567.2	Down 9.0%	Down 2.8%
Steal from retail store	1267	554.1	Up 51.0%	Up 5.1%
Domestic violence related assault	1215	531.4	Stable	Stable
Non-domestic violence related assault	1040	454.8	Stable	Up 1.4%
Breach Apprehended Violence Order	954	417.2	Up 16.2%	Up 8.1%
Steal from motor vehicle	855	373.9	Stable	Down 1.7%
Other theft	566	247.5	Stable	Down 3.0%
Steal from dwelling	475	207.7	Stable	Down 2.2%
Break and enter dwelling	468	204.7	Stable	Down 5.0%
Motor vehicle theft	446	195	Stable	Down 1.6%
Trespass	410	179.3	Up 26.5%	Up 5.9%
Prohibited and regulated weapons offences	394	172.3	Stable	Stable
Sexual assault	388	169.7	Stable	Up 9.7%
Possession and/or use of cannabis	349	152.6	Up 22.9%	Down 1.7%
Other offences	321	140.4	Stable	Stable
Possession and/or use of amphetamines	286	125.1	Up 30.6%	Stable
Receiving or handling stolen goods	284	124.2	Stable	Down 2.6%
Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences	283	123.8	Stable	Up 2.2%
Break and enter non-dwelling	260	113.7	Stable	Stable
Resist or hinder officer	182	79.6	Up 31.9%	Down 2.5%
Other offences against justice procedures	139	60.8	Stable	—
Arson	133	58.2	Stable	Down 4.4%
Other drug offences	121	52.9	Stable	Stable
Possession and/or use of other drugs	117	51.2	Stable	Stable
Assault Police	92	40.2	Stable	Stable
Steal from person	86	37.6	Stable	Down 6.3%
Criminal intent	63	27.6	Up 162.5%	Stable
Liquor offences	60	26.2	Stable	Down 7.5%
Robbery without a weapon	44	19.2	Stable	Down 3.0%
Blackmail and extortion	43	18.8	Stable	—
Other offences against the person	41	17.9	Stable	—
Pornography offences	38	16.6	Stable	—
Possession and/or use of narcotics	37	16.2	Stable	—
Offensive conduct	36	15.7	Stable	Down 11.3%
Possession and/or use of cocaine	33	14.4	Stable	Up 4.1%
Robbery with a weapon not a firearm	31	13.6	Stable	Stable
Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines	22	9.6	Stable	—
Offensive language	16	7	—	—
Possession and/or use of ecstasy	14	6.1	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in other drugs	8	3.5	—	—
Escape custody	8	3.5	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in cocaine	7	3.1	—	—
Abduction and kidnapping	6	2.6	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in narcotics	6	2.6	—	—
Coercive Control	5	2.2	—	—
Robbery with a firearm	4	1.7	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy	4	1.7	—	—
Cultivating cannabis	4	1.7	—	—
Murder *	3	1.3	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in cannabis	3	1.3	—	—
Importing drugs	3	1.3	—	—
Stock theft	2	0.9	—	—
Manufacture drug	2	0.9	—	—
Attempted murder	1	0.4	—	—
Fail to appear	1	0.4	—	—
Murder accessory, conspiracy	0	nc	—	—
Manslaughter *	0	nc	—	—
Betting and gaming offences	0	nc	—	—

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