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emu heights (nsw)

New South Wales · Census 2021

$1.10M

+7.1% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Emu Heights (NSW) is a bushland suburb of Penrith.

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Median house price

People

Population
3,205
Median age
38 yrs
Income / person / wk
$978
Household income / wk
$2,398

Housing

Median rent / wk
$440
Mortgage / month
$2,167

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 37%
Top language at home
Tagalog · 0%
No religion
37%
Born overseas
13%
English only at home
94%

Local amenities

Amenity score
22/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
12
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.9 km
Nearest train
2.5 km
Nearest hospital
6.5 km
Distance to coast
40 km
NBN
Satellite

Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
2.4 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Penrith
Council population
219,168
Council area
405 km²
Density
542/km²
Federal grants
$13.46M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$61/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Macquarie
Federal MP
Susan Templeman (ALP)
Two-party-preferred
Labor 58% 2PP
State electorate
Penrith
State MP
Karen Mckeown (ALP)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
211/100k
21st percentile
Car theft
67/100k
18th percentile
property damage
516/100k
25th percentile
Violent crime
1,134/100k
28th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-13% vs AU
Suburb
$1.10M
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$2,398
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643