Badgerys Creek is well-off — but expensive to rent
Badgerys Creek 2555 · Bringelly - Green Valley, Greater Sydney, NSW
Badgerys Creek is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 8 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 46 and households on a median $2,083 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reported offences, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.
What it costs to rent
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Badgerys Creek's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Badgerys Creek's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.
This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $780 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
Badgerys Creek on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Badgerys Creek, NSW.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Badgerys Creek against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Badgerys Creek population grew from 62 in 2016 to 23 in 2025, a change of -62.9% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
Show the data table
| Year | Badgerys Creek | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 62 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 44 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 31 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 29 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 26 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 23 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 23 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 23 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 23 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Badgerys Creek gained 0 residents from internal migration and 0 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 0 people moved away — a net addition of 0 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in0
- Internal migration out0
- Overseas migration in0
- Natural increase0
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 25 | -58% |
| Median age | 40 | 46 | +6 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,145/wk | $2,083/wk | +82% |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $182/wk | -26% |
| Born overseas | 26.9% | 42.9% | +15.9 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 55.6%
- Mortgaged 0.0%
- Rented 33.3%
- Other / not stated 11.1%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 10score 1,095
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,072
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 5score 1,002
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,129
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Badgerys Creek, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Badgerys Creek, last 12 months
- Theft43,478 /100k+268758% vs Greater Sydney
- Malicious damage to property17,391 /100k+11846% vs Greater Sydney
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment8,696 /100k+5359% vs Greater Sydney
- Assault4,348 /100k+49384% vs Greater Sydney
Rate per 100,000 people in Badgerys Creek.
Of these categories, theft is reported most in Badgerys Creek over the last 12 months, running 268758% above the Greater Sydney rate.
Show the data table
| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 43,478 per 100k | 16 per 100k | — |
| Malicious damage to property | 17,391 per 100k | 146 per 100k | — |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 8,696 per 100k | 159 per 100k | — |
| Assault | 4,348 per 100k | 9 per 100k | — |
Crime statistics © State of New South Wales (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), used under CC BY 4.0, updated June 2026. Matched to this suburb from BOCSAR’s own locality-level data — see the safest/highest-crime rankings’ methodology for the locality-to-suburb matching used. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Badgerys Creek SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 green space. The nearest train station, Leppington, is about 10,750 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 20 bus stops here.
Schools
Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Luddenham Public School (primary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Bringelly Public School (primary), Kemps Creek Public School (primary), John Edmondson High School (secondary), Cecil Hills High School (secondary).
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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Bringelly - Green Valley
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereBadgerys Creek+0.0%
- 01Austral - Greendale+15.8%
- 02Cobbitty - Bringelly+8.7%
- 03Leppington - Catherine Field+8.6%
- 04Oran Park+6.7%
- 05Gledswood Hills - Gregory Hills+4.6%
- 06West Hoxton - Middleton Grange+1.2%
- 07Ashcroft - Busby - Miller+0.7%
- 08Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill - Horningsea Park+0.4%
- 09Green Valley+0.0%
- 10Hinchinbrook-0.0%
- 11Cecil Hills-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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