Horsley Park - Kemps Creek is well served day-to-day — but expensive to rent
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek 2175 · Fairfield, Greater Sydney, NSW
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek is well served for the everyday — 7 schools and 1 supermarket; a higher-earning area (median household income $2,372 a week). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving — in fact it is shrinking.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 44 and households on a median $2,372 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, 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 buy
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few properties sold in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few properties sold in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $1,200,000 is shown instead.
This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.
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| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $1,200,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.
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 Horsley Park - Kemps 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 Horsley Park - Kemps 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.
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| 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.
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Horsley Park - Kemps 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
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek population grew from 4,650 in 2016 to 4,146 in 2025, a change of -10.8% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Horsley Park - Kemps Creek | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,650 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 4,634 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 4,599 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 4,550 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 4,469 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 4,347 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 4,260 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 4,210 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 4,197 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 4,146 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek gained 235 residents from internal migration and 23 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 287 people moved away — a net addition of -29 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+235
- Internal migration out+279
- Overseas migration in+23
- Natural increase-22Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.
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 | 4,426 | 4,344 | -1.9% |
| Median age | 42 | 44 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,976/wk | $2,372/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk | $440/wk | +13% |
| Born overseas | 29.9% | 30.3% | +0.4 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 51.7%
- Mortgaged 28.7%
- Rented 14.8%
- Other / not stated 4.8%
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 6score 1,028
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,036
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,102
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 5score 983
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, last 12 months
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment796 /100k+155% vs Greater Sydney↑ 10%
- Assault772 /100k+1363% vs Greater Sydney↑ 52%
- Malicious damage to property748 /100k+161% vs Greater Sydney↑ 41%
- Theft386 /100k+903% vs Greater Sydney↓ 16%
- Drug offences169 /100k+931% vs Greater Sydney↓ 13%
Rate per 100,000 people in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, intimidation, stalking and harassment is reported most in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek over the last 12 months, running 155% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 796 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↑ 10% vs prior year |
| Assault | 772 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↑ 52% vs prior year |
| Malicious damage to property | 748 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↑ 41% vs prior year |
| Theft | 386 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↓ 16% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 169 per 100k | 16 per 100k | ↓ 13% vs prior year |
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 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek SA2, OpenStreetMap records 7 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 2 green spaces. For families: 2 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 36 sports fields. The nearest train station, Mount Druitt, is about 8,800 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 26 bus stops here.
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Schools
- St Narsai Assyrian Christian College
- Marion Catholic Primary School
- Horsley Park Public School
- Irfan College
- Emmaus Catholic College
- Trinity Catholic Primary School
- Mamre Anglican School
Childcare & kindergartens
- The Green Elephant Early Learning Centre
- Horsley Kids Early Childhood Centre
Supermarkets
- IGA
Green spaces
- Western Sydney Regional Park
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 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek SA2 contains 9 schools — 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 combined schools and 2 special schools, of which 1 is government and 8 non-government. Its 7 schools with a published ICSEA average 996 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Horsley Park - Kemps Creek sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 47% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Horsley Park Public School (primary), Prairiewood High School (secondary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Bossley Park Public School (primary), Blackwell Public School (primary), Kemps Creek Public School (primary), Bossley Park High School (secondary), Erskine Park High School (secondary), Cecil Hills High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- Horsley Park Public School · State
- Marion Catholic Primary School · Non-Government
- Trinity Catholic Primary School · Non-Government
- Emmaus Catholic College · Non-Government
- St Narsai Assyrian Christian College · Non-Government
- Irfan College · Non-Government
- Mamre Anglican School · Non-Government
- Aspect Western Sydney School, Kemps Creek - Emmaus · Non-Government
- Aspect Western Sydney School, Kemps Creek - Trinity · Non-Government
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 Fairfield
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereHorsley Park - Kemps Creek-1.2%
- 01Smithfield - Wetherill Park+1.4%
- 02Fairfield+1.3%
- 03Fairfield - West+0.9%
- 04St Johns Park - Wakeley+0.4%
- 05Edensor Park+0.2%
- 06Canley Vale - Canley Heights+0.1%
- 07Wetherill Park Industrial+0.0%
- 08Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard-0.3%
- 09Greenfield Park - Prairiewood-0.4%
- 10Bossley Park - Abbotsbury-0.5%
- 11Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg-0.5%
- 12Cabramatta - Lansvale-0.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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