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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.

Median sale price$1,200,000Greater Sydney median — too few sales in this postcode to report its own figure
Population (ERP)4,146▲ 227 since 2001
YoY growth-1.22%▼ state average +1.18%
Net migration-29258 in · 287 out

What it costs to buy

NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4

Median 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.

Median sale priceDCJ
$1,200,000
Greater Sydney median — too few sales in this postcode to report its own figure
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4

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.

Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek — all-dwellings median sale price by quarter, latest first, with the year-on-year change and the Greater Sydney median, NSW Department of Communities and Justice
QuarterMedian priceYear on yearGreater 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-Q1

Median 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.

Median weekly rentDCJ
$780
Greater Sydney median — too few rentals in this postcode to report its own figure
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1
Sample sizeDCJ
59,452
new bonds lodged in the 2026-Q1 quarter
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1

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.

Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek — all-dwellings median weekly rent by quarter, latest first, with the year-on-year change and the Greater Sydney median, NSW Department of Communities and Justice
QuarterMedian rentYear on yearGreater 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.

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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 CreekNew South Wales average
201620202025

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.

Show the data table
YearHorsley Park - Kemps CreekNew South Wales average
20164,6507,732,858
20174,6347,855,316
20184,5997,954,476
20194,5508,046,748
20204,4698,110,610
20214,3478,097,062
20224,2608,182,098
20234,2108,356,387
20244,1978,492,050
20254,1468,592,524

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-22
    Natural 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-yearly

The 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.

Measure20162021Change
Population4,4264,344 -1.9%
Median age4244 +2 yrs
Median household income$1,976/wk$2,372/wk +20%
Median weekly rent$390/wk$440/wk +13%
Born overseas29.9%30.3% +0.4 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From 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

4,344
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
44
Median age
Years
30.3%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.4
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,372/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$779/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$440/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$3,000/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
96.3%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.9%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.6%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

50.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
2.0%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
47.5%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

Household

71.9%
Couple family
Share of all households · NSW 58.8%
46.8%
Couple family with children
Share of all households · NSW 32.5%
11.2%
One-parent family
Share of all households · NSW 11.2%
13.7%
Living alone
Lone-person households · NSW 24.9%
1.7%
Group household
Unrelated adults sharing · NSW 3.9%

Country of birth

65.7%
Australia
Born here · NSW 65.4%
6.4%
Italy
Share of residents
4.0%
Iraq
Share of residents
3.4%
Malta
Share of residents
1.3%
Croatia
Share of residents
1.0%
Lebanon
Share of residents

Language at home

55.7%
English only
Spoken at home · NSW 67.6%
11.9%
Other languages, nec
Share of residents · NSW 3.0%
9.3%
Italian
Share of residents
4.8%
Arabic
Share of residents · NSW 2.8%
2.4%
Croatian
Share of residents
1.6%
Serbian
Share of residents

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-yearly

The 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 disadvantage
    Decile 6
    score 1,028
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 7
    score 1,036
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 10
    score 1,102
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 5
    score 983

Safety context

NSW BOCSAR · June 2026

How 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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Horsley Park - Kemps Creek reported-offence rates over the last 12 months, against the Greater Sydney rate, NSW BOCSAR reported offences
Offence categorySuburbGreater SydneyChange
Intimidation, stalking and harassment796 per 100k312 per 100k↑ 10% vs prior year
Assault772 per 100k53 per 100k↑ 52% vs prior year
Malicious damage to property748 per 100k287 per 100k↑ 41% vs prior year
Theft386 per 100k38 per 100k↓ 16% vs prior year
Drug offences169 per 100k16 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 · quarterly

What 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.

SchoolsOSM
7
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Green spacesOSM
2
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

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.

List every mapped place

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.

PrimarySchools
3
including Prep–6
NSW school data
SecondarySchools
2
Year 7–12
NSW school data
Combined / specialSchools
4
Prep–12 and special
NSW school data
GovernmentSchools
1
NSW state schools
NSW school data
Non-governmentSchools
8
Catholic and independent
NSW school data
Average ICSEASchools
996
7 of 9 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

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).

Zoned state schools

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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Secondary
Combined (Prep–12)

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.

  1. HereHorsley Park - Kemps Creek-1.2%
  2. 01Smithfield - Wetherill Park+1.4%
  3. 02Fairfield+1.3%
  4. 03Fairfield - West+0.9%
  5. 04St Johns Park - Wakeley+0.4%
  6. 05Edensor Park+0.2%
  7. 06Canley Vale - Canley Heights+0.1%
  8. 07Wetherill Park Industrial+0.0%
  9. 08Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard-0.3%
  10. 09Greenfield Park - Prairiewood-0.4%
  11. 10Bossley Park - Abbotsbury-0.5%
  12. 11Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg-0.5%
  13. 12Cabramatta - Lansvale-0.6%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

Horsley Park - Kemps Creek: common questions

Is Horsley Park - Kemps Creek a good place to live?
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.
How much does it cost to rent in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek?
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.
Is Horsley Park - Kemps Creek a safe suburb?
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.
What schools are in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek?
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). Horsley Park - Kemps Creek falls fully within the state-school catchment of Horsley Park Public School and Prairiewood High School.
What amenities and public transport does Horsley Park - Kemps Creek have?
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.
Are people moving to Horsley Park - Kemps Creek?
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.
Is Horsley Park - Kemps Creek an advantaged area?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD), Horsley Park - Kemps Creek sits in decile 7 of 10 (score 1,036) — decile 10 is the most advantaged in Australia.

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