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Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills is well-off — but expensive to rent

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills 2748 · Penrith, Greater Sydney, NSW

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 8 of 10); a young, family-heavy area (median age 35). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Lapstone, about 8.1 km).

Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $2,699 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.

Median weekly rent$780Greater Sydney median — too few rentals in this postcode to report its own figure
Population (ERP)13,282▲ 7,334 since 2001
YoY growth+1.15%▼ state average +1.18%
Net migration+461,185 in · 1,139 out

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 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills'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 Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills'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
Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills — 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.

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills on the map

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, 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

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard HillsNew South Wales average
201620202025

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills population grew from 9,839 in 2016 to 13,282 in 2025, a change of 35.0% over the period, against the New South Wales average.

Show the data table
YearMulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard HillsNew South Wales average
20169,8397,732,858
201710,2957,855,316
201810,9437,954,476
201911,3788,046,748
202011,7638,110,610
202112,0998,097,062
202212,3718,182,098
202312,8028,356,387
202413,1318,492,050
202513,2828,592,524

Where the growth is coming from

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills gained 1,097 residents from internal migration and 88 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,139 people moved away — a net addition of 46 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+1,097
  • Internal migration out+1,106
  • Overseas migration in+88
  • Natural increase+105

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
Population9,54112,040 +26%
Median age3535 +0 yrs
Median household income$2,235/wk$2,699/wk +21%
Median weekly rent$500/wk$530/wk +6.0%
Born overseas19.3%20.3% +1.0 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

12,040
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
20.3%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.3
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,699/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,025/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$530/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,773/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
92.9%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
3.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.6%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

67.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
2.5%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
56.1%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

Household

74.9%
Couple family
Share of all households · NSW 58.8%
51.9%
Couple family with children
Share of all households · NSW 32.5%
10.2%
One-parent family
Share of all households · NSW 11.2%
12.6%
Living alone
Lone-person households · NSW 24.9%
1.2%
Group household
Unrelated adults sharing · NSW 3.9%

Country of birth

77.6%
Australia
Born here · NSW 65.4%
3.5%
India
Share of residents · NSW 2.6%
2.0%
England
Share of residents · NSW 2.9%
1.4%
Malta
Share of residents
1.1%
New Zealand
Share of residents · NSW 1.5%
1.0%
Philippines
Share of residents · NSW 1.3%

Language at home

78.5%
English only
Spoken at home · NSW 67.6%
3.2%
Other languages, nec
Share of residents · NSW 3.0%
2.7%
Punjabi
Share of residents
2.3%
Arabic
Share of residents · NSW 2.8%
1.4%
Italian
Share of residents
1.0%
Hindi
Share of residents

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 30.8%
  • Mortgaged 48.2%
  • Rented 18.9%
  • Other / not stated 2.1%

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 9
    score 1,065
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 8
    score 1,071
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 10
    score 1,137
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 6
    score 1,008

Safety context

NSW BOCSAR · June 2026

How much crime is reported in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).

Most-reported offences · Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, last 12 months

  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment316 /100k+1% vs Greater Sydney↑ 17%
  • Malicious damage to property233 /100k−19% vs Greater Sydney↑ 19%
  • Assault211 /100k+300% vs Greater Sydney↑ 27%
  • Theft173 /100k+350% vs Greater Sydney↓ 8%
  • Drug offences30 /100k+84% vs Greater Sydney↓ 33%

Rate per 100,000 people in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.

Of these categories, intimidation, stalking and harassment is reported most in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills over the last 12 months, running 1% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.

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Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills reported-offence rates over the last 12 months, against the Greater Sydney rate, NSW BOCSAR reported offences
Offence categorySuburbGreater SydneyChange
Intimidation, stalking and harassment316 per 100k312 per 100k↑ 17% vs prior year
Malicious damage to property233 per 100k287 per 100k↑ 19% vs prior year
Assault211 per 100k53 per 100k↑ 27% vs prior year
Theft173 per 100k38 per 100k↓ 8% vs prior year
Drug offences30 per 100k16 per 100k↓ 33% 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
10
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
3
0 hospitals · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Green spacesOSM
17
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 10 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 17 green spaces. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 53 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Lapstone, is about 8,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 81 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Mulgoa Public School
  • Nangamay Public School
  • Nepean Christian School
  • Penrith Anglican College
  • Luddenham Public School
  • Holy Family Primary School
  • Wallacia Primary School
  • Penrith Christian School

Childcare & kindergartens

  • Young Academics Early Learning Centre
  • Old MacDonald's Child Care

Gyms & fitness

  • Pure Fitness

Shopping centres

  • Glenmore Village

GPs & clinics

  • The Luddenham Medical Centre
  • Penrith Medical and Fitness Centre

Supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Woolworths Metro

Green spaces

  • Gow Park
  • Littlefields Road Park
  • Luddenham Showground
  • Freeburn Park
  • Willmington Reserve
  • Sales Park
  • Blaxlands Crossing Recreation Reserve
  • Fowler Reserve

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
5
including Prep–6
NSW school data
SecondarySchools
0
Year 7–12
NSW school data
Combined / specialSchools
4
Prep–12 and special
NSW school data
GovernmentSchools
4
NSW state schools
NSW school data
Non-governmentSchools
5
Catholic and independent
NSW school data
Average ICSEASchools
1018
9 of 9 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

The Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills SA2 contains 9 schools — 5 primary schools and 4 combined schools, of which 4 are government and 5 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1018 (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, Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills sits in decile 6 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 56% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Kingswood Public School (primary), Kingswood South Public School (primary), Orchard Hills Public School (primary), Claremont Meadows Public School (primary), Banks Public School (primary), Luddenham Public School (primary), Mulgoa Public School (primary), Blackwell Public School (primary), Kemps Creek Public School (primary), Regentville Public School (primary), Blaxland High School (secondary), Colyton High School (secondary), Kingswood High School (secondary), Jamison High School (secondary), Erskine Park High School (secondary), Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School (secondary), Cecil Hills High School (secondary).

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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 Penrith

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereMulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills+1.1%
  2. 01Kingswood - Werrington+3.9%
  3. 02Warragamba - Silverdale+3.0%
  4. 03Penrith+2.2%
  5. 04Jordan Springs - Llandilo+1.9%
  6. 05Jamisontown - South Penrith+0.8%
  7. 06Emu Plains - Leonay+0.7%
  8. 07Glenmore Park - Regentville+0.5%
  9. 08Cranebrook - Castlereagh+0.5%
  10. 09Cambridge Park+0.1%

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

Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills: common questions

Is Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills a good place to live?
Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 8 of 10); a young, family-heavy area (median age 35). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Lapstone, about 8.1 km). Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $2,699 a week at the 2021 Census.
How much does it cost to rent in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills?
Too few new bonds were lodged in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.
Is Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills a safe suburb?
Of these categories, intimidation, stalking and harassment is reported most in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills over the last 12 months, running 1% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
What schools are in Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills?
The Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills SA2 contains 9 schools — 5 primary schools and 4 combined schools, of which 4 are government and 5 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1018 (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, Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills sits in decile 6 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 56% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
What amenities and public transport does Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills have?
Within the Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 10 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 17 green spaces. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 53 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Lapstone, is about 8,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 81 bus stops here.
Are people moving to Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills?
Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills gained 1,097 residents from internal migration and 88 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,139 people moved away — a net addition of 46 before natural increase.
Is Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills an advantaged area?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD), Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills sits in decile 8 of 10 (score 1,071) — decile 10 is the most advantaged in Australia.

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