Stanhope Gardens - Parklea is well-off — but expensive to rent
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea 2768 · Blacktown - North, Greater Sydney, NSW
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 10 of 10); a young, family-heavy area (median age 36). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $820 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Quakers Hill, about 3.6 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $2,860 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.
By dwelling type — 2025-Q4 quarter
| Type | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| House | $1,643,000n=66 |
The median sale price across all dwellings in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea was $1,603,000, based on sales in postcode 2768, for the 2025-Q4 quarter. That is $403,000 above the Greater Sydney median. By type: a house $1,643,000.
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
| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $1,603,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on sales in postcode 2768, 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.
By dwelling type — 2026-Q1 quarter
| Type | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $765low sample | $900n=45 |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure marked low sample as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea was $820, based on new bonds lodged in postcode 2768, for the 2026-Q1 quarter. That is $40 a week above the Greater Sydney median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $765.
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 | $820 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, based on new bonds in postcode 2768, 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.
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Stanhope Gardens - Parklea, 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
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea population grew from 13,075 in 2016 to 13,262 in 2025, a change of 1.4% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Stanhope Gardens - Parklea | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,075 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 13,223 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 13,331 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 13,324 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 13,265 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 13,104 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 13,108 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 13,175 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 13,203 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 13,262 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea gained 911 residents from internal migration and 248 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,169 people moved away — a net addition of -10 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+911
- Internal migration out+1,051
- Overseas migration in+248
- Natural increase+69
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 | 12,628 | 13,034 | +3.2% |
| Median age | 34 | 36 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,314/wk | $2,860/wk | +24% |
| Median weekly rent | $560/wk | $580/wk | +3.6% |
| Born overseas | 44.4% | 47.5% | +3.1 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 22.7%
- Mortgaged 55.0%
- Rented 20.7%
- Other / not stated 1.7%
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 9score 1,082
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 10score 1,120
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,131
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,088
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Stanhope Gardens - Parklea, last 12 months
- Theft226 /100k+488% vs Greater Sydney↑ 20%
- Assault211 /100k+300% vs Greater Sydney↓ 7%
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment204 /100k−35% vs Greater Sydney↓ 7%
- Malicious damage to property158 /100k−45% vs Greater Sydney↓ 9%
- Drug offences83 /100k+406% vs Greater Sydney↑ 267%
- Robbery8 /100k+165% vs Greater Sydney
Rate per 100,000 people in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, theft is reported most in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea over the last 12 months, running 488% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 226 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↑ 20% vs prior year |
| Assault | 211 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↓ 7% vs prior year |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 204 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↓ 7% vs prior year |
| Malicious damage to property | 158 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↓ 9% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 83 per 100k | 16 per 100k | ↑ 267% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 8 per 100k | 3 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 Stanhope Gardens - Parklea SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 19 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 12 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 51 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Quakers Hill, is about 3,600 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 30 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- John XXIII Primary School and St Marks Secondary College
Libraries
- Dennis Johnson Library
Gyms & fitness
- Anytime Fitness
- G3 Fitness
Shopping centres
- Stanhope Village
- Big W
GPs & clinics
- Stanhope Medical & Dental Centre
Supermarkets
- Coles
- Aldi
Green spaces
- Reserve 620
- Edgewood Park
- Parklands Clubhouse
- Holstein Park
- Fairholme Reserve
- Reserve 809
- Davison 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.
The Stanhope Gardens - Parklea SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 secondary school, all non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Stanhope Gardens - Parklea sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 79% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Parklea Public School (primary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Caddies Creek Public School (primary), John Palmer Public School (primary), Kellyville Ridge Public School (primary), Barnier Public School (primary), Quakers Hill East Public School (primary), Kellyville High School (secondary).
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Show school list
- John XXIII Catholic Primary School · Non-Government
- St Mark's Catholic College · 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 Blacktown - North
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereStanhope Gardens - Parklea+0.5%
- 01Marsden Park - Shanes Park+11.6%
- 02Schofields - East+7.4%
- 03Riverstone+6.2%
- 04Schofields (West) - Colebee+5.7%
- 05Quakers Hill+0.5%
- 06Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds+0.5%
- 07Acacia Gardens+0.2%
- 08Glenwood-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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