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Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek

Population highlights

Estimated Resident Population
Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek 1,650 1,673 1,751 1,800 1,828 1,842 1,874
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek 1,650 1,673 1,751 1,800 1,828 1,842 1,874
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
45 (3)

Penrith City 35

Greater Sydney 37

New South Wales 39

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
2% (0.3%)

Penrith City 5%

Greater Sydney 2%

New South Wales 3%

Couples with children
47% (-4.7%)

Penrith City 35%

Greater Sydney 34%

New South Wales 31%

Older couples without children
13% (1.7%)

Penrith City 8%

Greater Sydney 9%

New South Wales 10%

Lone person households
14% (8.5%)

Penrith City 21%

Greater Sydney 22%

New South Wales 24%

Medium and high density Housing
6% (4.9%)

Penrith City 23%

Greater Sydney 46%

New South Wales 35%

Median weekly household income
$2,585 ($128)

Penrith City $1,866

Greater Sydney $2,099

New South Wales $1,849

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$588 ($90)

Penrith City $500

Greater Sydney $560

New South Wales $500

Median weekly rent
$470 ($3)

Penrith City $400

Greater Sydney $470

New South Wales $420

Households renting
10% (0.5%)

Penrith City 32%

Greater Sydney 35%

New South Wales 31%

Households with a mortgage
28% (-7.7%)

Penrith City 38%

Greater Sydney 32%

New South Wales 31%

Overseas born
26% (2.2%)

Penrith City 23%

Greater Sydney 39%

New South Wales 29%

Language at home other than English
36% (1.6%)

Penrith City 20%

Greater Sydney 37%

New South Wales 27%

University attendance
4% (0.1%)

Penrith City 4%

Greater Sydney 6%

New South Wales 5%

University qualification
14% (1.3%)

Penrith City 17%

Greater Sydney 33%

New South Wales 28%

Trade qualification (certificate)
22% (-0.3%)

Penrith City 23%

Greater Sydney 15%

New South Wales 18%

Unemployment rate
2.1% (-1.9%)

Penrith City 4.6%

Greater Sydney 5.1%

New South Wales 4.9%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
53% (-4.6%)

Penrith City 62%

Greater Sydney 60%

New South Wales 59%

Worked at home
28% (18.5%)

Penrith City 26%

Greater Sydney 39%

New South Wales 31%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
1,034

Penrith City 991

Greater Sydney 1,010

New South Wales 1,000

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