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City of Penrith New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°45′S 150°42′E / 33.750°S 150.700°E / -33.750; 150.700
Population	217,664 (2021 census) (24th)
• Density	537.57/km (1,392.31/sq mi)
Established	12 May 1871 (1871-05-12) (Municipality) 21 October 1959 (1959-10-21) (City)
Area	404.9 km (156.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor	Todd Carney
Council seat	Civic Centre, Penrith
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Badgerys Creek Londonderry Penrith Wollondilly
Federal division(s)	Hume Lindsay McMahon
Website	City of Penrith
LGAs around City of Penrith: Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Blue Mountains City of Penrith Blacktown Wollondilly Liverpool Fairfield

The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located within Sydney about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Sydney central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As of the 2021 census the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 217,664.

The mayor of the City of Penrith is Todd Carney, a member of the Labor Party. (No relation to the rugby league player)

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

The following suburbs and localities are located within the City of Penrith:

• Agnes Banks (shared with the City of Hawkesbury)
• Badgerys Creek (shared with the City of Liverpool)
• Berkshire Park
• Caddens
• Cambridge Gardens
• Cambridge Park
• Castlereagh
• Claremont Meadows
• Colyton
• Cranebrook
• Emu Heights
• Emu Plains
• Erskine Park
• Glenmore Park
• Jamisontown
• Jordan Springs
• Kemps Creek (shared with Liverpool)
• Kingswood
• Leonay
• Llandilo
• Londonderry
• Luddenham (shared with Liverpool)
• Mount Vernon
• Mulgoa
• North St Marys
• Orchard Hills
• Oxley Park
• Penrith
• Regentville
• St Clair
• St Marys (shared with City of Blacktown)
• Shanes Park (shared with City of Blacktown)
• South Penrith
• Wallacia (shared with Liverpool and Wollondilly Shire)
• Werrington
• Werrington County
• Werrington Downs

Council history

The Municipality of Penrith was incorporated on 12 May 1871 under the Municipalities Act 1858 (NSW). On 3 March 1890, St Marys was separately incorporated, and on 26 July 1893 and 9 September 1895, Mulgoa and Castlereagh followed respectively. In 1913, Mulgoa became the "A" Riding of the neighbouring Nepean Shire.

On 1 January 1949, under the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, the Municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and A Riding of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. It was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963.

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, there were 217,644 people in the Penrith local government area, of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5% of the population; notably above the national average of 3.4%. The median age of people in the City of Penrith was 35 years; notably below the national median of 39 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 45.5% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Penrith between the 2001 Census and the 2006 census was 0.15% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.68%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Penrith local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Penrith was on with par with the national average.

At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in the Penrith local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 63.5% of all residents (national average was 58.4%). In excess of 28.7% of all residents in the City of Penrith area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2021 census, which was fairly higher than the national average of 20%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Penrith local government area had a marginally lower than average proportion (23.9%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 24.8%); and a higher proportion (74.2%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72%).

Selected historical census data for Penrith local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
Population		Estimated residents on census night	171,870	172,140	178,467	196,066	217,644
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		7th	8th	13th	9th
		% of New South Wales population			2.58%	2.63%	2.67%
		% of Australian population	0.92%	0.87%	0.83%	0.84%	0.85%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			29.1%	26.3%	33.3%
		English			25.2%	24.5%	30.2%
		Irish			6.8%	7.2%	8.2%
		Scottish			5.3%	5.5%	6.7%
		Maltese			3.0%	2.8%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Arabic	1.3%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.8%
		Tagalog	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%
		Italian	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
		Maltese	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
		Hindi	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%	1.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	34.5%	34.9%	35.2%	32.1%	28.7%
		Anglican	26.1%	24.7%	23.6%	18.4%	13.1%
		No religion	9.8%	11.9%	14.0%	21.1%	28.9%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	3.4%	3.1%	2.9%
		Uniting Church	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$517	A$623	A$728	A$866
		% of Australian median income		110.9%	108.0%	109.6%	106.52%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,147	A$1,582	A$1,858	A$2188
		% of Australian median income		111.7%	106.8%	107.1%	100.14%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,285	A$1,398	A$1,658	A$1903
		% of Australian median income		109.7%	113.3%	111.5%	104.05%

Council

Composition and election methods

Current composition and election method

Penrith City Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing five councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council for a two-year term, while the deputy mayor is elected for a single-year term only. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021. The current council is as follows:

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Penrith

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		26,544	33.9	−0.6	9	4
	Liberal		15,303	19.5	−13.8	2	4
	Libertarian		11,849	15.1		1	1
	Greens		3,522	4.5		0
	Independents		31,490	26.9	−2.9	3	1
Formal votes			78,282	91.6
Informal votes			7,221	8.4
Total			85,503			15
Registered voters / turnout

2021

The election was conducted by the Australian Election Company.

Mayors

Media

The City of Penrith is served by a weekly newspaper, The Western Weekender, which was founded in 1991. It produces a print edition each Friday as well as a digital news service. The newspaper is independently owned.

Sister cities

Since it signed its first agreement with Fujieda, Japan in 1984, Penrith City has gradually expanded its sister cities and international links programme. Presently Penrith has links with:

• Penrith, Cumbria, England – Sister City
• Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan – Sister City
• Hakusan City (incorporating Matto City), Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan – Friendship City
• Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China – Friendship City
• Xicheng District of Beijing City, China – Mutual Co-operation Agreement
• Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Mutual Co-operation Agreement

Heritage listings

The City of Penrith has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Agnes Banks, Rickards Avenue: Agnes Bank Natural Area
• Castlereagh, Castlereagh Road: Upper Castlereagh Public School
• Emu Plains, Main Western railway: Emu Plains railway station
• Londonderry, 947-953 Londonderry Road: Fossil and Petrology collections, New South Wales
• Mulgoa, Fairlight Road: Fairlight Homestead
• Mulgoa, Mulgoa Road: Fernhill, Mulgoa
• Mulgoa, 754-760 Mulgoa Road: Glenmore, Mulgoa
• Mulgoa, St Thomas Road: St Thomas' Anglican Church, Mulgoa
• Mulgoa, 2 St Thomas Road: Cox's Cottage
• Penrith, 34-40 Borec Road: Craithes House
• Penrith, 26 Coombes Drive: Torin Building
• Penrith, Great Western railway: Penrith railway station, Sydney
• Penrith, Nepean River, Great Western Highway: Victoria Bridge (Penrith)
• Penrith, Off Bruce Neale Dr, Steel Trusses 1.3 km past station: Emu Plains Underbridge
• Penrith, 1 Museum Drive: Penrith Museum of Fire, including the following:
  • Fire and Rescue NSW Heritage Fleet
  • NSW Fire Brigades No 10 Vehicle Number Plates
  • 1869 Shand Mason 7 inch Manual Fire Engine
  • 1891 Shand Mason Fire Engine
  • 1898 Shand Mason Curricle Ladders
  • 1909 Edward Smith Headquarters Switchboard
  • 1929 Ahrens Fox PS2 Fire Engine
  • 1939 Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine
  • 1942 Ford 21W Fire Brigade Mobile Canteen
• Regentville, 427 Mulgoa Road: Glenleigh Estate
• St Marys, Great Western Railway: St Marys railway station, Sydney
• St Marys, Mamre Road: Mamre, St Marys
• Werrington, Water Street: Rose Cottage and Early Slab Hut

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41. "Upper Castlereagh Public School and residence". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00339. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
42. "Emu Plains Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01136. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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44. "Petrology Collection". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00973. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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46. "Fernhill". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00054. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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60. "Shand Mason Curricle Ladders (1898)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01899. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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62. "Ahrens Fox PS2 Fire Engine (1929)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01717. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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67. "Mamre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00264. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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External links

• Penrith City Council website

• City of Penrith
• 1871 establishments in Australia
• Mayors of Penrith, New South Wales
• Local government areas in Sydney