Census 2011 → 2021
Penrith population growth
How the population of Penrith, NSW (2750) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+52.1% over 10 years
2011 population
11,813
2016 population
13,295
2021 population
17,966
2011 → 2021
+52.1%
+4,671 since 2016
Penrith trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
17,966
was 13,295 in 2016
+4,671 · +35.1%
Median rent
$380/wk
was $330/wk in 2016
+$50 · +15.2%
Household income
$1,397/wk
was $1,142/wk in 2016
+$255 · +22.3%
Median age
36
was 37 in 2016
-1 · -2.7%
Dig deeper: Penrith population growth · Penrith then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology