Penshurst
New South Wales · Hurstville · Sydney - Inner South West
This profile uses the ABS Penshurst statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Penshurst is a locality in the Hurstville area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Penshurst SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Penshurst SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Penshurst Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Penshurst.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Penshurst (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Penshurst
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment539ICSEA1108
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-10Enrolment488ICSEA1038
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment458ICSEA1061
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBridge St Kids BlakehurstCentre-Based Care · 52 places · South Hurstville
- Exceeding NQSPenshurst Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Penshurst
- Exceeding NQSLittle Achievers KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Penshurst
- Meeting NQS3Bridges Community PenshurstCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Penshurst
- Meeting NQSMy Little Sunshine Early Learning Centre Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Penshurst
- Meeting NQSEmpowered Early Learning AcademyCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Penshurst
- Meeting NQSBLOSSOM PRESCHOOL PENSHURSTCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Penshurst
- Meeting NQS3Bridges Community Hurstville GroveCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Penshurst
- Working Towards NQSMy Little Angels Early Learning PenshurstCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Penshurst
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 382
- vs previous year
- +6%
- vs 2021
- 585
- Theft 145
- Assault 65
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 30
- Malicious damage to property 29
- Drug offences 29
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 6
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Penshurst SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,120,000
- House price YoY
- +13.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+110Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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