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City of Penrith

Field	Value
type	lga
name	City of Penrith
state	nsw
image	Penrith lga sydney.png
caption	Location in Metropolitan Sydney
pop	217,664
pop_year
pop_footnotes
poprank	24th
area	404.9
timezone	AEST
utc	+10
timezone-dst	AEDT
utc-dst	+11
coordinates
est	(Municipality)
(City)
seat	Civic Centre, Penrith
mayor	Todd Carney
region	Greater Western Sydney
logo	Logo of Penrith City Council.svg
url	https://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au
stategov	Badgerys Creek
stategov2	Londonderry
stategov3	Penrith
stategov4	Wollondilly
fedgov	Hume
fedgov2	Lindsay
fedgov3	McMahon
near-nw	Hawkesbury
near-n	Hawkesbury
near-ne	Hawkesbury
near-e	Blacktown
near-w	Blue Mountains
near-sw	Wollondilly
near-s	Liverpool
near-se	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 km 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 the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 217,664. It is a member council of the Hawkesbury River County Council.

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 . 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

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 was 0.15% and in the subsequent five years to the , 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 , 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 , 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	id=LGA16350	name=Penrith (C)	access-date=8 December 2012	quick=on}}	id=LGA16350
Population	Estimated residents on census night					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%
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,
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%
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

Map of elected councillors by party in each of the 3 wards

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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.

Current composition

The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024. The Composition by ward is as follows:

Ward	Party	Notes
East Ward		Libby Austin	Labor
	Todd Carney	Labor	Mayor 2023–Present; Deputy Mayor 2022–2023
	Sarbjeet Kaur	Labor
	Edwin Misfud	Labor
	Garion Thain	Labor
North Ward		John Thain	Labor
	Robin Cook	Labor
	Ross Fowler	Liberal	Mayor 1995–1996, 2013–2015, 2018–2020; Deputy Mayor 2015–2016, 2024—Present
	Reece Nuttall	Liberal
	Glenn Gardiner	Independent
South Ward		Hollie Mclean	Labor
	Kirstie Boerst	Labor
	Vanessa Pollak	Libertarian
	Sue Day	Independent
	Faithe Skinner	Independent

Election methods

Term	Aldermen/Councillors	Wards	Mayor
1871–1891	9	No wards	Annual election by Aldermen
1891–1893	12
1893–1948	9
1949–1950	24	Ward One (9, Penrith)
Ward Two (9, St Marys)
Ward Three (3, Nepean)
Ward Four (3, Castlereagh)
1950–1959	12 (3 per ward)	Ward One
Ward Two
Ward Three
Ward Four
1959–1963	13 (3 per ward: 12 Aldermen, 1 Mayor)	Direct triennial election
1963–1968	13 (4 per ward: 12 Aldermen, 1 Mayor)	North Ward
South Ward
East Ward
1968–1987	12 (4 per ward)	Annual election by Aldermen/Councillors
1987–date	15 (5 per ward)

Election results

2024

2021

Mayors

Mayor	Party	Term	Notes
		Patros Athanas Tornaros	Labor	1 January 1949 – 5 December 1949
		Bill Chapman	Independent	5 December 1949 – 11 December 1956
		Bernard Noel Fowler	Independent	11 December 1956 – 11 December 1957
		Leo Joseph Spies	Labor	11 December 1957 – 19 April 1961
		Bill Chapman	Independent	3 June 1961 – December 1968
		Ron Mulock	Labor	December 1968 – September 1971
		Brian King	Independent	September 1971 – September 1974
		Eileen Cammack	Independent	September 1974 – September 1977
		Brian King	Independent	September 1977 – September 1985
		Kevin Dwyer	Independent	September 1985 – September 1987
		Rodney Field	Independent	September 1987 – September 1988
		Kevin Dwyer	Independent	September 1988 – September 1989
		Brian King	Independent	September 1989 – September 1990
Labor}}		Faye Lo Po'	Labor	September 1990 – September 1991
Tony Aquilina	September 1991 – September 1992
		Bill Gayed	Independent	September 1992 – September 1993
Labor}}		Diane Beamer	Labor	September 1993 – September 1994
Pat Sheehy	September 1994 – September 1995
		Ross Fowler	Independent	September 1995 – September 1996
		Kevin Crameri	Independent	September 1996 – September 1997
		Kevin Dwyer	Independent	September 1997 – September 1998
		John Bateman	Independent	September 1998 – September 2000
Labor}}		David Bradbury	Labor	September 2000 – September 2001
Pat Sheehy	September 2001 – September 2002
Greg Davies	September 2002 – April 2004
David Bradbury	April 2004 – September 2004
		Jackie Greenow	Independent	September 2004 – September 2005
Labor}}		John Thain	Labor	September 2005 – September 2006
Pat Sheehy	September 2006 – September 2007	title=Sheehy, Patrick Francis – Member of the Order of Australia	url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1136030	website=It's an Honour database	publisher=Australian Government	access-date=1 June 2018	date=13 June 2005	quote=For service to local government through the Penrith City Council, and to the community of Western Sydney, particularly in the areas of education and health services.}}
Greg Davies	September 2007 – September 2008
		Jim Aitken	Independent	September 2008 – September 2009
		Kevin Crameri	Independent	September 2009 – September 2011
		Greg Davies	Labor	September 2011 – September 2012
Liberal}}		Mark Davies	Liberal	September 2012 – 23 September 2013
Ross Fowler	23 September 2013 – September 2015
Labor}}		Karen McKeown	Labor	September 2015 – 26 September 2016
John Thain	26 September 2016 – 24 September 2018
		Ross Fowler	Liberal	24 September 2018 – 28 September 2020
		Karen McKeown	Labor	28 September 2020 – 13 January 2022
		Tricia Hitchen	Liberal	13 January 2022 – October 2023
		Todd Carney	Labor	October 2023 – present

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:

GBR Penrith, Cumbria, England – Sister City
JPN Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan – Sister City
JPN Hakusan City (incorporating Matto City), Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan – Friendship City
CHN Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China – Friendship City
CHN Xicheng District of Beijing City, China – Mutual Co-operation Agreement
KOR 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

References

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(28 September 2016). "Councillors John Thain and Tricia Hitchen to lead as mayor and deputy mayor".
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{{cite NSW SHR. 5045065. Natural Area
{{cite NSW SHR. 5000920. Upper Castlereagh Public School and residence
{{cite NSW SHR. 5012003. Emu Plains Railway Station group
{{cite NSW SHR. 5014132. Fossil Collection
{{cite NSW SHR. 5014133. Petrology Collection
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045081. Fairlight Homestead & Barn
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045436. Fernhill
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045381. Glenmore
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045482. St. Thomas Anglican Church
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045078. Cox's Cottage
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045072. Craithes House
{{cite NSW SHR. 5060783. Torin Building
{{cite NSW SHR. 5012132. Penrith Railway Station group
{{cite NSW SHR. 5060797. Victoria Bridge
{{cite NSW SHR. 5061198. Emu Plains (Nepean River) Underbridge
[http://www.museumoffire.com.au/ Penrith Museum of Fire] {{webarchive. link. (11 April 2006 Retrieved 18 June 2009)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5061691. Fire and Rescue NSW Heritage Fleet
{{cite NSW SHR. 5051488. NSW Fire Brigades No 10 Vehicle Number Plates
{{cite NSW SHR. 5061686. Shand Mason 7 inch Manual Fire Engine (1869)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5055579. Shand Mason Fire Engine (1891)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5056131. Shand Mason Curricle Ladders (1898)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5056132. Edward Smith Headquarters Switchboard (1909)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5055580. Ahrens Fox PS2 Fire Engine (1929)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5055581. Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine (1939)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5061690. Ford 21W Fire Brigade Mobile Canteen (1942)
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045076. Glenleigh Estate
{{cite NSW SHR. 5012221. St. Marys Railway Station Group
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045752. Mamre
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045751. Rose Cottage and Early Slab Hut

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