Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,920,000
Down 6.6% over 12 months
- 5+ bed
- $3.2m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Orchard Hills
NSW 2748 · Penrith
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,920,000
- Population
- 1,798
- Postcode
- 2748
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Orchard Hills, New South Wales
Property market insights for Orchard Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Orchard Hills NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,200 per week
Up 29.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Orchard Hills, NSW is currently $2,920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Orchard Hills has a 12-month growth rate of -6.6% for houses.
Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,200,000 in Orchard Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Orchard Hills is $1,200 per week. The median house rent has increased 29.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Orchard Hills safe?
The overall rate for Orchard Hills is 3,536 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Sydney.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Orchard Hills.
Overall crime rate
3,536
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Sydney
Orchard HillsGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Orchard Hills?
Orchard Hills NSW 2748 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,798 people call Orchard Hills home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,279 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,798
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,550 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.2%Below
15–3425.0%Below
35–5423.7%Below
55–7427.1%Above
75 and over10.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.4%Above
Townhouses2.1%Below
Apartments1.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright59.6%Above
Paying a mortgage25.8%Below
Renting14.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.8%Below
One car16.1%Below
Two cars30.3%Below
Three or more53.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home28.7%Below
Drove to work45.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Orchard Hills
28.7% of workers in Orchard Hills worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
2.5% of Orchard Hills residents were born in England.
16.6% of people in Orchard Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Orchard Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Orchard Hills NSW 2748.
Is Orchard Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.2% of Orchard Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
517 family households lived in Orchard Hills; 48.7% were couple families and 12.6% were one-parent families.
26.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Orchard Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Orchard Hills had 1,798 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.4% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Orchard Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.4% of occupied private dwellings in Orchard Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Orchard Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
59.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
25.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.6% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Orchard Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Orchard Hills had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 14.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 31.5%, while 37.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Orchard Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
28.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
45.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Orchard Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 16.1% of the total.
83.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Orchard Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
78.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.3% reported a different address.
23.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Orchard Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.2% of residents used only English at home.
23.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Orchard Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.1% of Orchard Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.9% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Orchard Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.6% of ancestry responses in Orchard Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 27.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Orchard Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 16.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.3% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Orchard Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.2%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
31.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Orchard Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.2% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Orchard Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Orchard Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,279 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,550.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Orchard Hills compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 28.7% in Orchard Hills, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 59.6% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is about twice the Greater Sydney rate.
Renting accounted for 14.6% in Orchard Hills, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Orchard Hills
Is Orchard Hills expensive?
The median house price is $2,920,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Orchard Hills good for families?
The Census counted 517 local families, and 14.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Orchard Hills?
Larger houses have a median around $3,200,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Orchard Hills
42 streets in Orchard Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Atkin Rd
- Austin Pl
- Blueridge Pl
- Bordeaux Pl
- Bringelly Rd
- Cabernet Cct
- Caddens Rd
- Calverts Rd
- Carolyn Ch
- Castle Rd
- Chablis Pl
- Cross Rd
- Darvill Rd
- Distribution Drive
- Flinders Ave
- Frogmore Rd
- Hermitage Ct
- Homestead Rd
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- Kent Rd
- Kingswood Rd
- Lansdowne Rd
- Lord Rd
- Luddenham Rd
- Mamre Rd
- Mandalong Cl
- Muscatel Way
- Muscat Place
- Nardi Tce
- Patons Ln
- Quigg Pl
- Samuel Marsden Rd
- Simeon Rd
- Stockdale Rd
- Sweetwater Gr
- The Chase
- The Haven
- The Northern Road
- Traminer Gr
- Ulm Rd
- Verdelho
- Wakefield Pl
- Wentworth Rd
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