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Suburb profile ·The Hills Shire LGA · NSW ·2125

West Pennant Hills NSW 2125

West Pennant Hills is in The Hills Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2125, with population 16,620.

Median house $2.0M -24.7% YoY
Median rent $950/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 2.4% Low yield band
Population 16,620 17K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

West Pennant Hills has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 73% of annual income. Postcode-derived rent for 2125. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 139 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 73% of annual income. Snapshot rent $950/wk.

Postcode-derived rent for 2125. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$1400/wk
+47.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2125 · Apr 2026
$1400
$765
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

West Pennant Hills has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Premium-market

West Pennant Hills currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 2 matched, including West Pennant Hills Public School, Hills Montessori School.
Crime: 1,315 per 100k at the The Hills Shire LGA level.
Transport: 139 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

West Pennant Hills NSW

Postcode 2125 · The Hills Shire LGA

West Pennant Hills is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the The Hills Shire local government area (postcode 2125). With a population of 16,620, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $160K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Chinese, Australian.

The median house price in West Pennant Hills is $2.0 million, having dropped significantly 24.7% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.6 million (+11.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $950. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,033.

West Pennant Hills is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1138, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 139 bus stops. The crime rate in the The Hills Shire LGA is low at 1,315 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, West Pennant Hills offers a gross rental yield of 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -24.7% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.0M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability12.7x Stretched
Price Momentum-24.7% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$67,927
Mean income$106,033
Earners9,390
YoY change+7%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education10/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$2.0M
-24.7% YoY
Median unit
$1.6M
11.4% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$641
Population
16,620
Demographics
Median age43
Household size3.1
HH income /wk$3,078
Personal income /wk$1032
Mortgage /mth$3,033
Crime (The Hills Shire LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,315
Total incidents2,735
Transport
Bus stops139
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1138
Total students526
Government1
Independent1
West Pennant Hills Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1134
Hills Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1141
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

West Pennant Hills FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West Pennant Hills in?

    West Pennant Hills is in the The Hills Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2125. Council-level context for The Hills Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in West Pennant Hills?

    The current median house price in West Pennant Hills, NSW is $2.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in West Pennant Hills?

    The median weekly rent in West Pennant Hills is $950/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about West Pennant Hills?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 73% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is West Pennant Hills a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West Pennant Hills show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West Pennant Hills?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the West Pennant Hills data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.