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Emu Heights suburb profile

Emu Heights is a quiet, residential suburb perched above the Nepean River with regular outlooks towards the Blue Mountains, giving a bushland-fringed feel while remaining close to Penrith's services. Streets are mainly lined with established family homes alongside pockets of more recent development, and residents value easy access to river reserves, walking and cycling paths and local parks. Emu Plains train station on the Blue Mountains line and nearby arterial roads make trips into western Sydney or the city practical, so the suburb suits families and professionals who want a relaxed, leafy setting with good regional connections.

Emu Heights property market performance

Emu Heights has relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values rose sharply, up 14.5% over the last 12 months.

Over the last 3 months five houses sold. Houses sold in a median of 13 days over the last 12 months.

The rental market in Emu Heights recorded average house rents of $733 a week, up a modest 4.7% over the last 12 months.

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Median price
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Change in value
Past 12 months
14.5%N/A
Sold
Past 3 months
5N/A
Median days on market
Past 12 months
13N/A
Average rent
Past 12 months
$733N/A
Change in rent
Past 12 months
4.7%N/A

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Emu Heights demographics

Emu Heights is a community of 3,205 people, with a median age of 38 years and a typical household income of $2,398 a week, roughly $124,696 a year.

The family mix leans strongly towards couples. Couple families with children are the largest group at 52.1%, while couple families without children make up a further 31.9%, together accounting for 84.0% of families. One-parent families represent 14.9% and other families 1.1%.

Homes in Emu Heights are predominantly owner-occupied, at 83.5% owned either outright (32.4%) or with a mortgage (51.1%), while 16.5% are rented. Owner-occupiers outnumber renters by about five to one.

Suburbs near Emu Heights

Some popular suburbs near Emu Heights include:

  • Mount Riverview: A quiet Blue Mountains foothills suburb with bushland, ridgeline views and walking tracks.
  • Emu Plains: A riverside suburb on the Nepean River, with parkland and historic charm.
  • Blaxland: Small mountain village with a local centre surrounded by eucalypt bushland.
  • Leonay: Residential suburb along the Nepean River, noted for riverside parks and quiet streets.
  • Lapstone: Historic foothills suburb known for bushland, walking trails and hilltop outlooks.

How does Emu Heights compare to nearby suburbs?

  • Median house prices: Emu Heights’s median house price is 4.0% lower than Emu Plains’s.
  • House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Emu Heights have grown 0.0% higher than in Emu Plains.
  • Selling speed for houses: Properties in Emu Heights are selling 7.1% faster than in Mount Riverview.
  • House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Emu Heights have grown 38.6% lower than the average rate of growth across Sydney.

Choose the right real estate agents in Emu Heights

Currently, there are 20 real estate agents working in Emu Heights—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 20 agents sold 58.3% of all properties in Emu Heights over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Emu Heights typically charge a commission of 1.85% to 2.68%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.

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