Question 1

Is Jamisontown a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Jamisontown is a mature residential suburb in the Penrith area, close to the Nepean River and within easy reach of Penrith centre. It has a quietly suburban feel with tree-lined streets and detached houses ranging from mid-century cottages to later brick homes and contemporary renovations, and it attracts families, long-term locals and buyers seeking affordable space. The community numbers 5,321 people with a median age of 38, and the typical household earns $1,538 a week (roughly $79,976 a year). Families are dominated by couples, together accounting for 76.1% of families, and owner-occupation is the majority at 62.2%.

Local life centres on leisure by the river, neighbourhood parks and small shopping strips, while public buses and nearby Penrith railway station provide links across western Sydney. Recent transport works through the suburb delivered a widened carriageway, intersection upgrades and new shared pedestrian and cycle paths. There is a new playspace at Max Baker Reserve with shaded equipment, a flying fox and accessible play elements, and council has placed a new amenity building for the Jamison Park synthetic fields on its priorities. Whether Jamisontown suits you depends on what you value in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Jamisontown?

Accepted Answer

A median house in Jamisontown at $1,100,000 works out to about 13.8 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which places buying well above what households earned then. Looking at rents, $650 a week for a house would take about 42.3% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, while $500 a week for a unit would take about 32.5%, a sizeable share. On these figures, buying sits much further above local incomes than renting does, and renting would still consume a significant portion of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Jamisontown a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The clearest movement in Jamisontown over the past year is a strong 13.4% rise in median house values. Unit values also increased at a solid 6.5%. On the rental side, house rents rose a modest 4.8% while unit rents grew a solid 6.4%.

Put in investment terms, house prices showed noticeably stronger capital growth than the rental gains for houses this year, whereas units saw value and rent rise at almost the same solid rate. If capital growth is your priority, the house side produced the larger price increase; if rental income matters more, unit rents grew faster than house rents. Whether those movements suit your goals depends on your own circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.10M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	13.4%	6.5%
Sold Past 3 months	11	6
Median days on market Past 12 months	13	10
Average rent Past 12 months	$650	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	4.8%	6.4%

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