PENRITH

Penrith City is located at the western fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area - about 54 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. Penrith City is bounded by Hawkesbury City in the north, Blacktown City and Fairfield City in the east, Liverpool City and Wollondilly Shire in the south and Blue Mountains City in the west.

Penrith City includes the suburbs and rural localities of Agnes Banks (part), Badgerys Creek (part), Berkshire Park, Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Cranebrook, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Erskine Park, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kemps Creek (part), Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, Londonderry, Luddenham (part), Mount Vernon, Mulgoa, North St Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, Penrith, Regentville, South Penrith, St Clair, St Marys, Wallacia (part), Werrington, Werrington County and Werrington Downs.

Penrith City is a residential and rural area, with most of the population living in residential areas in a linear corridor along the Great Western Highway and the main western railway. The City encompasses a land area of 407 square kilometres, of which around 80% is rural and rural-residential. Most of the urban area is residential, with some commercial areas and industrial areas, including extractive industries and manufacturing. Much of the rural area is used for agricultural purposes, including dairying, poultry farming, hobby farming, orcharding, market gardening and horse breeding. Major commercial centres are located at Penrith and St Marys.

Major features of the City include University of Western Sydney - Penrith Campus, TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute (Nepean College), Penrith Stadium, Penrith Plaza Shopping Centre, the St Marys Central Business District, Penrith Leagues Club, Nepean Hospital, Penrith Lakes Scheme, the Nepean River, Blue Mountains National Park (the portion east of the Nepean River), Castlereagh Bicentennial Demonstration Forest (Castlereagh Nature Reserve), Mulgoa Nature Reserve, Penrith Lakes Regional Park and Werrington Lakes Flora & Fauna Reserve. The City is served by the Great Western Highway, The Northern Road, the Western Motorway and the main western railway line, with stations at Emu Plains, Kingswood, Penrith, St Marys and Werrington.