Werrington County, New South Wales

Werrington County Sydney, New South Wales
Namatjira Neighbourhood Centre
Coordinates	33°45′54″S 150°45′04″E / 33.765°S 150.751°E / -33.765; 150.751Coordinates: 33°45′54″S 150°45′04″E / 33.765°S 150.751°E / -33.765; 150.751
Population	3,671 (2011 census)
• Density	1,756/km2 (4,549/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2747
Area	2.09 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Location	50 km (31 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Penrith City Council
State electorate(s)	Londonderry
Federal Division(s)	Lindsay
Suburbs around Werrington County: Llandilo Llandilo St Marys Werrington Downs Werrington County St Marys Cambridge Park Werrington Werrington

Werrington County is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. The suburb is entirely residential with a high proportion of individual separate dwellings.

Werrington County was part of the area of the Darug people in pre-European times. In 1806, Werrington County was part of a land grant to Mary King, the youngest daughter of Governor Philip Gidley King. Werrington County was then farm land until the early 1980s when land lots were sold for the present day houses in the suburb.

Werrington County is geographically at a higher altitude than most other suburbs in the Penrith area. Werrington Creek runs on the eastern border of the suburb. Werrington Lakes lies on the southwestern corner of the suburb.

Werrington County is home to a Child Care centre, Werrington County Shopping Village, Caltex and 7- Eleven Petrol stations, Henry Lawson Sports Club, Namatjira Neighbourhood Centre, Tennis, Golf, Squash and other sporting facilities. The suburb is also within a few minutes drive to the St Marys Village Shopping centre located at Charles Hackett Drive which hosts over 40 retailers including Woolworths and Target.

Retailers at Werrington County Shopping Precinct - Dunheved Road

As per the 2011 Census there were 3,671 residents in Werrington County with an average weekly household income of $1,605 compared to the national average of $1,234. 50.2% were males and 49.8% were females.The median age of people in Werrington County was 34 years. 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The top other countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.2%, Ireland 0.7% and Philippines 0.6%. The most common ancestries were Australian 32.3%, English 28.2%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.1% and German 2.5%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 35.8%, Anglican 27.1%, No Religion 16.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2% and Uniting Church 2.7%. The majority of people (89.2%) only spoke English at home with the other languages spoken being Spanish 0.8%, Greek 0.6%, Arabic 0.6%, Hindi 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.