ranks
25
25
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
Penrith City Council is
Suburban, spacious and average-high rainfall
<50% urban
Low density
Ave to high rainfall
vital statistics
212,977
population
LOW
HIGH
1.1%
population growth (ave annual % change over past 20 years)
LOW
HIGH
526
population density
(people per sq km)
LOW
HIGH
43.8%
proportion of LGA that is urban
LOW
HIGH
5.7%
proportion apartments
LOW
HIGH
988
measure of advantage and disadvantage
(SEIFA-IRSAD)
LOW
HIGH
28.8%
parents born overseas
LOW
HIGH
783.9
rainfall
(annual ave mm)
LOW
HIGH
4.4%
bushfire affected
(% of LGA area burnt last 5 years)
LOW
HIGH
Penrith has
25.6%
canopy
(typically over 3m)
Up 3.1%
since 2016
4.8%
shrub
(typically below 3m)
Down -2.1%
since 2016
50%
grass
and bare ground
Down -1.9%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
19.6%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Up 0.9%
since 2016
25.6%
canopy
(over 3m)
Up 3.1%
since 2016
4.8%
shrub
(over 3m)
Down -2.1%
since 2016
50%
grass
(over 3m)
Down -1.9%
since 2016
19.6%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Up 0.9%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
SHADE & COOLING
PLACES TO RIDE & RUN
WILDLIFE HABITAT
AESTHETICS & VALUE
green cover is important
While grass is great for recreation, green cover is what creates many of the other big benefits, like keeping suburbs and homes cool and giving shade for walking, running and active transport.
It also brings wildlife into suburbs and makes them more appealing to the eye which, in turn, can make them more valuable.
When it comes to green cover
Penrith
ranks
25
25
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
with
with
30.4%
green cover
Penrith
is here
75%+
50-75%
25-50%
0-25%
75%+
Penrith
is here
50-75%
Penrith
is here
25-50%
Penrith
is here
0-25%
Penrith
is here
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Penrith's
GREEN COVER
has
INCREASED
1%
since 2016
is
significantly below
comparable places
This means there is a
High
challenge rating for Penrith in maintaining and growing future green cover
This information is based in its entirety on: Hurley, J., Amati, M., Deilami, K., Caffin, M., Stanford, H., Azizmohammad, S. (2020) Where will all the trees be? - an assessment of urban forest cover and management for Australian cities, prepared for Hort Innovation by the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne and Greener Spaces Better Places.
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