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Emu Plains, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2750 · Penrith City Council

Discover Emu Plains with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
New South Wales
New South Wales regional photograph · W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools8within 3 kmActivities45within 5 kmUpcoming events4shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Martial arts8 within 5 kmSoccer7 within 5 kmSwimming5 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer4 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)2 within 5 km
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Tennis2 within 5 kmArts & dance13 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM8 within 5 kmKids' activities & play7 within 5 kmMusic6 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing4 within 5 km
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Explore Emu Plains

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Emu Plains Lions Park

Emu Plains · 0.6 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

Tench Reserve

Jamisontown · 1.1 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

Regatta Park

Emu Plains · 1.7 km

Playground Shade / shelter Toilets Parking
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Sports & local clubs around Emu Plains

Martial arts around Emu Plains

8 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains · 1 in Emu Plains

GKR Karate

Emu Plains

Karate

In Emu Plains

Museum of Fire

Penrith

Family AttractionsEvent EntertainmentBoxing

3 km from central Emu Plains

Karate Academy Penrith

Jamisontown

Karate

3.1 km from central Emu Plains

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Soccer around Emu Plains

7 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains · 1 in Emu Plains

Little Kickers

Emu Plains

Soccer

In Emu Plains

Nepean Soccer Referees Association

Regentville

Soccer

1.4 km from central Emu Plains

Penrith Football Club

Penrith

Soccer

3 km from central Emu Plains

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Swimming around Emu Plains

5 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains

Eva Bory Swim School

Emu Heights

Swimming

1.1 km from central Emu Plains

Eva Bory Swimming Centre

Emu Heights

Swimming

1.1 km from central Emu Plains

Dive in Swimming Academy

Jamisontown

Swimming

2 km from central Emu Plains

Not finding it in Emu Plains? Listed in Glenbrook (1 · 3.8 km), Werrington County (1 · 7.5 km)

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Gymnastics & cheer around Emu Plains

4 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains · 1 in Emu Plains

Sally K Dance

Emu Plains

Dancing SchoolDramaGymnastics

In Emu Plains

Nepean Gymnastics

Jamisontown

Gymnastics

2.7 km from central Emu Plains

Nepean Gymnastics Academy

Jamisontown

Gymnastics

2.8 km from central Emu Plains

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Arts & dance around Emu Plains

13 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains · 1 in Emu Plains

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre

Penrith

Art Centre

2.9 km from central Emu Plains

KJ Studios

Penrith

MusicKeyboardUkelele

3 km from central Emu Plains

Little Amigos Penrith

Penrith

Play centreEvent EntertainmentPhotography

3 km from central Emu Plains

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Tutoring & STEM around Emu Plains

8 listed within 5 km of Emu Plains

Edu-Kingdom College Penrith

Penrith

TutoringMathsEnglish

3 km from central Emu Plains

Master Coaching Australia

Penrith

MathsEnglishTutoring

3 km from central Emu Plains

Penrith Conservatorium of Music

Penrith

MusicKeyboardSinging

3 km from central Emu Plains

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Schools within 3 km of Emu Plains

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

8 schools within 3 km of the Emu Plains centre, 5 with a Emu Plains address. See all schools with a Emu Plains address

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 5)

  • Emu Plains Lions Park

    Emu Plains · 0.6 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

  • Tench Reserve

    Jamisontown · 1.1 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
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  • Regatta Park

    Emu Plains · 1.7 km

    Playground Shade / shelter Toilets Parking

  • Clissold Park

    Emu Heights · 1.9 km

    Playground Parking Sports courts / fields

Libraries (2)

Sports grounds (4)

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  • Weir Reserve

    Penrith · 2.7 km

    Toilets Sports courts / fields Parking BBQ facilities

Parks (4 of 5)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around Emu Plains

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

Free & low-cost

"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Emu Plains: 45 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Emu Plains, parks and playgrounds, and 4 upcoming events.

Free & low-cost
4 events

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Emu Plains within Penrith City Council

5 of the council area’s 66 activity providers · 2nd of 20 suburbs by number of providers

Penrith City Council guideSchools in Emu Plains

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Emu Plains

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

Recently sold within 5 km of Emu Plains

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

14 Hunter Street (1/1)
Sold
House
14 Hunter Street600m

Emu Plains, NSW 2750

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2
1
12 Brumby Crescent (1/1)
Sold
House
12 Brumby Crescent1.5km

Emu Heights, NSW 2750

5
3
1
7 Dungarth Place (1/1)
Sold
House
7 Dungarth Place1.6km

Emu Heights, NSW 2750

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1
1
41A Nepean Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
41A Nepean Avenue1.8km

Penrith, NSW 2750

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2
2
45 Palomino Road (1/1)
Sold
House
45 Palomino Road2.0km

Emu Heights, NSW 2750

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2
2
23/47 Preston Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
23/47 Preston Street2.5km

Jamisontown, NSW 2750

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2
1

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Blaxland

4 activity providers · 4.4 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Emu Plains

    Football (AFL) 2, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +2

    5 schools · 3 parks

  • Glenmore Park3.2 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1

    7 schools · 1 park

  • Glenbrook3.8 km

    Arts & dance 1, Soccer 1, Swimming 1

    2 schools · 3 parks

  • Cambridge Park5.8 km · same council

    Martial arts 2

    2 schools · 2 parks

  • Blaxland4.4 km

    Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1

    2 schools · 8 parks

  • Cranebrook6.4 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 3, Martial arts 1

    6 schools · 1 park

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Glenmore Park family guide · 3.2 kmGlenbrook family guide · 3.8 kmCambridge Park family guide · 5.8 kmBlaxland family guide · 4.4 kmCranebrook family guide · 6.4 kmKingswood family guide · 5.7 kmWerrington County family guide · 7.5 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Emu Plains

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Emu Plains454
Blaxland246
Glenbrook219
Glenmore Park601
Lapstone11
Leonay59
Mount Riverview28
Penrith6,273
Regentville58

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source

Kids activities across Penrith City Council

66 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in Penrith City Council
Sports48Academic12Creative Arts11Entertainment8Music6Health3

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Emu Plains.

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Broader reading for NSW families

NSW Selective and OC Entry for 2028: Dates, Places and the New Equal-Places Rule

NSW has not yet published 2028 dates for selective high school and opportunity class (OC) entry, but last cycle's applications ran from 6 November 2025 to 20 February 2026. If NSW repeats that…

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Junior Soccer in NSW (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in NSW can start organised soccer from about age four — Coles MiniRoos Kick-Off takes new players aged 4 to 11, as Football NSW puts it. Below: how the season and registration actually work…

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What Kids Actually Do in NSW (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in New South Wales is Swimming, which 23.9% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is soccer (26.6%), and for…

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All kids' activities listed in Emu Plains

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Emu Plains.