The Penrith local government area has 13 cemeteries within its boundary, most of which are closed and are historically significant. They are all over 100 years old, reflecting the social and cultural history of the region. Some cemeteries are of national significance, and each has particular values worthy of preservation and conservation.

You can search Penrith Council’s cemetery records here: Cemetery Search

Penrith Council directly manages three operational general cemeteries, being:

Penrith General Cemetery – Cox Avenue, Kingswood;
Emu General Cemetery – Mundy Street, Emu Plains
St Marys General Cemetery – Great Western Highway, St Marys

Other cemeteries

Castlereagh Cemetery
Church Lane, Castlereagh. Penrith Council is the Trustee for Crown Reserve in Church Road, Castlereagh which is land set aside for cemetery purposes. This reserve, Portion 281, surrounds the Castlereagh Anglican Cemetery.

Castlereagh Anglican Church and General Cemetery
Corner Church Street and East Wilchard Road, Cranebrook. This cemetery is one of Penrith’s most significant cemeteries, being the one of the first local cemeteries in our Local Government Area. For more information, click here.

Castlereagh Uniting Church Cemetery
Old Castlereagh Road, Upper Castlereagh It is adjacent to one of the oldest Methodist Churches in Australia.

Londonderry Methodist Church Cemetery
The Londonderry Methodist Cemetery is inactive and is located on private property.

Luddenham Uniting Church Cemetery,
The Northern Road at Luddenham 

McCarthy Catholic Cemetery 
McCarthy’s Lane, Cranebrook is located within the extensive Penrith Lakes developments.

St James Anglican Church Cemetery, Luddenham
Although not technically within the Penrith Council area, this Cemetery is locally significant to the Luddenham/Mulgoa region.

St Thomas’ Anglican Church cemetery, Mulgoa
St Thomas Road, Mulgoa

Sir John Jamison Catholic Cemetery
Lilac Place, South Penrith. This small Catholica cemetery has borne the brunt of systematic vandalism over recent decades as the local area became urbanized. Unfortunately little remains of the significant historic fabric of the cemetery.

St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church Cemetery
Great Western Highway at St Marys. This cemetery is another good example of a well preserved historically significant local cemetery.

St Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church Cemetery
High Street, Penrith. Penrith City Council has entered into an arrangement with the St Stephens Anglican Parish to maintain this historic cemetery.