Sydney Science Park

A bold vision for Western Sydney. Sydney Science Park is a 271-hectare mixed-use innovation precinct by Celestino, designed to bring together homes, jobs, education, research and open space in one integrated place.

With more than 80 hectares of quality open space, state-of-the-art learning and research facilities, retail and business hubs, and diverse housing for the modern community, this is where opportunity meets lifestyle.

Join us as we shape a new kind of city-neighbourhood for the future of Greater Western Sydney.

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Our Vision: A Connected Community

At Sydney Science Park, connection is at the heart of our vision — shaping a place where people, place, ideas, nature and opportunity come together.

The masterplan is built around creating a strong, healthy and connected community with vibrant lifestyle experiences, access to education and employment, and seamless links to the Western Parkland City, Greater Sydney and the world.

Designed to celebrate the outdoors and enhance wellbeing, Sydney Science Park integrates parks, green spaces and waterways with cultural, commercial and learning precincts to inspire collaboration, discovery and a thriving future-focused community.

Sydney Science Park will be a connected innovation community where people can live, learn, work and discover — shaping a brighter future for Western Sydney.

Matthew Scard CEO, Celestino

Residential

Sydney Science Park will blend modern city living with a close-knit community, offering diverse housing where families thrive, and residents experience urban convenience surrounded by natural landscapes.

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

Commercial & Retail

Sydney Science Park aims to establish a thriving centre for business, retail and entertainment. It’s where businesses grow, jobs are created, and daily convenience is at your doorstep. It’s a city where innovation, opportunity and well-being go hand in hand.

It will be a place that seamlessly connects workplaces and homes.

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

Education

One of Sydney Science Park’s fundamental pillars is education.

We aim to foster lifelong learning through industry-education partnerships, enhance STEM education for K-12 students, support educator’s growth, and create pathways for vocational and tertiary success.

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘹. 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

This initiative brings together the brightest young minds with industry leaders, researchers, and innovators to tackle real-world challenges.

Delivered annually to over 1,600 students from public and independent primary and high schools across New South Wales, the students, together with industry leaders, researchers, and innovators, tackle real-world challenges that will shape the cities of the future.

Using Sydney Science Park as the centrepiece, students develop innovative solutions and forward-thinking concepts aimed at creating sustainable, resilient, and liveable towns and cities.

The Sydney Science Park CSIRO Urban Living Lab (SSP-ULL) is Australia’s first national-scale urban living laboratory embedded within a masterplanned community.

Through a long-term partnership between Celestino and CSIRO, the SSP-ULL uses Sydney Science Park as a real-world platform to test and implement innovative solutions in climate resilience, smart infrastructure, circular economy and liveability.

By placing science at the heart of development, SSP-ULL helps shape a more sustainable, resilient and future-ready Western Sydney.

CSIRO Website

Western Sydney Science Park has room for thousands more homes if government wants them
The Daily Telegraph
February 11, 2026

A science park development site four times bigger than the axed Rosehill mini-city has approval for just 3400 homes despite sitting near Western Sydney’s new airport.

A development site near Western Sydney’s new international airport is four times bigger than the now aborted Rosehill Gardens mini-city – but has approval to build only a fraction of the 25,000 homes the racecourse was set to deliver.

Developers Celestino have lodged a planning application for stage one of their Sydney Science Park project at Luddenham, including a school for 1200 students and more than 200 terrace style dwellings.

Under future plans for the 271 hectare site, the park will expand into a mixed-use precinct with “knowledge-based employment” in health, education and research along with retail, commercial and residential zones.

Mamre Anglican School will relocate from Kemps Creek to the Sydney Science Park in Luddenham, but planning controls have restricted the park to just 3400 homes.

But planning controls have restricted Sydney Science Park to 3400 homes, despite its 3km proximity to the airport, the 12,000 jobs to be created within its boundaries, and the 20,000 employment opportunities the nearby Bradfield City is slated to generate.

Commercial and residential elements will cover just 18 per cent of a site that in its entirety dwarfs the 60-hectares for the mooted mini-city at Rosehill that was killed off when Australian Turf Club members voted down a sale of the racecourse last year.

A Celestino state significant development application has just come off exhibition.

It seeks to subdivide a small percentage of the overall site to commence the project’s opening stage featuring the Mamre Anglican School to cater for children from kindergarten to Year 12.

Elsewhere in Sydney’s west, state-owned developer Landcom has abandoned plans for up to 1500 homes, citing concerns over financial feasibility. Property development company ALAND has also gone public about moving to areas closer to the CBD due to shrinking profit margins.

Westpac CEO Anthony Miller has told this masthead previously that more needs to be done to deliver homes in outer suburbs to offer options in a $500,000 to $750,000 price range.

“I feel like progress has been made,” he said this week. “But the emphasis on getting more done in that price zip code … there’s a long way to go.”

Celestino CEO Matthew Scard told The Daily Telegraph his company was committed to the west and had invested $100 million into Sydney Science Park since 2016 to “service the site with sewer, water and power infrastructure to deliver housing and jobs”.

“Even as planning controls have tightened and new development costs have been levied, we have kept faith in our vision for this new city,” he added.

Initially rezoned for mixed-use development 10 years ago, Sydney Science Park had new controls imposed when the Aerotropolis planning framework was released in 2022. They included restrictions on where and what types of housing could be delivered, and rising contribution charges.

Construction of a new metro station next to the vacant land of the proposed Sydney Science Park in Luddenham where thousands of houses could be built near the new Western Sydney International Airport.

Asked if the company would consider applying for approvals to increase the number of dwellings on the site – given recent market developments including Landcom’s withdrawal from projects in Tallawong, Rooty Hill and Austral – Mr Scard was guarded.

“Sydney Science Park is not a residential-only estate,” he said.

“But if we can provide more housing in addition to what we are doing with education, health, research and retail, then why not? The site is ready to go.

“It has the capacity and essential services to deliver thousands more homes if the government requires additional housing in Western Sydney.”

Planning Minister Paul Scully told the Telegraph: “There’s a strong housing pipeline for Western Sydney with more than 10,300 homes declared state significant through the Housing Delivery Authority.

“The NSW Government supports a mixed-use approach to development at Sydney Science Park. This is reflected under the current planning framework and controls.”

Celestino has lodged a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Precinct 1 of Sydney Science Park, seeking approval for the sitewide development concept, the first stage of development, and associated enabling works and infrastructure to support the broader 271-hectare site at Luddenham.

For enquiries, please email engage-ssp@willowtc.com.au

To read more about the SSDA click here.

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