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Blacktown NSW 2148

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Greenway Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Blacktown · 30 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A key centre of Western Sydney, Blacktown is large, diverse and family-oriented. Households average 2.9 people around a median age of 34. Median household income is $1,774 a week and rent about $400.

Blacktown is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 50,961 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,774 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

50,961Population
34Median age
$1,774Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Blacktown (East) - Kings Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blacktown itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Blacktown, 600 m north-east · Metro station: Bella Vista, 6 km north-east · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 7.8 km west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 18.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 22.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 57.2%

Population by age in Blacktown
Population by age, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43,640
5-146,193
15-192,609
20-244,058
25-349,334
35-448,093
45-545,603
55-644,929
65-743,463
75-842,069
85+960
Dwelling types in Blacktown
Dwelling types, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House10,793
Townhouse3,064
Apartment2,607
Other0
Households by weekly income in Blacktown
Households by weekly income, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,300
$650-1,4994,255
$1,500-2,9995,753
$3,000+3,153
Top ancestries in Blacktown
Top ancestries, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other15,724
Australian8,011
English7,420
Indian7,376
Ancestry NS3,944
Filipino3,686
Housing tenure in Blacktown
Housing tenure, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,575
Mortgage5,249
Rented7,162
Other201
Cars per household in Blacktown
Cars per household, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,596
16,831
25,248
31,660
4+819
Commute to work in Blacktown
Commute to work, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car10,182
Train714
Bus363
Tram/ferry0
Walked327
Bicycle38
Home5,650
Top countries of birth in Blacktown
Top countries of birth, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India8,436
Philippines2,822
China1,248
Fiji947
New Zealand907
Sri Lanka748
Languages used at home in Blacktown
Languages used at home, Blacktown NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi5,187
Hindi2,266
Arabic2,065
Tagalog1,603
Gujarati1,452
Mandarin1,255

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43,828 bird observations recorded near Blacktown — most often seen:

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