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Rooty Hill NSW 2766

6,050 addresses · 155 streets

Chifley Electorate › Blacktown LGA › Rooty Hill · 36 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rooty Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 16,176 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,001 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Filipino, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

16,176Population
37Median age
$2,001Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rooty Hill - Minchinbury statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rooty Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rooty Hill, 550 m east · Bus interchange: Mount Druitt Bus Interchange, 1.8 km west · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 17.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rooty Hill

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Rooty Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201911.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 55.3%

Population by age in Rooty Hill
Population by age, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,112
5-142,150
15-19953
20-241,107
25-342,245
35-442,310
45-541,898
55-641,771
65-741,382
75-84695
85+549
Dwelling types in Rooty Hill
Dwelling types, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,518
Townhouse902
Apartment149
Other20
Households by weekly income in Rooty Hill
Households by weekly income, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650584
$650-1,4991,038
$1,500-2,9991,624
$3,000+1,036
Top ancestries in Rooty Hill
Top ancestries, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other4,531
Filipino3,395
Australian2,418
English2,095
Ancestry NS1,386
Indian1,341
Housing tenure in Rooty Hill
Housing tenure, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,106
Mortgage1,850
Rented1,485
Other76
Cars per household in Rooty Hill
Cars per household, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0316
11,628
21,649
3614
4+322
Commute to work in Rooty Hill
Commute to work, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,405
Train286
Bus36
Tram/ferry0
Walked58
Bicycle10
Home1,633
Top countries of birth in Rooty Hill
Top countries of birth, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines2,503
India851
Pakistan545
Fiji463
New Zealand365
Nepal319
Languages used at home in Rooty Hill
Languages used at home, Rooty Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog1,565
Filipino817
Urdu809
Hindi582
Arabic420
Nepali371

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,385 bird observations recorded near Rooty Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rooty Hill

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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