Blacktown

449,385 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 239 km², 50 suburbs. Council website: blacktown.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

449,385

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.2% in a year

Density

1,882/km²

239 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.1M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$46

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.4 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 34
Median household income: $2,107/week
Median rent: $400/week
Median mortgage repayment: $2,383/month
Households renting: 34.3%
Average household: 3.1 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

50 suburbs where Blacktown holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Blacktown	50,961	All	$1.1MDec 2025	– / 3%	4
Quakers Hill	27,893	All	$1.3MDec 2025	– / 5%	9
Seven Hills (NSW)	20,095	All	$1.3MDec 2025	– / 0%	6
Mount Druitt	16,986	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 16%	2
The Ponds	16,315	All	$1.6MDec 2025	– / 15%	10
Toongabbie (NSW)	16,177	31%	$1.4MDec 2025	– / 0%	8
Rooty Hill	16,176	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 20%	4
Glenwood (NSW)	15,829	All	$1.7MDec 2025	– / 0%	10
Schofields	15,213	All	$1.3MDec 2025	32% / 23%	10
Marsden Park	14,610	All	$1.2MDec 2025	9% / 36%	10
Doonside	13,614	All	$1.1MDec 2025	– / 25%	2
Rouse Hill	11,349	24%	$1.3MDec 2025	3% / 48%	10
Kellyville Ridge	10,890	All	$1.6MDec 2025	– / 3%	10
Plumpton (NSW)	10,070	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 10%	6
Kings Langley	9,354	All	$1.6MDec 2025	– / 0%	10
Stanhope Gardens	9,349	All	$1.5MDec 2025	– / 6%	10
Riverstone	8,627	All	$1.2MDec 2025	24% / 16%	7
Lalor Park	7,834	All	$1.1MDec 2025	– / 0%	3
Marayong	7,834	All	$1.2MDec 2025	– / 0%	3
Ropes Crossing	7,280	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 80%	8
Oakhurst (NSW)	6,947	All	$985kDec 2025	– / 4%	5
Woodcroft (NSW)	6,597	All	$1.1MDec 2025	– / 16%	9
Tallawong	6,570	All	$1.4MDec 2025	11% / 31%	10
Whalan	5,929	All	$874kDec 2025	– / 4%	1
Minchinbury	5,778	All	$1.2MDec 2025	– / 8%	6
Hebersham	5,643	All	$896kDec 2025	– / 0%	1
Glendenning	5,196	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 16%	5
Prospect (NSW)	5,187	All	$1.2MDec 2025	– / 11%	7
Colebee	4,914	All	$1.3MDec 2025	18% / 52%	10
Lethbridge Park	4,730	All	$830kDec 2025	– / 3%	1
Hassall Grove	4,401	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 8%	4
Bidwill (NSW)	4,202	All	$840kDec 2025	– / 5%	1
Tregear	3,700	All	$840kDec 2025	– / 22%	1
Parklea	3,684	All	$1.5MDec 2025	– / 0%
Grantham Farm	3,669	All	$1.1MDec 2025	9% / 46%	10
Acacia Gardens	3,668	All	$1.3MDec 2025	– / 0%	10
Blackett	3,586	All	$833kDec 2025	– / 0%	1
Kings Park (NSW)	3,476	All	$1.2MDec 2025	– / 0%	8
Shalvey	3,455	All	$865kDec 2025	– / 5%	1
Dean Park	3,180	All	$1.0MDec 2025	– / 36%	4
Bungarribee	3,177	All	$1.3MDec 2025	0% / 73%	10
Dharruk	2,806	All	$900kDec 2025	– / 0%	1
Willmot	2,382	All	$800kDec 2025	– / 22%	1
Emerton	2,295	All	$900kDec 2025	– / 0%	1
Nirimba Fields	1,632	All	$1.2MDec 2025	57% / 28%	10
Melonba	1,439	All	$1.2MDec 2025	66% / 47%	10
Vineyard	1,143	10%	$1.1MDec 2025	23% / 85%	3
Eastern Creek	874	All	$1.2MDec 2025	– / 46%	2
Angus	384	All	$185kDec 2025	38% / 86%	4
Shanes Park	384	All	$2.8MDec 2025	19% / 82%	4
Richards	37	All		81% / 91%	2
Arndell Park	6	All		– / 3%
Huntingwood	3	All		– / 15%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

19%

Over 14 of 53 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

13%

Over 53 of 53 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 53 of 53 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 47 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $185k
Median of suburb medians: $1.1M
Highest suburb median: $2.8M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 44 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter: 461; per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft: 181; per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage: 1,186; per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime: 2,770; per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Chifley · Ed HUSIC (ALP)44%
Greenway · Michelle ROWLAND (ALP)33%
McMahon · Chris BOWEN (ALP)22%
Parramatta · Andrew CHARLTON (ALP)1%
Macquarie · Susan TEMPLEMAN (ALP)1%

State districts

Riverstone · Warren Kirby (ALP)28%
Mount Druitt · Edmond Atalla (ALP)25%
Blacktown · Stephen Bali (ALP)25%
Winston Hills · Mark Taylor (LIB)8%
Prospect · Hugh McDermott (ALP)8%
Londonderry · Prue Car (ALP)6%
Badgerys Creek · Tanya Davies (LIB)1%
Hawkesbury · Robyn Preston (LIB)1%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 5 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 11 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 11 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 12; of 273 tracked
Share cut: 4.4%
Typical cut: 2.0%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Marsden Park (5), Rooty Hill (4). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.