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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Blacktown is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 50,961, making it a significant urban area. Located approximately 30 km from the Sydney CBD, Blacktown is a middle ring area in New South Wales. The median household income is $92,248 per year.
Above-average earnings in Blacktown support sustained property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Blacktown. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 13 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Blacktown on My School →Estimated 20 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 50,961 residents, Blacktown is one of New South Wales's more populous suburbs — roughly 9.6× the state median of 5,325 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. At $92,248/year, household income in Blacktown is within 5% of the New South Wales median ($97,552), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Rent of $400/week (83% coverage of the $2,094/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $361/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 30 km from Sydney, Blacktown is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 61% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 23% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Blacktown stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Blacktown sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Blacktown | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 50,961 | 5,325 | +857% |
| Median household income | $92,248/yr | $97,552/yr | -5% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $400 | $430 | -7% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,094 | $2,167 | -3% |
| Distance to CBD | 30 km | 45 km | -33% |
| Separate houses | 61% | 76% | -15pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Blacktown — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Blacktown's 50,961-person market and $92,248 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $400/week covers 83% of a $2,094/month mortgage, leaving a $361/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 61% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 76% NSW median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Property values in Blacktown should track the wider New South Wales market through 2026, with the $92,248/year median household income (5% below the $97,552 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~83% of the typical mortgage ($1,733/month rent vs $2,094/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 75/100 places Blacktown in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Blacktown scores 75/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 50,961, median household income of $92,248/year and median weekly rent of $400. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Blacktown are a median household income of $92,248/year, a dwelling mix that is 61% separate houses, roughly 13 schools and 20 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Blacktown has a usual resident population of approximately 50,961, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Blacktown sits 30 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $400 in Blacktown, equating to approximately $20,800/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Blacktown is $2,094, or approximately $25,128/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $400 works out to $1,733/month, covering 83% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,094/month. That leaves a $361/month shortfall (around $4,332/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,094 median mortgage, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.