Median price trend for houses
Based on 31 sales in the preceding 12 months
$890,000
Up 6.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $868k
- 4 bed
- $840k
- 5+ bed
- $1.16m
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The quick read on
Blackett
NSW 2770 · Blacktown
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $890,000
- Population
- 3,586
- Postcode
- 2770
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Blackett, New South Wales
Property market insights for Blackett
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Blackett NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 65 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 10.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Blackett, NSW is currently $890,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Blackett has a 12-month growth rate of 6.6% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $868,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $840,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Blackett.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Blackett is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Blackett is $475 per week and has increased 31.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Blackett safe?
The overall rate for Blackett is 5,037 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% above the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Blackett.
Overall crime rate
5,037
offences per 100,000 residents
47% aboveGreater Sydney
BlackettGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Blackett?
Blackett NSW 2770 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
3,586 people call Blackett home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,174 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,586
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $310 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1526.0%Above
15–3428.6%Above
35–5423.4%Below
55–7417.1%Below
75 and over5.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.8%Above
Townhouses8.2%Below
Apartments2.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright21.7%Below
Paying a mortgage25.0%Below
Renting53.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car15.3%Above
One car40.8%Above
Two cars29.6%Below
Three or more14.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.2%Below
Drove to work50.5%Above
Train, tram or bus1.6%Below
Walked or cycled0.3%Below
What stands out in Blackett
15.2% of workers in Blackett worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
4.5% of Blackett residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
26.3% of people in Blackett described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Blackett
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Blackett NSW 2770.
Is Blackett family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
26.0% of Blackett's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
824 family households lived in Blackett; 36.2% were couple families and 37.5% were one-parent families.
44.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Blackett?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Blackett had 3,586 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Blackett?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.8% of occupied private dwellings in Blackett.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Blackett?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
21.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
25.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
53.3% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Blackett?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Blackett had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 22.4% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 29.2%, while 29.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Blackett?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
50.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
1.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Blackett?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
15.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 40.8% of the total.
43.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Blackett, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.2% reported a different address.
25.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Blackett?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
59.4% of residents used only English at home.
23.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Blackett residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.3% of Blackett's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.7% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 72.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Blackett?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.3% of ancestry responses in Blackett.
Australian ancestry made up 24.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Blackett?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
6.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 5.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 4.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Blackett?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 41.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
18.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Blackett show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
49.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.7% reported asthma, 9.0% arthritis and 7.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Blackett?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Blackett?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,174 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $310 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Blackett compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.2% in Blackett, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 21.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 53.3% in Blackett, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Blackett
Is Blackett expensive?
The median house price is $890,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Blackett good for families?
The Census counted 824 local families, and 26.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Blackett?
Larger houses have a median around $1,160,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Blackett
44 streets in Blackett
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Anderson Ave
- Antill Pl
- Boldrewood Rd
- Bougainville Rd
- Brennan Pl
- Carlisle Ave
- Casey Pl
- Cato Pl
- Cleary Pl
- Clune Pl
- Cusack Pl
- Devaney St
- Field Pl
- Fitzgerald Cr
- Franklin Cr
- Hales Pl
- Hardy St
- Haylen Pl
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- Horne Pl
- Idriess Cr
- Jersey Road
- Keesing Cr
- Kingsley Street
- Lang Cr
- Langley Pl
- Literature Pl
- Manifold Rd
- Mccrae Pl
- Mclaren St
- Mudie Pl
- Murdoch St
- Murphy Pl
- Niland Cr
- Ogilvie Pl
- Parkes Cr
- Picot Pl
- Popondetta Rd
- Porter Pl
- Riddell Cr
- Rudd Pl
- Slessor Pl
- Sorensen Cr
- Tennant Pl
- Webb Pl
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