Median price trend for houses
Based on 29 sales in the preceding 12 months
$982,000
Up 7.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $960k
- 4 bed
- $998k
- 5+ bed
- $1.12m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Dharruk
NSW 2770 · Blacktown
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $982,000
- Population
- 2,806
- Postcode
- 2770
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Dharruk, New South Wales
Property market insights for Dharruk
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dharruk NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 40 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$550 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dharruk, NSW is currently $982,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dharruk has a 12-month growth rate of 7.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $960,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $998,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Dharruk.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dharruk is $550 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dharruk safe?
The overall rate for Dharruk is 3,075 offences per 100,000 residents — 11% below 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 Dharruk.
Overall crime rate
3,075
offences per 100,000 residents
11% belowGreater Sydney
DharrukGreater 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 Dharruk?
Dharruk NSW 2770 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
2,806 people call Dharruk home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,467 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,806
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.5%Above
15–3425.8%Below
35–5424.4%Below
55–7421.9%Above
75 and over4.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.6%Above
Townhouses1.3%Below
Apartments1.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright29.7%Above
Paying a mortgage37.5%Above
Renting32.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.3%Below
One car38.1%Below
Two cars35.9%Above
Three or more18.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.9%Below
Drove to work51.7%Above
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled0.6%Below
What stands out in Dharruk
16.9% of workers in Dharruk worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Sydney.
3.1% of Dharruk residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
20.3% of people in Dharruk described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dharruk
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dharruk NSW 2770.
Is Dharruk family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.5% of Dharruk's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
715 family households lived in Dharruk; 46.9% were couple families and 24.1% were one-parent families.
41.7% 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 Dharruk?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dharruk had 2,806 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.3% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Dharruk?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.6% of occupied private dwellings in Dharruk.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dharruk?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
29.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
37.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
32.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dharruk?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dharruk had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 18.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 27.4%, while 33.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dharruk?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
51.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dharruk?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 38.1% of the total.
54.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dharruk, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.0% reported a different address.
36.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dharruk?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
54.5% of residents used only English at home.
37.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 3.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dharruk residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
36.7% of Dharruk's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 63.3% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
2.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dharruk?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 19.7% of ancestry responses in Dharruk.
Australian ancestry made up 23.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dharruk?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Managers accounted for 5.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 6.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dharruk?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 45.3%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
23.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dharruk show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.7% reported asthma, 9.3% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dharruk?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dharruk?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,467 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 $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dharruk compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.9% in Dharruk, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 29.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 32.8% in Dharruk, 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 Dharruk
Is Dharruk expensive?
The median house price is $982,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dharruk good for families?
The Census counted 715 local families, and 23.5% 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 Dharruk?
Larger houses have a median around $1,120,000, 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 Dharruk
44 streets in Dharruk
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alchin St
- Aruma Pl
- Arundell St
- Bambara St
- Beelong St
- Birong Pl
- Caramar St
- Carlisle Ave
- Clucas Rd
- Cooma St
- Creswick Pl
- Cudgee Pl
- Cullen Pl
- Cumbernauld Cr
- Darly Pl
- Dural Pl
- Eloura Street
- Falkirk Pl
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- Gira Pl
- Glenrothes Pl
- Gyra Pl
- Jersey Rd
- Jersey Road
- Kembla St
- Kew Pl
- Kilbride Ave
- Killara Pl
- Livingston Ave
- Lumea Pl
- Miax Pl
- Pangari Cr
- Popondetta Rd
- Pymble St
- Scherell St
- Stuart Rd
- Tarana Cr
- Taree Pl
- Tarun Pl
- Tempi Pl
- Tora Pl
- Waitara Pl
- Werona Pl
- Willyama St
- Woodstock Ave
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