Blacktown Council - LGA Profile

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Blacktown City Council

City · NSW

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

396,776

Males

197,876 (49.9%)

Females

198,905 (50.1%)

Indigenous

11,812 (3.0%)

Born in Australia

53.2%

English Only at Home

50.7%

Australian Citizens

316,164

Other Languages

49.3%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

7.5%

5-14 years

15.2%

15-19 years

6.1%

20-24 years

6.7%

25-34 years

14.9%

35-44 years

17.0%

45-54 years

12.0%

55-64 years

9.5%

65-74 years

6.8%

75-84 years

3.1%

85+ years

1.1%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$831/week

Annual Personal Income

$43,212

Median Household Income

$2,107/week

Annual Household Income

$109,564

Median Family Income

$2,251/week

Annual Family Income

$117,052

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$400

Median Monthly Mortgage

$2,383

Average Household Size

3.1 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.9

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

199,909 (53.2%)

Born Overseas

176,115 (46.8%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

188,860 (66.1%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

16,046 (5.6%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

50,989 (17.8%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

14,638 (5.1%)

Year 8 or Below

11,403 (4.0%)

Did Not Go to School

3,930 (1.4%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

104,443

Employed Part-time

46,306

Total Employed

174,933

Unemployed

10,816

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Participation Rate

60.6%

Labour Force

185,750

Not in Labour Force

103,358

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

104,171

Couple - No Children

26,633 (25.6%)

Couple with Children

58,576 (56.2%)

One Parent Family

17,238 (16.5%)

Other Family

1,719 (1.7%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

98,390 (81.1%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

14,480 (11.9%)

Flat/Apartment

8,158 (6.7%)

Other Dwelling

98 (0.1%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

121,337

Unoccupied Dwellings

6,351

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

8,045 (6.7%)

1 Vehicle

43,133 (36.1%)

2 Vehicles

46,060 (38.6%)

3 Vehicles

14,648 (12.3%)

4+ Vehicles

7,523 (6.3%)

Total Dwellings

119,420

🚔 Crime Statistics (Jan–Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents from the NSW Police Force, published by BOCSAR. Rates are per 100,000 population. Trends compare to Jan 2024–Dec 2025 (2 year) and Jan 2016–Dec 2025 (10 year). nc = not calculated (counts too low to be reliable).

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

158.8 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 8.5%

Motor vehicle theft

164.3 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Stable

Non-DV assault

397.2 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Stable

Robbery (unarmed)

22.1 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 6.6%

Steal from vehicle

270 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 7.7%

Show all 62 offence types

Offence	Incidents (2025)	Rate / 100k	2 year trend	10 year trend
Transport regulatory offences	5386	1,227.3	Down 57.2%	Down 12.1%
Intimidation, stalking and harassment	3257	742.2	Up 16.3%	Up 5.9%
Breach bail conditions	2777	632.8	Down 9.3%	Up 4.8%
Domestic violence related assault	2549	580.8	Up 6.7%	Up 2.4%
Malicious damage to property	2458	560.1	Stable	Down 3.6%
Fraud	2088	475.8	Down 9.6%	Down 3.4%
Steal from retail store	1821	415	Up 21.5%	Up 6.2%
Non-domestic violence related assault	1743	397.2	Stable	Stable
Breach Apprehended Violence Order	1612	367.3	Up 13.0%	Up 6.0%
Steal from motor vehicle	1185	270	Stable	Down 7.7%
Other theft	794	180.9	Stable	Down 5.0%
Motor vehicle theft	721	164.3	Stable	Stable
Break and enter dwelling	697	158.8	Stable	Down 8.5%
Possession and/or use of cannabis	689	157	Stable	Up 2.0%
Prohibited and regulated weapons offences	636	144.9	Stable	Up 2.3%
Steal from dwelling	598	136.3	Stable	Down 5.2%
Trespass	580	132.2	Up 7.6%	Up 7.6%
Sexual assault	561	127.8	Stable	Up 9.6%
Other offences	543	123.7	Stable	Stable
Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences	442	100.7	Stable	Up 3.5%
Receiving or handling stolen goods	410	93.4	Stable	Stable
Possession and/or use of amphetamines	408	93	Stable	Up 4.9%
Resist or hinder officer	253	57.7	Stable	Stable
Break and enter non-dwelling	221	50.4	Stable	Down 5.5%
Arson	177	40.3	Stable	Down 4.7%
Other drug offences	169	38.5	Stable	Up 4.9%
Criminal intent	153	34.9	Stable	Up 5.4%
Assault Police	148	33.7	Stable	Up 5.0%
Possession and/or use of other drugs	139	31.7	Stable	Stable
Steal from person	113	25.7	Stable	Down 10.7%
Liquor offences	102	23.2	Stable	Down 7.7%
Robbery without a weapon	97	22.1	Stable	Down 6.6%
Other offences against justice procedures	93	21.2	Stable	—
Robbery with a weapon not a firearm	84	19.1	Stable	Stable
Other offences against the person	82	18.7	Stable	Up 3.7%
Blackmail and extortion	77	17.5	Stable	—
Pornography offences	63	14.4	Stable	Up 7.4%
Possession and/or use of cocaine	53	12.1	Stable	Up 11.4%
Offensive conduct	49	11.2	Down 39.5%	Down 4.0%
Possession and/or use of narcotics	48	10.9	Stable	—
Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines	39	8.9	Stable	Stable
Offensive language	35	8	Stable	Down 11.6%
Dealing, trafficking in cocaine	27	6.2	—	—
Abduction and kidnapping	14	3.2	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in cannabis	13	3	—	—
Cultivating cannabis	12	2.7	—	—
Coercive Control	11	2.5	—	—
Escape custody	10	2.3	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in narcotics	8	1.8	—	—
Murder *	6	1.4	—	—
Possession and/or use of ecstasy	6	1.4	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy	5	1.1	—	—
Dealing, trafficking in other drugs	5	1.1	—	—
Robbery with a firearm	3	0.7	—	—
Manufacture drug	3	0.7	—	—
Stock theft	2	0.5	—	—
Importing drugs	2	0.5	—	—
Attempted murder	1	0.2	—	—
Fail to appear	1	0.2	—	—
Murder accessory, conspiracy	0	nc	—	—
Manslaughter *	0	nc	—	—
Betting and gaming offences	0	nc	—	—

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