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Blacktown is a major western Sydney suburb centred on Blacktown Station and the Westpoint shopping centre. It’s multicultural and family-oriented, with a lively town centre of shops and eateries alongside parks and sporting fields. Housing ranges from older post-war detached homes on leafy streets to newer medium-density apartments and townhouses close to the rail hub. Local schools, a public hospital and straightforward road and rail connections across western Sydney make day-to-day life and access to services practical.

About 50,961 people live in Blacktown and the median age is 34, with families dominating the household mix and owner-occupiers slightly more common than renters. Several public projects are under way or planned, including hospital upgrades to add more beds, new dedicated bus links to the airport and other bus improvements, an expanded aquatic centre, a new Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre and a public preschool currently under construction. Whether Blacktown suits you comes down to if a busy town centre, nearby services and a suburb shaped around families match what you want.

Buying in Blacktown 2148 sits above what local households earned at the last Census. A median household income of $1,774 a week at the last Census is about $92,248 a year. On that basis a median house price of $1,120,000 is roughly 12.1 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, while a median unit price of $500,000 is about 5.4 times that annual income.

Looking at renting, $650 a week for a house would take about 36.6% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and $550 a week for a unit about 31.0%. On the figures, both rents take a sizeable share of local household income, with house rent taking the larger share. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

House values in Blacktown rose 8.6% over the past 12 months, a solid increase. Unit values also increased, up 5.5% over the year. House rents edged up by a more modest 3.2% in the same period.

For someone weighing Blacktown as an investment, the numbers show capital growth outpaced rental growth this year — house prices climbed faster than the rent those houses earn, and houses increased in value more than units did. Which of those outcomes matters to you depends on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income and on your own circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.