Blackett vs Emerton
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackett, about half of households rent. In Emerton, most households rent.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Blackett
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 78%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Emerton
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 11%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blackett and Emerton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Blackett has more residents (3,586 vs 2,295).
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,586 +36% vs other | 2,295 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.9% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 31 | 32 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr | $64,376/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $320/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $845,000 | $894,444 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 18 days from 14 sales | 21 days from 10 sales |
Zoning mix
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 85% | 62% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 19% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 14% |
| Commercial | 0% | 5% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,325 across Blacktown same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 43/100 | 39/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 88/100 | High 97/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 9 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.9 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Penrith, 7.9 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Schools in Blackett
- Blackett Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Niland School Government · Secondary · Special school below peers
Schools in Emerton
- Emerton Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 same for both | |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 4 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 84/100 | 81/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 46.6 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 45 min | 46 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 71.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 54.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2770 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 2770 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.0%).
Setting
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.9 km | 40.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 2% 1,271 premises | 0% 901 premises |
Climate
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 932 mm | 822 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.55 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,157/yr same for both | |
| Council | Blacktown same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Chifley same for both | |
| Member | Ed Husic same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackett | Emerton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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