Blacktown vs Kings Park

Blacktown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Kings Park. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Blacktown, about half of households are couple families. In Kings Park, most households are couple families.

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

Blacktown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (38 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (41 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (18 vs 0)
  • But Kings Park has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 65%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Blacktown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($455,000 vs $1,180,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blacktown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $445/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blacktown

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 67/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.3 km vs 40 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blacktown

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Kings Park carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Blacktown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Blacktown and Kings Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blacktown Kings Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Blacktown Kings Park
Walkability 94 / 67
Blacktown — Walkability: 94/100 Kings Park — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 14 / 29
Blacktown — Safety: 14/100 Kings Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blacktown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kings Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blacktown has more residents (50,961 vs 3,476); Kings Park has higher household incomes ($113,672 vs $92,248).

Blacktown Kings Park
Population 50,961
+93% vs other
 3,476
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +0.7%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $92,248/yr $113,672/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $445/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blacktown Kings Park
0-4 7.1% / 7.9%
Blacktown — 0-4: 7.1% Kings Park — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 12.2% / 14.0%
Blacktown — 5-14: 12.2% Kings Park — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.1% / 5.6%
Blacktown — 15-19: 5.1% Kings Park — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.0% / 5.4%
Blacktown — 20-24: 8.0% Kings Park — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 18.3% / 13.3%
Blacktown — 25-34: 18.3% Kings Park — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 15.9% / 18.8%
Blacktown — 35-44: 15.9% Kings Park — 35-44: 18.8%
45-54 11.0% / 12.0%
Blacktown — 45-54: 11.0% Kings Park — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 9.7% / 9.9%
Blacktown — 55-64: 9.7% Kings Park — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 6.8% / 8.9%
Blacktown — 65-74: 6.8% Kings Park — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 4.1% / 3.3%
Blacktown — 75-84: 4.1% Kings Park — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.9% / 0.9%
Blacktown — 85+: 1.9% Kings Park — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blacktown 49.7% couple families
Blacktown — Couple Families: 49.7% Blacktown — Lone Person: 25.6% Blacktown — One Parent Families: 16.6% Blacktown — Group Household: 5.7% Blacktown — Other Families: 2.4%
Kings Park 57.2% couple families
Kings Park — Couple Families: 57.2% Kings Park — Lone Person: 22.4% Kings Park — One Parent Families: 15.1% Kings Park — Group Household: 3.3% Kings Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blacktown 44.8% renting
Blacktown — Owned Outright: 22.4% Blacktown — Mortgage: 32.8% Blacktown — Renting: 44.8%
Kings Park 22.2% renting
Kings Park — Owned Outright: 27.4% Kings Park — Mortgage: 50.4% Kings Park — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blacktown Kings Park
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 12.8%
Blacktown — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Kings Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.5% / 15.9%
Blacktown — Certificate III & IV: 9.5% Kings Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.7%
Blacktown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Kings Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 4.9%
Blacktown — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Kings Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.8%
Blacktown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kings Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Blacktown Kings Park
India 16.6% / 5.4%
Blacktown — India: 16.6% Kings Park — India: 5.4%
Philippines 5.5% / 2.9%
Blacktown — Philippines: 5.5% Kings Park — Philippines: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.3%
Blacktown — New Zealand: 1.8% Kings Park — New Zealand: 2.3%
China 2.4% / 1.4%
Blacktown — China: 2.4% Kings Park — China: 1.4%
England — / 2.6%
Blacktown — England: not among its largest Kings Park — England: 2.6%
Fiji 1.9% / —
Blacktown — Fiji: 1.9% Kings Park — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blacktown 65.4% houses
Blacktown — Houses: 65.4% Blacktown — Townhouses: 18.6% Blacktown — Flats / Apartments: 16.0%
Kings Park 92.6% houses
Kings Park — Houses: 92.6% Kings Park — Townhouses: 6.9% Kings Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blacktown Kings Park
Median house price $1,135,500 $1,214,000
Median unit price $455,000 $1,180,000
Median land price $1,152,000 $1,126,356
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 489 sales
 21 days
from 29 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Blacktown Kings Park
3 bed $1.08M / $1.2M
Blacktown — 3 bed: $1.08M (315 sales) Kings Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (47 sales)

315 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.23M
Blacktown — 4 bed: $1.2M (155 sales) Kings Park — 4 bed: $1.23M (24 sales)

155 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Park has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 11%).

Blacktown Kings Park
Residential 67% 37%
Industrial 11% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 9%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

Blacktown Kings Park
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blacktown Kings Park
Houses 3.4%
$690/wk on $1.05M
 3.3%
$688/wk on $1.1M
Units 6.5%
$575/wk on $460K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Blacktown Kings Park
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW —
Schools Higher than 38% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 98% of NSW —

Liveability

Blacktown is more walkable (94 vs 67); Kings Park scores higher overall (64 vs 53).

Blacktown Kings Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Blacktown carries more crime risk (86 vs 71).

Blacktown Kings Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
71/100
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 13
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Blacktown Kings Park
Inside the suburb 18 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 8 0
Rated below peers 5 0

Schools in Blacktown

  • Blacktown Boys High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Blacktown Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Tyndale Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Blacktown South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blacktown West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Evans High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Kings Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Blacktown Kings Park
Supermarkets 10 0
Cafes & restaurants 26 2
Parks & reserves 41 2
Childcare 38 1
GPs 20 0
Pharmacies 13 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 5 3
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Kings Park sits further from the CBD (40 km vs 36.3 km).

Blacktown Kings Park
Walkability score 94/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 36.3 km 40 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 37 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1259.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 44.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2148
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 2148
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.

Blacktown Kings Park
Car (driver) 52.4% / 48.9%
Blacktown — Car (driver): 52.4% Kings Park — Car (driver): 48.9%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 43.3%
Blacktown — Worked from Home: 31.7% Kings Park — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Train 6.6% / 3.5%
Blacktown — Train: 6.6% Kings Park — Train: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 2.7%
Blacktown — Car (passenger): 4.8% Kings Park — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Bus 2.5% / 0.6%
Blacktown — Bus: 2.5% Kings Park — Bus: 0.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / 0.8%
Blacktown — Walked Only: 1.8% Kings Park — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Blacktown Kings Park
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.1 km 32.2 km

NBN connectivity

Blacktown Kings Park
Connectivity score 100/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
21,218 premises
 27%
1,817 premises

Climate

Blacktown Kings Park
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blacktown Kings Park
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blacktown Kings Park
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Blacktown Kings Park
Division Mcmahon Greenway
Member Chris Bowen Michelle Rowland
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blacktown Kings Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blacktown

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

Kings Park

Large Blocks Outer Quiet

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