Eastern Creek vs Rooty Hill

Eastern Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Rooty Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eastern Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Rooty Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eastern Creek: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.1 million in Rooty Hill.

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

Rooty Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Eastern Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 77%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Eastern Creek has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
  • Rooty Hill is more walkable (91/100 vs 22/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rooty Hill

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 22/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 7%)

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

Eastern Creek and Rooty Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
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.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Walkability 22 / 91
Eastern Creek — Walkability: 22/100 Rooty Hill — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 1 / 33
Eastern Creek — Safety: 1/100 Rooty Hill — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 26 / 100
Eastern Creek — Low fire risk: 26/100 Rooty Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rooty Hill has more residents (16,176 vs 874); Rooty Hill skews older (37 vs 32).

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Population 874 16,176
+1751% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +10.0%
Median age 32 37
Median household income $96,772/yr $104,052/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
0-4 6.8% / 6.9%
Eastern Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Rooty Hill — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 16.4% / 13.3%
Eastern Creek — 5-14: 16.4% Rooty Hill — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.7% / 5.9%
Eastern Creek — 15-19: 9.7% Rooty Hill — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.6% / 6.8%
Eastern Creek — 20-24: 6.6% Rooty Hill — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.0% / 13.9%
Eastern Creek — 25-34: 13.0% Rooty Hill — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 15.4% / 14.3%
Eastern Creek — 35-44: 15.4% Rooty Hill — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.2% / 11.7%
Eastern Creek — 45-54: 12.2% Rooty Hill — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 8.9% / 10.9%
Eastern Creek — 55-64: 8.9% Rooty Hill — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 6.4% / 8.5%
Eastern Creek — 65-74: 6.4% Rooty Hill — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 2.9% / 4.3%
Eastern Creek — 75-84: 2.9% Rooty Hill — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.4%
Eastern Creek — 85+: 1.3% Rooty Hill — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eastern Creek 53.4% couple families
Eastern Creek — Couple Families: 53.4% Eastern Creek — One Parent Families: 21.6% Eastern Creek — Lone Person: 17.3% Eastern Creek — Group Household: 5.3% Eastern Creek — Other Families: 2.4%
Rooty Hill 59.2% couple families
Rooty Hill — Couple Families: 59.2% Rooty Hill — One Parent Families: 18.0% Rooty Hill — Lone Person: 18.9% Rooty Hill — Group Household: 2.3% Rooty Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eastern Creek 34.6% renting
Eastern Creek — Owned Outright: 23.7% Eastern Creek — Mortgage: 41.7% Eastern Creek — Renting: 34.6%
Rooty Hill 33.4% renting
Rooty Hill — Owned Outright: 24.9% Rooty Hill — Mortgage: 41.7% Rooty Hill — Renting: 33.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 15.3%
Eastern Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Rooty Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 9.9%
Eastern Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Rooty Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.5%
Eastern Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Rooty Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 4.4%
Eastern Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Rooty Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.0%
Eastern Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Rooty Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Philippines 5.0% / 15.5%
Eastern Creek — Philippines: 5.0% Rooty Hill — Philippines: 15.5%
India 2.7% / 5.3%
Eastern Creek — India: 2.7% Rooty Hill — India: 5.3%
New Zealand 4.3% / 2.3%
Eastern Creek — New Zealand: 4.3% Rooty Hill — New Zealand: 2.3%
Fiji 2.9% / 2.9%
Eastern Creek — Fiji: 2.9% Rooty Hill — Fiji: 2.9%
Pakistan — / 3.4%
Eastern Creek — Pakistan: not among its largest Rooty Hill — Pakistan: 3.4%
Iraq 1.1% / —
Eastern Creek — Iraq: 1.1% Rooty Hill — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eastern Creek 93.4% houses
Eastern Creek — Houses: 93.4% Eastern Creek — Townhouses: 3.7% Eastern Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Rooty Hill 76.6% houses
Rooty Hill — Houses: 76.6% Rooty Hill — Townhouses: 19.6% Rooty Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 6 sales
 20 days
from 102 sales

Zoning mix

Eastern Creek has more industrially zoned land (42% vs 9%).

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Residential 1% 54%
Industrial 42% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 13%
Parks and recreation 3% 7%
Environmental 5% 1%
Planning zones cover 64% of Eastern Creek and 84% of Rooty Hill. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
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.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Houses — 3.5%
$680/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 62% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Rooty Hill is more walkable (91 vs 22); Rooty Hill scores higher overall (64 vs 22).

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Grade D B
Score 22/100 64/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eastern Creek carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0); Eastern Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 67).

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Bushfire High
74/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
99/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 19
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eastern Creek

  • Eastern Creek Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Rooty Hill

  • St Agnes Catholic High School Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Aidan's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Rooty Hill High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rooty Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Australian Islamic College of Sydney Senior School Independent · Secondary
  • Bellfield College Rooty Hill Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 4 5
Parks & reserves 2 14
Childcare 3 9
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 4 2
EV chargers 3 2
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Rooty Hill sits further from the CBD (41.9 km vs 38.4 km).

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Walkability score 22/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 38.4 km 41.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 42 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 166.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 217.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2766
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2766
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.

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Car (driver) 62.9% / 55.4%
Eastern Creek — Car (driver): 62.9% Rooty Hill — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 29.3%
Eastern Creek — Worked from Home: 22.5% Rooty Hill — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 5.7%
Eastern Creek — Car (passenger): 8.7% Rooty Hill — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 2.5% / 7.5%
Eastern Creek — Train: 2.5% Rooty Hill — Train: 7.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.0%
Eastern Creek — Walked Only: 1.8% Rooty Hill — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.9%).

Setting

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.5 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Connectivity score 88/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
856 premises
 42%
5,644 premises

Climate

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Annual rainfall 931 mm 932 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
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

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Division Mcmahon Chifley
Member Chris Bowen Ed Husic
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eastern Creek Rooty Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eastern Creek

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer

Rooty Hill

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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