Emerton vs Tregear

Comparing Emerton and Tregear, NSW: Tregear carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Tregear has more residents (3,700 vs 2,295); and Emerton scores higher overall (39 vs 28).

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

Tregear

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% 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

Emerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 66/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Emerton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Emerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Emerton Tregear
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.

Emerton Tregear
Walkability 81 / 66
Emerton — Walkability: 81/100 Tregear — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 3 / 7
Emerton — Safety: 3/100 Tregear — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Emerton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tregear — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Tregear has more residents (3,700 vs 2,295); Emerton has higher household incomes ($64,376 vs $57,356).

Emerton Tregear
Population 2,295 3,700
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% -4.8%
Median age 32 30
Median household income $64,376/yr
+11% vs other
 $57,356/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Emerton Tregear
0-4 7.8% / 8.3%
Emerton — 0-4: 7.8% Tregear — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 17.5% / 17.7%
Emerton — 5-14: 17.5% Tregear — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 6.9% / 7.5%
Emerton — 15-19: 6.9% Tregear — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.4% / 7.4%
Emerton — 20-24: 7.4% Tregear — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 14.5% / 14.3%
Emerton — 25-34: 14.5% Tregear — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 10.2% / 11.5%
Emerton — 35-44: 10.2% Tregear — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.7% / 11.0%
Emerton — 45-54: 11.7% Tregear — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 10.7% / 10.5%
Emerton — 55-64: 10.7% Tregear — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 7.8% / 6.5%
Emerton — 65-74: 7.8% Tregear — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 5.1% / 4.5%
Emerton — 75-84: 5.1% Tregear — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.9% / 0.9%
Emerton — 85+: 0.9% Tregear — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Emerton 31.3% one parent families
Emerton — One Parent Families: 31.3% Emerton — Couple Families: 34.0% Emerton — Lone Person: 27.2% Emerton — Group Household: 4.5% Emerton — Other Families: 3.0%
Tregear 33.3% one parent families
Tregear — One Parent Families: 33.3% Tregear — Couple Families: 27.9% Tregear — Lone Person: 32.4% Tregear — Group Household: 4.0% Tregear — Other Families: 2.3%
One Parent Families Couple Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Emerton 55.8% renting
Emerton — Owned Outright: 19.8% Emerton — Mortgage: 24.4% Emerton — Renting: 55.8%
Tregear 64.1% renting
Tregear — Owned Outright: 16.4% Tregear — Mortgage: 19.5% Tregear — Renting: 64.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Emerton Tregear
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 10.8%
Emerton — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Tregear — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 3.5%
Emerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Tregear — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 2.8%
Emerton — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Tregear — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.8%
Emerton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Tregear — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.5%
Emerton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Tregear — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

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.

Emerton Tregear
New Zealand 6.0% / 4.1%
Emerton — New Zealand: 6.0% Tregear — New Zealand: 4.1%
Philippines 4.9% / 1.3%
Emerton — Philippines: 4.9% Tregear — Philippines: 1.3%
England 1.6% / 1.5%
Emerton — England: 1.6% Tregear — England: 1.5%
Fiji 1.2% / 1.4%
Emerton — Fiji: 1.2% Tregear — Fiji: 1.4%
India 0.8% / 0.6%
Emerton — India: 0.8% Tregear — India: 0.6%
Iraq 0.7% / 0.7%
Emerton — Iraq: 0.7% Tregear — Iraq: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Emerton 78.5% houses
Emerton — Houses: 78.5% Emerton — Townhouses: 16.2% Emerton — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Tregear 90.3% houses
Tregear — Houses: 90.3% Tregear — Townhouses: 2.5% Tregear — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Emerton Tregear
Median house price $894,444 $838,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 10 sales
 17 days
from 25 sales

Zoning mix

Emerton Tregear
Residential 62% 61%
Parks and recreation 19% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 5%
Environmental 0% 6%
Commercial 5% 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

Emerton Tregear
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.

Emerton Tregear
Houses — 3.2%
$540/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Emerton Tregear
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of NSW

Liveability

Emerton scores higher overall (39 vs 28); Emerton is more walkable (81 vs 66).

Emerton Tregear
Grade C D
Score 39/100 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tregear carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Emerton Tregear
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
97/100
 High
93/100
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 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Emerton Tregear
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 7.9 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.2% 0.8%

Schools in Emerton

  • Emerton Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Tregear

  • Tregear Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Emerton Tregear
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Emerton Tregear
Walkability score 81/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 46.6 km 47 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 47 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 54.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 135.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 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.

Emerton Tregear
Car (driver) 66.0% / 66.9%
Emerton — Car (driver): 66.0% Tregear — Car (driver): 66.9%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 18.2%
Emerton — Worked from Home: 17.7% Tregear — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 8.0%
Emerton — Car (passenger): 9.2% Tregear — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Train 5.2% / 4.2%
Emerton — Train: 5.2% Tregear — Train: 4.2%
Bus 1.3% / 2.0%
Emerton — Bus: 1.3% Tregear — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.9%).

Setting

Emerton Tregear
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.2 km 41.2 km

NBN connectivity

Emerton Tregear
Connectivity score 75/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
901 premises
 20%
1,389 premises

Climate

Emerton Tregear
Annual rainfall 822 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Emerton Tregear
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

Emerton Tregear
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Emerton Tregear
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Emerton Tregear
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Emerton

Family Outer Parks

Tregear

Family Outer Parks River

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