Kings Langley vs Blacktown

Blacktown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Kings Langley. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kings Langley, most households are couple families. In Blacktown, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kings Langley: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.14 million in Blacktown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kings Langley tends to suit couples, while Blacktown suits young adults and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kings Langley carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 86/100)
  • Blacktown has more schools inside the suburb (18 vs 2)

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 houses ($1,135,500 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house 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 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/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

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 68/100)

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 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Kings Langley carries lower crime risk (39/100 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 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kings Langley Blacktown
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.

Kings Langley Blacktown
Walkability 68 / 94
Kings Langley — Walkability: 68/100 Blacktown — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 61 / 14
Kings Langley — Safety: 61/100 Blacktown — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kings Langley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blacktown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blacktown has more residents (50,961 vs 9,354); Kings Langley has higher household incomes ($127,764 vs $92,248).

Kings Langley Blacktown
Population 9,354 50,961
+445% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +8.0%
Median age 41 34
Median household income $127,764/yr
+28% vs other
 $92,248/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+20% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley Blacktown
0-4 5.9% / 7.1%
Kings Langley — 0-4: 5.9% Blacktown — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.9% / 12.2%
Kings Langley — 5-14: 13.9% Blacktown — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.4% / 5.1%
Kings Langley — 15-19: 6.4% Blacktown — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.6% / 8.0%
Kings Langley — 20-24: 5.6% Blacktown — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 8.9% / 18.3%
Kings Langley — 25-34: 8.9% Blacktown — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 15.1% / 15.9%
Kings Langley — 35-44: 15.1% Blacktown — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 13.7% / 11.0%
Kings Langley — 45-54: 13.7% Blacktown — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 11.8% / 9.7%
Kings Langley — 55-64: 11.8% Blacktown — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 12.1% / 6.8%
Kings Langley — 65-74: 12.1% Blacktown — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 5.0% / 4.1%
Kings Langley — 75-84: 5.0% Blacktown — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.7% / 1.9%
Kings Langley — 85+: 1.7% Blacktown — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 63.5% couple families
Kings Langley — Couple Families: 63.5% Kings Langley — Lone Person: 19.3% Kings Langley — One Parent Families: 14.2% Kings Langley — Group Household: 1.7% Kings Langley — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 12.8% renting
Kings Langley — Owned Outright: 39.2% Kings Langley — Mortgage: 48.1% Kings Langley — Renting: 12.8%
Blacktown 44.8% renting
Blacktown — Owned Outright: 22.4% Blacktown — Mortgage: 32.8% Blacktown — Renting: 44.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Langley Blacktown
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 14.5%
Kings Langley — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Blacktown — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 9.5%
Kings Langley — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Blacktown — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.6%
Kings Langley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Blacktown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.7%
Kings Langley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Blacktown — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.1%
Kings Langley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Blacktown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

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.

Kings Langley Blacktown
India 3.6% / 16.6%
Kings Langley — India: 3.6% Blacktown — India: 16.6%
Philippines 1.0% / 5.5%
Kings Langley — Philippines: 1.0% Blacktown — Philippines: 5.5%
China 2.5% / 2.4%
Kings Langley — China: 2.5% Blacktown — China: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.8%
Kings Langley — New Zealand: 1.6% Blacktown — New Zealand: 1.8%
England 3.0% / —
Kings Langley — England: 3.0% Blacktown — England: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.9%
Kings Langley — Fiji: not among its largest Blacktown — Fiji: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 94.1% houses
Kings Langley — Houses: 94.1% Kings Langley — Townhouses: 4.6% Kings Langley — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Blacktown 65.4% houses
Blacktown — Houses: 65.4% Blacktown — Townhouses: 18.6% Blacktown — Flats / Apartments: 16.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Langley Blacktown
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,135,500
Median unit price — $455,000
Median land price — $1,152,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 116 sales
 25 days
from 489 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.

Kings Langley Blacktown
3 bed $1.46M / $1.08M
Kings Langley — 3 bed: $1.46M (45 sales) Blacktown — 3 bed: $1.08M (315 sales)

45 vs 315 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.2M
Kings Langley — 4 bed: $1.53M (75 sales) Blacktown — 4 bed: $1.2M (155 sales)

75 vs 155 sales

5 bed $1.68M / $1.26M
Kings Langley — 5 bed: $1.68M (23 sales) Blacktown — 5 bed: $1.26M (37 sales)

23 vs 37 sales

Zoning mix

Blacktown has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Kings Langley Blacktown
Residential 81% 67%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 13%
Parks and recreation 12% 7%
Industrial 0% 11%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Kings Langley Blacktown
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.

Kings Langley Blacktown
Houses 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.45M
 3.4%
$690/wk on $1.05M
Units — 6.5%
$575/wk on $460K

Ranking within NSW

Kings Langley Blacktown
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 38% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Kings Langley scores higher overall (78 vs 53); Blacktown is more walkable (94 vs 68).

Kings Langley Blacktown
Grade A B
Score 78/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Blacktown carries more crime risk (86 vs 39).

Kings Langley Blacktown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 High
86/100
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 5
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Langley Blacktown
Inside the suburb 2 18
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 1 8
Rated below peers 0 5
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Kings Langley

  • Vardys Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kings Langley Public School Government · Primary at peers

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Langley Blacktown
Supermarkets 2 10
Cafes & restaurants 0 26
Parks & reserves 17 41
Childcare 6 38
GPs 2 20
Pharmacies 1 13
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 8
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Kings Langley Blacktown
Walkability score 68/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 36.7 km
+1% vs other
 36.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 310.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1259.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2147
 0.7%
postcode 2148
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2147
 35
postcode 2148

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.

Kings Langley Blacktown
Car (driver) 41.9% / 52.4%
Kings Langley — Car (driver): 41.9% Blacktown — Car (driver): 52.4%
Worked from Home 52.0% / 31.7%
Kings Langley — Worked from Home: 52.0% Blacktown — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Train 1.4% / 6.6%
Kings Langley — Train: 1.4% Blacktown — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 4.8%
Kings Langley — Car (passenger): 2.7% Blacktown — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 1.2% / 2.5%
Kings Langley — Bus: 1.2% Blacktown — Bus: 2.5%

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

Setting

Kings Langley Blacktown
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Langley Blacktown
Connectivity score 75/100 100/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
3,345 premises
 98%
21,218 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Kings Langley Blacktown
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kings Langley

Outer Parks

Blacktown

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

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