Plumpton vs Rooty Hill

Plumpton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Rooty Hill. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and 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

Rooty Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 5)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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

Rooty Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rooty Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Plumpton 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.

Plumpton 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.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Walkability 77 / 91
Plumpton — Walkability: 77/100 Rooty Hill — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 32 / 33
Plumpton — Safety: 32/100 Rooty Hill — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Plumpton — Low fire risk: 73/100 Rooty Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rooty Hill has more residents (16,176 vs 10,070); Rooty Hill skews older (37 vs 34).

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Population 10,070 16,176
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +10.0%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $112,892/yr
+8% vs other
 $104,052/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+2% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
0-4 6.4% / 6.9%
Plumpton — 0-4: 6.4% Rooty Hill — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 16.0% / 13.3%
Plumpton — 5-14: 16.0% Rooty Hill — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.3% / 5.9%
Plumpton — 15-19: 7.3% Rooty Hill — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 7.7% / 6.8%
Plumpton — 20-24: 7.7% Rooty Hill — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.5% / 13.9%
Plumpton — 25-34: 13.5% Rooty Hill — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 14.1% / 14.3%
Plumpton — 35-44: 14.1% Rooty Hill — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 13.1% / 11.7%
Plumpton — 45-54: 13.1% Rooty Hill — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 11.7% / 10.9%
Plumpton — 55-64: 11.7% Rooty Hill — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 6.5% / 8.5%
Plumpton — 65-74: 6.5% Rooty Hill — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 2.5% / 4.3%
Plumpton — 75-84: 2.5% Rooty Hill — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.1% / 3.4%
Plumpton — 85+: 1.1% Rooty Hill — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 65.9% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 65.9% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 16.2% Plumpton — Lone Person: 14.0% Plumpton — Group Household: 2.0% Plumpton — Other Families: 1.8%
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.

Plumpton 27.1% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 20.8% Plumpton — Mortgage: 52.1% Plumpton — Renting: 27.1%
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

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.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Philippines 16.3% / 15.5%
Plumpton — Philippines: 16.3% Rooty Hill — Philippines: 15.5%
India 4.3% / 5.3%
Plumpton — India: 4.3% Rooty Hill — India: 5.3%
Fiji 5.6% / 2.9%
Plumpton — Fiji: 5.6% Rooty Hill — Fiji: 2.9%
Pakistan 4.4% / 3.4%
Plumpton — Pakistan: 4.4% Rooty Hill — Pakistan: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Plumpton — New Zealand: 2.3% Rooty Hill — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Qualifications

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

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 15.3%
Plumpton — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Rooty Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 9.9%
Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Rooty Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.5%
Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Rooty Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 4.4%
Plumpton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Rooty Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Plumpton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Rooty Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 82.2% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 82.2% Plumpton — Townhouses: 16.8% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
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

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Median house price $1,040,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price $750,000 $730,000
Median land price $1,035,980 $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 33 sales
 20 days
from 102 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.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
3 bed $1.03M / $1.01M
Plumpton — 3 bed: $1.03M (46 sales) Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $1.01M (69 sales)

46 vs 69 sales

4 bed $1.04M / $1.12M
Plumpton — 4 bed: $1.04M (34 sales) Rooty Hill — 4 bed: $1.12M (56 sales)

34 vs 56 sales

Zoning mix

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Residential 70% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 13%
Industrial 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 6% 7%
Environmental 5% 1%
Commercial 3% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Plumpton 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

Plumpton 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.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Houses 3.6%
$682/wk on $998K
 3.5%
$680/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Plumpton Rooty Hill
House price Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Rooty Hill scores higher overall (64 vs 51); Rooty Hill is more walkable (91 vs 77).

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Plumpton carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0).

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Inside the suburb 5 6
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Plumpton

  • Plumpton High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Western Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Plumpton Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Plumpton House School Government · Combined · Special school

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

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

Mobility

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Walkability score 77/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 42.9 km
+2% vs other
 41.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 42 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 217.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2761
 1.0%
postcode 2766
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2761
 46
postcode 2766

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.

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Car (driver) 58.9% / 55.4%
Plumpton — Car (driver): 58.9% Rooty Hill — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 29.3%
Plumpton — Worked from Home: 28.6% Rooty Hill — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 5.7%
Plumpton — Car (passenger): 6.3% Rooty Hill — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 4.4% / 7.5%
Plumpton — Train: 4.4% Rooty Hill — Train: 7.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.0%
Plumpton — Walked Only: 0.8% Rooty Hill — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.9%).

Setting

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.4 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Connectivity score 90/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
3,093 premises
 42%
5,644 premises

Climate

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plumpton Rooty Hill
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.55 pphm 0.88 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Plumpton Rooty Hill
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Plumpton

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

Rooty Hill

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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