Rooty Hill vs Doonside

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rooty Hill, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Doonside, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rooty Hill tends to suit couples, while Doonside suits renters.

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

  • Rooty Hill has more parks and reserves (14 vs 6)
  • Doonside has more childcare (12 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

Rooty Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Doonside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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 units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 77/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Rooty Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 1.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rooty Hill Doonside
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.

Rooty Hill Doonside
Walkability 91 / 77
Rooty Hill — Walkability: 91/100 Doonside — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 33 / 23
Rooty Hill — Safety: 33/100 Doonside — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Rooty Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Doonside — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Rooty Hill has higher household incomes ($104,052 vs $82,264); Rooty Hill rents higher ($420/wk vs $350/wk).

Rooty Hill Doonside
Population 16,176
+16% vs other
 13,614
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +1.2%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $104,052/yr
+21% vs other
 $82,264/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill Doonside
0-4 6.9% / 6.0%
Rooty Hill — 0-4: 6.9% Doonside — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.3% / 13.2%
Rooty Hill — 5-14: 13.3% Doonside — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.9% / 6.3%
Rooty Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Doonside — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.8% / 6.9%
Rooty Hill — 20-24: 6.8% Doonside — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 13.9% / 14.8%
Rooty Hill — 25-34: 13.9% Doonside — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 14.3% / 13.9%
Rooty Hill — 35-44: 14.3% Doonside — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 11.7% / 12.9%
Rooty Hill — 45-54: 11.7% Doonside — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.9% / 11.8%
Rooty Hill — 55-64: 10.9% Doonside — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 8.5% / 9.1%
Rooty Hill — 65-74: 8.5% Doonside — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 4.3% / 3.9%
Rooty Hill — 75-84: 4.3% Doonside — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.4% / 1.2%
Rooty Hill — 85+: 3.4% Doonside — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Doonside 45.4% couple families
Doonside — Couple Families: 45.4% Doonside — One Parent Families: 24.4% Doonside — Lone Person: 23.4% Doonside — Group Household: 3.9% Doonside — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill 33.4% renting
Rooty Hill — Owned Outright: 24.9% Rooty Hill — Mortgage: 41.7% Rooty Hill — Renting: 33.4%
Doonside 46.8% renting
Doonside — Owned Outright: 22.8% Doonside — Mortgage: 30.4% Doonside — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rooty Hill Doonside
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 12.1%
Rooty Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Doonside — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 10.6%
Rooty Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Doonside — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.6%
Rooty Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Doonside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 3.6%
Rooty Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Doonside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Rooty Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Doonside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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.

Rooty Hill Doonside
Philippines 15.5% / 10.5%
Rooty Hill — Philippines: 15.5% Doonside — Philippines: 10.5%
India 5.3% / 6.5%
Rooty Hill — India: 5.3% Doonside — India: 6.5%
Fiji 2.9% / 3.3%
Rooty Hill — Fiji: 2.9% Doonside — Fiji: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Rooty Hill — New Zealand: 2.3% Doonside — New Zealand: 2.3%
Pakistan 3.4% / —
Rooty Hill — Pakistan: 3.4% Doonside — Pakistan: not among its largest
Nepal 2.0% / 1.4%
Rooty Hill — Nepal: 2.0% Doonside — Nepal: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill 76.6% houses
Rooty Hill — Houses: 76.6% Rooty Hill — Townhouses: 19.6% Rooty Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Doonside 89.3% houses
Doonside — Houses: 89.3% Doonside — Townhouses: 8.3% Doonside — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rooty Hill Doonside
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,090,000
Median unit price $730,000 —
Median land price $1,100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 102 sales
 23 days
from 55 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.

Rooty Hill Doonside
3 bed $1.01M / $1.02M
Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $1.01M (69 sales) Doonside — 3 bed: $1.02M (75 sales)

69 vs 75 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.14M
Rooty Hill — 4 bed: $1.12M (56 sales) Doonside — 4 bed: $1.14M (39 sales)

56 vs 39 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.26M
Rooty Hill — 5 bed: $1.32M (14 sales) Doonside — 5 bed: $1.26M (9 sales)

14 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Rooty Hill Doonside
Residential 54% 61%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 8%
Industrial 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Planning zones cover 84% of Rooty Hill and 76% of Doonside. 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

Rooty Hill Doonside
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.

Rooty Hill Doonside
Houses 3.5%
$680/wk on $1M
 3.5%
$700/wk on $1.04M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rooty Hill Doonside
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Schools Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

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

Rooty Hill Doonside
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Doonside carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Doonside carries more crime risk (77 vs 67).

Rooty Hill Doonside
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
77/100
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 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Doonside

  • Doonside High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St John Vianney's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Crawford Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Doonside Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mountain View Adventist College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rooty Hill Doonside
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 5 4
Parks & reserves 14 6
Childcare 9 12
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 13 1

Mobility

Rooty Hill Doonside
Walkability score 91/100 77/100
Distance to Sydney 41.9 km
+3% vs other
 40.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min
same for both
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 217.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 192.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2766
 0.9%
postcode 2767
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2766
 61
postcode 2767

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.

Rooty Hill Doonside
Car (driver) 55.4% / 55.8%
Rooty Hill — Car (driver): 55.4% Doonside — Car (driver): 55.8%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 26.7%
Rooty Hill — Worked from Home: 29.3% Doonside — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Train 7.5% / 9.1%
Rooty Hill — Train: 7.5% Doonside — Train: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.2%
Rooty Hill — Car (passenger): 5.7% Doonside — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 0.8% / 1.3%
Rooty Hill — Bus: 0.8% Doonside — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.7%
Rooty Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Doonside — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.8%).

Setting

Rooty Hill Doonside
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.7 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Rooty Hill Doonside
Connectivity score 86/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
5,644 premises
 53%
4,933 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Rooty Hill Doonside
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rooty Hill

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub

Doonside

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Transport Hub

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