Rooty Hill vs Minchinbury

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Minchinbury: a median of $1.24 million, against $1.1 million in Rooty Hill, and rent is higher there too.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Minchinbury has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 77%)

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

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,235,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rooty Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Rooty Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 73/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rooty Hill

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Rooty Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 2.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Rooty Hill and Minchinbury 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 Minchinbury
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 Minchinbury
Walkability 91 / 73
Rooty Hill — Walkability: 91/100 Minchinbury — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 33 / 21
Rooty Hill — Safety: 33/100 Minchinbury — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rooty Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Minchinbury — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rooty Hill has more residents (16,176 vs 5,778); Minchinbury has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $104,052).

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Population 16,176
+64% vs other
 5,778
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +2.8%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $104,052/yr $114,816/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $450/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
0-4 6.9% / 6.6%
Rooty Hill — 0-4: 6.9% Minchinbury — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.3% / 14.2%
Rooty Hill — 5-14: 13.3% Minchinbury — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.9% / 7.2%
Rooty Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Minchinbury — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.8% / 7.1%
Rooty Hill — 20-24: 6.8% Minchinbury — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 13.9% / 13.7%
Rooty Hill — 25-34: 13.9% Minchinbury — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.3% / 13.3%
Rooty Hill — 35-44: 14.3% Minchinbury — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.7% / 13.3%
Rooty Hill — 45-54: 11.7% Minchinbury — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 10.9% / 14.0%
Rooty Hill — 55-64: 10.9% Minchinbury — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 8.5% / 7.4%
Rooty Hill — 65-74: 8.5% Minchinbury — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 4.3% / 2.7%
Rooty Hill — 75-84: 4.3% Minchinbury — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 3.4% / 0.4%
Rooty Hill — 85+: 3.4% Minchinbury — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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%
Minchinbury 62.6% couple families
Minchinbury — Couple Families: 62.6% Minchinbury — One Parent Families: 19.2% Minchinbury — Lone Person: 15.2% Minchinbury — Group Household: 1.8% Minchinbury — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Minchinbury 20.5% renting
Minchinbury — Owned Outright: 29.3% Minchinbury — Mortgage: 50.2% Minchinbury — Renting: 20.5%
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.

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Philippines 15.5% / 7.7%
Rooty Hill — Philippines: 15.5% Minchinbury — Philippines: 7.7%
India 5.3% / 2.2%
Rooty Hill — India: 5.3% Minchinbury — India: 2.2%
Fiji 2.9% / 2.9%
Rooty Hill — Fiji: 2.9% Minchinbury — Fiji: 2.9%
Pakistan 3.4% / 1.9%
Rooty Hill — Pakistan: 3.4% Minchinbury — Pakistan: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.5%
Rooty Hill — New Zealand: 2.3% Minchinbury — New Zealand: 2.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 12.2%
Rooty Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Minchinbury — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 13.2%
Rooty Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Minchinbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.6%
Rooty Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Minchinbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 2.9%
Rooty Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Minchinbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Rooty Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Minchinbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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

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%
Minchinbury 94.0% houses
Minchinbury — Houses: 94.0% Minchinbury — Townhouses: 2.4% Minchinbury — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,235,000
Median unit price $730,000 $760,000
Median land price $1,100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 102 sales
 23 days
from 37 sales

Unit 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 Minchinbury
2 bed $518K / $545K
Rooty Hill — 2 bed: $518K (8 sales) Minchinbury — 2 bed: $545K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

3 bed $800K / $780K
Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $800K (5 sales) Minchinbury — 3 bed: $780K (6 sales)

5 vs 6 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 Minchinbury
3 bed $1.01M / $1.11M
Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $1.01M (69 sales) Minchinbury — 3 bed: $1.11M (21 sales)

69 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.23M
Rooty Hill — 4 bed: $1.12M (56 sales) Minchinbury — 4 bed: $1.23M (34 sales)

56 vs 34 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.35M
Rooty Hill — 5 bed: $1.32M (14 sales) Minchinbury — 5 bed: $1.35M (15 sales)

14 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Minchinbury has more industrially zoned land (36% vs 9%).

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Residential 54% 35%
Industrial 9% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 18%
Parks and recreation 7%
same for both
Environmental 1% 3%
Planning zones cover 84% of Rooty Hill and 100% of Minchinbury. 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 Minchinbury
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 Minchinbury
Houses 3.5%
$680/wk on $1M
 3.0%
$685/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools Higher than 62% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW

Liveability

Rooty Hill is more walkable (91 vs 73); Rooty Hill scores higher overall (64 vs 58).

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 58/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Minchinbury carries more crime risk (79 vs 67).

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
79/100
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
 16
within 5 km

Schools

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

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 Minchinbury

  • Minchinbury Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 14 7
Childcare 9
same for both
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Walkability score 91/100 73/100
Distance to Sydney 41.9 km
+3% vs other
 40.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 39 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 217.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 101.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2766
 0.3%
postcode 2770
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2766
 37
postcode 2770

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 Minchinbury
Car (driver) 55.4% / 57.4%
Rooty Hill — Car (driver): 55.4% Minchinbury — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 34.0%
Rooty Hill — Worked from Home: 29.3% Minchinbury — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.2%
Rooty Hill — Car (passenger): 5.7% Minchinbury — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 7.5% / 2.0%
Rooty Hill — Train: 7.5% Minchinbury — Train: 2.0%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.7%
Rooty Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Minchinbury — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.7 km 35.8 km

NBN connectivity

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
Connectivity score 86/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
5,644 premises
 53%
2,247 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Rooty Hill Minchinbury
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

Minchinbury

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet River

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