Rooty Hill vs Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Rooty Hill. In Rooty Hill, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Mount Druitt, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rooty Hill: a median of $1.1 million, against $1 million in Mount Druitt, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Druitt tends to suit 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

Mount Druitt

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (18 vs 9)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 14)
  • But Rooty Hill has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Druitt

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($615,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • has cheaper units ($423,500 vs $730,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Druitt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Rooty Hill has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
  • Mount Druitt has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 23%)

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 1.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Rooty Hill and Mount Druitt 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 Mount Druitt
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 Mount Druitt
Walkability 91 / 91
Rooty Hill — Walkability: 91/100 Mount Druitt — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 33 / 5
Rooty Hill — Safety: 33/100 Mount Druitt — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Rooty Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Druitt — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Rooty Hill has higher household incomes ($104,052 vs $76,856); Rooty Hill rents higher ($420/wk vs $355/wk).

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Population 16,176 16,986
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +1.6%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $104,052/yr
+26% vs other
 $76,856/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+15% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
0-4 6.9% / 8.0%
Rooty Hill — 0-4: 6.9% Mount Druitt — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 13.3% / 15.6%
Rooty Hill — 5-14: 13.3% Mount Druitt — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 5.9% / 6.4%
Rooty Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Mount Druitt — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.8% / 7.0%
Rooty Hill — 20-24: 6.8% Mount Druitt — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 13.9% / 15.3%
Rooty Hill — 25-34: 13.9% Mount Druitt — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 14.3% / 16.0%
Rooty Hill — 35-44: 14.3% Mount Druitt — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 11.7% / 11.6%
Rooty Hill — 45-54: 11.7% Mount Druitt — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.9% / 9.7%
Rooty Hill — 55-64: 10.9% Mount Druitt — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 8.5% / 6.5%
Rooty Hill — 65-74: 8.5% Mount Druitt — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 4.3% / 2.9%
Rooty Hill — 75-84: 4.3% Mount Druitt — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.4% / 0.9%
Rooty Hill — 85+: 3.4% Mount Druitt — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rooty Hill 59.2% couple families
Rooty Hill — Couple Families: 59.2% Rooty Hill — Lone Person: 18.9% Rooty Hill — One Parent Families: 18.0% Rooty Hill — Group Household: 2.3% Rooty Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
Mount Druitt 52.6% couple families
Mount Druitt — Couple Families: 52.6% Mount Druitt — Lone Person: 23.2% Mount Druitt — One Parent Families: 18.1% Mount Druitt — Group Household: 4.0% Mount Druitt — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families 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%
Mount Druitt 50.7% renting
Mount Druitt — Owned Outright: 19.1% Mount Druitt — Mortgage: 30.2% Mount Druitt — Renting: 50.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 12.4%
Rooty Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Mount Druitt — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 8.6%
Rooty Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Mount Druitt — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.2%
Rooty Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Mount Druitt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.6%
Rooty Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Mount Druitt — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Rooty Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Mount Druitt — 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 Mount Druitt
Philippines 15.5% / 9.5%
Rooty Hill — Philippines: 15.5% Mount Druitt — Philippines: 9.5%
India 5.3% / 4.7%
Rooty Hill — India: 5.3% Mount Druitt — India: 4.7%
Pakistan 3.4% / 6.5%
Rooty Hill — Pakistan: 3.4% Mount Druitt — Pakistan: 6.5%
Fiji 2.9% / 2.5%
Rooty Hill — Fiji: 2.9% Mount Druitt — Fiji: 2.5%
Iraq — / 5.1%
Rooty Hill — Iraq: not among its largest Mount Druitt — Iraq: 5.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.2%
Rooty Hill — New Zealand: 2.3% Mount Druitt — New Zealand: 2.2%

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%
Mount Druitt 46.4% houses
Mount Druitt — Houses: 46.4% Mount Druitt — Townhouses: 26.0% Mount Druitt — Flats / Apartments: 27.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price $730,000 $423,500
Median land price $1,100,000 $615,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 102 sales
 22 days
from 92 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 Mount Druitt
2 bed $518K / $420K
Rooty Hill — 2 bed: $518K (8 sales) Mount Druitt — 2 bed: $420K (150 sales)

8 vs 150 sales

3 bed $800K / $580K
Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $800K (5 sales) Mount Druitt — 3 bed: $580K (27 sales)

5 vs 27 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 Mount Druitt
3 bed $1.01M / $938K
Rooty Hill — 3 bed: $1.01M (69 sales) Mount Druitt — 3 bed: $938K (68 sales)

69 vs 68 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.07M
Rooty Hill — 4 bed: $1.12M (56 sales) Mount Druitt — 4 bed: $1.07M (35 sales)

56 vs 35 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.25M
Rooty Hill — 5 bed: $1.32M (14 sales) Mount Druitt — 5 bed: $1.25M (11 sales)

14 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Residential 54% 57%
Parks and recreation 7% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 12%
Industrial 9%
same for both
Environmental 1% 6%
Planning zones cover 84% of Rooty Hill and 100% of Mount Druitt. 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 Mount Druitt
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 Mount Druitt
Houses 3.5%
$680/wk on $1M
 3.5%
$650/wk on $962K
Units — 5.9%
$470/wk on $415K

Ranking within NSW

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Schools Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Rooty Hill scores higher overall (64 vs 49).

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Druitt carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Mount Druitt carries more crime risk (95 vs 67).

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
95/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Inside the suburb 6 9
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.5 km

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 Mount Druitt

  • Australian Islamic College of Sydney Independent · Combined above peers
  • Bethel Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Colyton Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mount Druitt Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 8
Parks & reserves 14 18
Childcare 9 18
GPs 4 8
Pharmacies 2 6
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 5
Fuel stations 2
same for both
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Walkability score 91/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 41.9 km 42.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 43 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 217.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 468.5
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 Mount Druitt
Car (driver) 55.4% / 55.5%
Rooty Hill — Car (driver): 55.4% Mount Druitt — Car (driver): 55.5%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 26.3%
Rooty Hill — Worked from Home: 29.3% Mount Druitt — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Train 7.5% / 8.0%
Rooty Hill — Train: 7.5% Mount Druitt — Train: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.8%
Rooty Hill — Car (passenger): 5.7% Mount Druitt — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.7%
Rooty Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Mount Druitt — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.5%).

Setting

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.7 km 38.0 km

NBN connectivity

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
Connectivity score 86/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
5,644 premises
 29%
7,014 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Rooty Hill Mount Druitt
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

Mount Druitt

Affordable Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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