Shanes Park vs Ropes Crossing

Ropes Crossing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Shanes Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ropes Crossing, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shanes Park: a median of $2.71 million, against $1.05 million in Ropes Crossing, though rent is higher in Ropes Crossing. On these figures, Ropes Crossing tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

Ropes Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 60%)
  • But Shanes Park has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Ropes Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $2,710,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Shanes Park has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $480/wk)
  • Ropes Crossing leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ropes Crossing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.1 km vs 54.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ropes Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 14/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Shanes Park has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Ropes Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Shanes Park and Ropes Crossing drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
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.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Walkability 14 / 69
Shanes Park — Walkability: 14/100 Ropes Crossing — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 13 / 43
Shanes Park — Safety: 13/100 Ropes Crossing — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 37 / 100
Shanes Park — Low fire risk: 37/100 Ropes Crossing — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ropes Crossing has more residents (7,280 vs 384); Ropes Crossing has higher household incomes ($115,232 vs $79,612).

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Population 384 7,280
+1796% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% +18.0%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $79,612/yr $115,232/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $480/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
0-4 3.6% / 10.4%
Shanes Park — 0-4: 3.6% Ropes Crossing — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 12.2% / 20.2%
Shanes Park — 5-14: 12.2% Ropes Crossing — 5-14: 20.2%
15-19 6.8% / 5.8%
Shanes Park — 15-19: 6.8% Ropes Crossing — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 8.3% / 5.5%
Shanes Park — 20-24: 8.3% Ropes Crossing — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.7% / 15.3%
Shanes Park — 25-34: 10.7% Ropes Crossing — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 14.1% / 21.7%
Shanes Park — 35-44: 14.1% Ropes Crossing — 35-44: 21.7%
45-54 16.7% / 8.7%
Shanes Park — 45-54: 16.7% Ropes Crossing — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 11.7% / 5.4%
Shanes Park — 55-64: 11.7% Ropes Crossing — 55-64: 5.4%
65-74 8.9% / 3.3%
Shanes Park — 65-74: 8.9% Ropes Crossing — 65-74: 3.3%
75-84 3.4% / 2.6%
Shanes Park — 75-84: 3.4% Ropes Crossing — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.8% / 0.9%
Shanes Park — 85+: 1.8% Ropes Crossing — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 39.8% couple families
Shanes Park — Couple Families: 39.8% Shanes Park — Lone Person: 28.6% Shanes Park — One Parent Families: 20.4% Shanes Park — Other Families: 8.2% Shanes Park — Group Household: 3.1%
Ropes Crossing 66.1% couple families
Ropes Crossing — Couple Families: 66.1% Ropes Crossing — Lone Person: 16.6% Ropes Crossing — One Parent Families: 14.9% Ropes Crossing — Other Families: 1.1% Ropes Crossing — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 27.4% renting
Shanes Park — Owned Outright: 50.0% Shanes Park — Mortgage: 22.6% Shanes Park — Renting: 27.4%
Ropes Crossing 29.2% renting
Ropes Crossing — Owned Outright: 10.0% Ropes Crossing — Mortgage: 60.7% Ropes Crossing — Renting: 29.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 9.9%
Shanes Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Ropes Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 13.1%
Shanes Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Ropes Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.7%
Shanes Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Ropes Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.4%
Shanes Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
Shanes Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Ropes Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
India — / 9.3%
Shanes Park — India: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — India: 9.3%
Philippines — / 8.4%
Shanes Park — Philippines: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — Philippines: 8.4%
China 8.1% / —
Shanes Park — China: 8.1% Ropes Crossing — China: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.5%
Shanes Park — New Zealand: 1.0% Ropes Crossing — New Zealand: 4.5%
Fiji 2.3% / 2.3%
Shanes Park — Fiji: 2.3% Ropes Crossing — Fiji: 2.3%
England 2.6% / —
Shanes Park — England: 2.6% Ropes Crossing — England: not among its largest
Lebanon 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Lebanon: 1.8% Ropes Crossing — Lebanon: not among its largest
Egypt 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Egypt: 1.8% Ropes Crossing — Egypt: not among its largest
Bangladesh — / 1.8%
Shanes Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — Bangladesh: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 99.1% houses
Shanes Park — Houses: 99.1% Shanes Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Shanes Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Ropes Crossing 78.4% houses
Ropes Crossing — Houses: 78.4% Ropes Crossing — Townhouses: 14.2% Ropes Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Median house price $2,710,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price — $600,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 4 sales
 32 days
from 58 sales

Zoning mix

Shanes Park has more land zoned for conservation (64% vs 0%); Shanes Park has more rural and farming land (31% vs 3%).

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Other and special use 0% 95%
Environmental 64% 0%
Rural and farming 31% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 3%
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

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
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.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Houses — 3.5%
$765/wk on $1.13M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Ropes Crossing is more walkable (69 vs 14).

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Shanes Park carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Shanes Park carries more crime risk (87 vs 57).

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
same for both

Schools

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.6 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.9%

Schools in Shanes Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ropes Crossing

  • Ropes Crossing Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Shanes Park sits further from the CBD (54.5 km vs 52.1 km).

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Walkability score 14/100 69/100
Distance to Sydney 54.5 km
+4% vs other
 52.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 51 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 71.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 10 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
 0.6%
postcode 2760
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
 34
postcode 2760

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.

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Car (driver) 44.3% / 52.9%
Shanes Park — Car (driver): 44.3% Ropes Crossing — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 42.6% / 36.7%
Shanes Park — Worked from Home: 42.6% Ropes Crossing — Worked from Home: 36.7%
Walked Only 9.0% / 0.8%
Shanes Park — Walked Only: 9.0% Ropes Crossing — Walked Only: 0.8%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.5%
Shanes Park — Car (passenger): 4.1% Ropes Crossing — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train — / 3.8%
Shanes Park — Train: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — Train: 3.8%
Bus — / 1.0%
Shanes Park — Bus: not among its largest Ropes Crossing — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.7 km 43.2 km

NBN connectivity

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Connectivity score 98/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
157 premises
 58%
1,125 premises

Climate

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Annual rainfall 806 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Shanes Park Ropes Crossing
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shanes Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer

Ropes Crossing

Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

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