Blacktown

Ranked #78 of 422 Sydney suburbs for parks. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#200 of 422

Safety

#398 of 422

Wealth

#342 of 422

Value

#166 of 422

Parks

#78 of 422

Cafés

#221 of 422

Transit

#134 of 422

Green space

#228 of 422

Active & healthy

#227 of 422

The numbers

Population	50,961
Area	15.79 km²
Median household income	$1,774/wk
Median rent	$400/wk
Crime rate	153.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	90 (1.72 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	85.7% of the suburb
Cafés	11
Gyms & sport venues	94
Nearest parkrun	Rooty Hill parkrun (3.31 km)

Nearby suburbs

Woodcroft Lalor Park Marayong Doonside Kings Park Bungarribee

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Blacktown vs Woodcroft Blacktown vs Lalor Park Blacktown vs Marayong

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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