Quiet, leafy, family-oriented residential suburb in the City of Blacktown, part of the Greater Western Sydney region and roughly 30-40 km north-west of the Sydney CBD. It was formerly part of Quakers Hill - the name was chosen to reflect the suburb's rural quality, with acacia trees prevalent in the area and many streets named after flowers - and it was formally recognised as a suburb in 1996. Profile sites describe it as a quiet, family-friendly pocket of modern homes and cul-de-sacs with a predominantly detached-house, master-planned character developed from the 1990s, popular with young families and multi-generational households, and an aspirational address for families moving up from older parts of Blacktown or Quakers Hill (GoodSuburb via Homely; inthesuburbs). At the 2021 census it had 3,668 residents and 78.4% of homes were owner-occupied, with households dominated by couples with children and people working in professional occupations.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Blacktown City Council |
| Postcode | 2763 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Acacia Gardens sits roughly 36 km north-west of the Sydney CBD (GoodSuburb). With no train in the suburb… |
| Median house price | ~$1.3-1.4M (tracker-dependent): median sold house price $1,305,250 over the past year (realsearch via Homely); $1,330,000 with 64 house sales in the past 12 months and 31 average days on market (YIP/CoreLogic); Cotality AVM median house value $1,423,054 as at 31 Jul 2026 (OnTheHouse) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $1,021,748 |
| Typical rent | Houses ~$795/week and units ~$610/week |
Transport
Public transport is bus-based - Acacia Gardens has no railway line or station. Busways provides regular services to Blacktown, Castle Hill, Rouse Hill, Plumpton, St Marys and Macquarie Centre, the suburb is served by Wilson station on the North-West T-way bus corridor, and CDC NSW runs services to Parramatta and the Sydney CBD from neighbouring Stanhope Gardens. The closest train stations are at Quakers Hill and Blacktown, which connect to the wider Sydney rail network.
Schools
Quakers Hill East Public School is the only school physically within Acacia Gardens: a NSW government primary school founded on 1 January 1959 at Lalor Road (Quakers Hill) that moved in 2002 to its current location at Chase Drive in Acacia Gardens. Secondary options sit in neighbouring suburbs rather than in Acacia Gardens itself, including Quakers Hill High School, a government co-educational 7-12 high school opened 27 January 1993 in adjacent Quakers Hill.
Shopping & Amenities
Acacia Gardens has no major shopping centre within its own boundaries - profile sites note its quiet residential character and good access to amenities via neighbouring Quakers Hill and Parklea, with shopping at nearby Stanhope Gardens (Homely; inthesuburbs). Local sales copy points to shopping centres and Parklea Markets within minutes of the suburb, and T-way buses on its doorstep for trips further afield.
Parks & Outdoors
Open space is made up of small neighbourhood parks and reserves rather than one large destination: Cotality/OnTheHouse counts 4 parks covering nearly 7.3% of Acacia Gardens' approximately 1.0 km². Profile sites highlight the suburb's parks, green spaces and quiet streets as a draw for families (Homely).
Property Market
The median house price in Acacia Gardens was around ~$1.3-1.4M (tracker-dependent): median sold house price $1,305,250 over the past year (realsearch via Homely); $1,330,000 with 64 house sales in the past 12 months and 31 average days on market (YIP/CoreLogic); Cotality AVM median house value $1,423,054 as at 31 Jul 2026 (OnTheHouse) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Low-density suburb of 3,668 residents (2021 census) over about 1.0 km² with ~1,232 properties; predominantly detached houses, 78.4% owner-occupied, typical household couples with children repaying $1,800-$2,399/month in mortgage. House median value grew 28.61% over five years to Jul 2026, units 29.92% ; realsearch reported -2.6% annual house growth. 53-64 houses changed hands in the 12 months to mid-2026 depending on the tracker. Trackers disagree on the house median - sold-based figures cluster around $1.31-1.33M while the Cotality AVM sits at $1.42M - so the parent brief's $1.1-1.4M band is broadly right, with ~$1.3M the most defensible working figure.
New Developments
The suburb was built out largely as a master-planned residential estate from the mid-1990s, formally gazetted in 1996 after previously being part of Quakers Hill. Infill continues at a modest scale: townhouse and villa developments are the main new supply, with sales copy promoting T-way bus access, proximity to Quakers Hill East Public School, the M7/M2 motorways, Norwest Business Park, Parklea Markets and sports grounds ; new-home estate listings also appear for the suburb (OpenLot).
Jobs & Local Economy
Employment is mostly outside the suburb: residents predominantly work in professional occupations and are heavily owner-occupier, couple-with-children households. Local work centres on retail and services in neighbouring Quakers Hill, Parklea and Stanhope Gardens, while the Norwest Business Park employment precinct is minutes' drive away.
Nearby Suburbs
Quakers Hill, Kings Park, Glenwood, Parklea, Stanhope Gardens
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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