Quiet, primarily residential family suburb 48 km west of the Sydney CBD in the Mount Druitt area of Western Sydney, part of Blacktown City Council. At the 2021 census it had 3,586 residents — multicultural, with 58.4% born in Australia and a significant Pacific Islander community (Samoan the most common language after English at 4.9%, ahead of Arabic 2.8% and Tongan 2.1%), plus a high Indigenous share at 11.2% of the population. Housing is dominated by public housing built through the 1960s and 1970s — freestanding fibro houses and terrace-style complexes — with 89.1% of occupied private dwellings separate houses; the suburb's small local shops cater heavily to residents of Pacific Islander extraction. It is a young-family suburb: 0–9 years is the predominant age group and households are primarily single-parent families.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Blacktown City Council |
| Postcode | 2770 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 60–70 minutes door-to-door by bus and train: local buses run to Mount Druitt station… |
| Median house price | ≈$840,000–$950,000 depending on the tracker: settled-sales medians sit near $840,000 (proplo NSW Valuer General data and auspropertyinsights, early 2026; view.com.au puts the 3-bedroom house median at $840,000 with values up 9.7% over the past year), while Cotality's automated valuation of the median house was $928,082 as at 28 February 2026 (OnTheHouse) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $670,951 |
| Typical rent | ≈$520/week |
Transport
Bus-based — Blackett has no railway station; several private bus companies link the suburb to the train stations at Mount Druitt and St Marys. Mount Druitt station is about 2.2 km away, roughly a 29-minute walk from Popondetta Road or a short bus ride. By road the suburb sits adjacent to the Westlink M7 motorway, giving easy access to the Great Western Highway and M4 Motorway toward the Sydney CBD, and dedicated cycleways run through Blackett from Poppondetta Park all the way to Mount Druitt and the M7 cycleway, which connects to the M4 and M2 cycleways.
Schools
Blackett Public School — NSW government primary school founded in 1971, in the suburb. Niland Special School — NSW government school for specific purposes supporting students with disabilities, also located in Blackett.
Shopping & Amenities
Blackett has only a small local shopping complex — a combination liquor/general store, a Halal and non-Halal butcher, a bakery, a take-away store and a combined service station/general store. For fuller retail, Emerton Village Shopping Centre (40 Jersey Road, Coles-anchored) sits just across the boundary in adjacent Emerton, about 380 m / a 5-minute walk from Blackett streets along Popondetta Road. Bigger commercial centres with banks and railway stations are a short drive or bus ride away in Mount Druitt and St Marys.
Parks & Outdoors
Blackett has 3 local parks covering nearly 5.7% of the suburb's 1.1 km². The suburb's main outdoor draw is its cycleway network: paths run through Blackett from Poppondetta Park to Mount Druitt and on to the M7 cycleway, which links to the M4 and M2 motorway cycleways.
Property Market
The median house price in Blackett was around ≈$840,000–$950,000 depending on the tracker: settled-sales medians sit near $840,000 (proplo NSW Valuer General data and auspropertyinsights, early 2026; view.com.au puts the 3-bedroom house median at $840,000 with values up 9.7% over the past year), while Cotality's automated valuation of the median house was $928,082 as at 28 February 2026 (OnTheHouse) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Trackers genuinely diverge for Blackett: settled-sale medians cluster around $840K while Cotality's AVM reads $928–$951K (its March 2026 update was $950,792), a spread typical of thin sales volumes — only 38 properties settled in the 12 months to Feb 2026. House values rose ~68% over five years to early 2026, and view.com.au reports ~3% rental yield and roughly 25 days on market. The housing stock is heavily former public housing from the 1960s–70s that is gradually transferring to private ownership and being replaced with modern private homes, which shapes both price levels and renovation potential. Most homes are owned with a mortgage in the $1,800–$2,399/month repayment band and 44.8% were owner-occupied at the 2021 census.
New Developments
Renewal in Blackett is incremental rather than project-led: the suburb's 1960s–70s public-housing stock is gradually transferring to private ownership and being replaced with privately built, modern homes similar to those going up across Sydney. In the immediately surrounding Mount Druitt suburbs, NSW Government strategies continue to target social-housing renewal — Blacktown/Mount Druitt has been flagged a priority location with improvement plans announced for social-housing areas in neighbouring Shalvey and Lethbridge Park, both of which border Blackett.
Jobs & Local Economy
Blackett is essentially residential, so employment is found outside the suburb: machinery operators and drivers is the leading occupation group among working residents, consistent with jobs in transport, logistics and warehousing along the nearby M7 corridor. Retail and services roles are centred in the Mount Druitt commercial area and at shopping centres in bordering suburbs such as Emerton Village (aussiestoresonline), while Blackett's own small shops and take-aways provide local service jobs.
Nearby Suburbs
Bidwill, Shalvey, Lethbridge Park, Emerton, Dharruk, Hebersham, Oakhurst
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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