Established family suburb about 42 km west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Blacktown LGA, part of Greater Western Sydney; its name comes from a hill that reminded early colonial governor Philip Gidley King of the Rooty Hill on Norfolk Island. At the 2021 census Rooty Hill had 16,176 residents with a median age of 37 and a median weekly household income ($2,001) well above the national median, and the suburb is strongly multicultural — Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Polynesian and Chinese communities settled here from the 1990s–2010s, giving it the character it has today. The suburb is centred on its railway station and the shops of Rooty Hill Road North, and is home to the Rooty Hill RSL (now known as West HQ), built in 1964 and since grown into the largest licensed club in New South Wales.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | Blacktown City Council |
| Postcode | 2766 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Around 45 minutes by direct T1 train from Rooty Hill station to Sydney's Central Station — typical Central–Rooty Hill journey time is about… |
| Median house price | ~$1.0–1.1M (realestate.com.au put the Rooty Hill median house price at $998,500 on 107 sales in the 12 months to mid-2026, up 10%; Cotality's AVM median house value was $1,105,759 as at 31 July 2026) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | $841,737 |
| Typical rent | ~$650/week median house rent and ~$665/week median unit rent as at 31 July 2026 |
| Price growth | Houses +40.93% and units +39.78% in median value over the 5 years to July 2026… |
Transport
Rooty Hill railway station, opened on the Main Western line in 1861, sits in the middle of the suburb and is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line services, which run west to Penrith/Emu Plains and east to Parramatta, Strathfield, Central and beyond (dialuplumbing.com.au suburb guide; wiki2.org). Buses link Rooty Hill east to Blacktown and through Mount Druitt and its satellite suburbs, and Rooty Hill Road North/South are the suburb's main north–south spines, connecting north to Plumpton and Oakhurst and south to Minchinbury, the Great Western Highway and the M4.
Schools
Rooty Hill Public School — NSW government primary (K–6) on Rooty Hill Road North, opened 1957 with 114 students. Rooty Hill High School — NSW government secondary school serving the suburb. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School — systemic Catholic primary at Rooty Hill (school website). Chifley College Senior Campus — a NSW government Years 11–12 campus on North Parade in Rooty Hill (school website; MapQuest) — and Bellfield College (independent) are also listed among Rooty Hill's local schools, and the Domain catchment map shows Rooty Hill High School as the local government high school for most of the suburb.
Shopping & Amenities
The main shopping strip runs along Rooty Hill Road North and South around the railway station, with shops and services concentrated on the North side. The suburb's big drawcard is Rooty Hill RSL / West HQ, the largest licensed club in New South Wales, which has grown into an entertainment, dining, fitness and events precinct. The Rooty Hill Masjid serves the local Muslim community and sits on the suburb's border with Mount Druitt. For heavier shopping and services residents are close to the commercial centres of adjacent Mount Druitt and nearby Blacktown.
Parks & Outdoors
The suburb takes its name from the hill itself: 'The Rooty Hill' on Eastern Road is heritage-listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, and the reserve around it is a local landmark. Rooty Hill has 28 parks covering nearly 23.8% of the suburb's 6.9 km² — among the highest green-space shares in the area — including Blacktown International Sportspark, the multi-sports complex on Eastern Road with cricket and AFL grounds that has hosted international events. Local recreation is otherwise spread across neighbourhood parks and sports fields, with creek-line corridors on the suburb's edges.
Property Market
The median house price in Rooty Hill was around ~$1.0–1.1M (realestate.com.au put the Rooty Hill median house price at $998,500 on 107 sales in the 12 months to mid-2026, up 10%; Cotality's AVM median house value was $1,105,759 as at 31 July 2026) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Established post-war family suburb with a high share of freestanding houses on decent blocks; 64.4% of homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 census and typical households are couples with children. Trackers differ a little on the exact median — realestate.com.au's sales-based median of ~$998,500 (107 sales, 12 months) sits just under Cotality's AVM of ~$1.106M — but both put houses in the ~$1.0–1.1M band, below the earlier $1.1–1.4M estimates that circulate.
New Developments
Rooty Hill RSL has been transformed over recent decades into West HQ, a large entertainment, hospitality and events precinct. Elsewhere the town centre along Rooty Hill Road North near the station is the focus of ongoing retail renewal, and Blacktown City Council tracks a steady pipeline of development applications across the suburb (Blacktown City Council development register; daleads.com.au DA tracker).
Jobs & Local Economy
West HQ (the former Rooty Hill RSL) is the suburb's biggest single employer — as NSW's largest licensed club it runs extensive hospitality, entertainment, events, fitness and hotel operations. Retail jobs cluster along Rooty Hill Road North and South, and Blacktown International Sportspark on Eastern Road generates sports, events and maintenance work in the suburb. Residents also commute to the large retail, health and logistics employment hubs of neighbouring Mount Druitt and Blacktown.
Nearby Suburbs
Mount Druitt, Plumpton, Doonside, Minchinbury, Whalan, Glendenning, Colyton, Eastern Creek
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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