Blacktown - Your Council NSW

2021/22

Blacktown

Blacktown City is located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains.

The City boasts motorsport megaplexes, music festivals and large scale expos as well as a water theme park, wildlife park, picturesque gardens, rich heritage areas and a movie drive in.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
62 Flushcombe Road
Blacktown NSW 2148

Postal Address:
PO Box 63, Blacktown NSW 2148
Phone: 02 9839 6000
Fax: 02 9831 1961

Email:
council@blacktown.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	399,711
Area (Km²)	238.8
Council Classification	Metropolitan
OLG Group	3
State Planning Region	Metropolitan Sydney

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	15	13
Population per Councillor (No.)	26,647	14,031
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	1,394	761
2021/22 Revenue ($'000)	569,238,000	258,255,722
2021/22 Expenses ($'000)	384,886,000	204,122,389
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	11	11
Population Density (residents per Km²)	1,718	3,275

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	0	0
Public Halls (No.)	38	23
Public Libraries (No.)	5	5
Open Public Space (ha)	3,403	1,063
Total Road Length (km)	1,524	561

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

11.8^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	11.8	-0.1
Population aged under 20 years (%)	22.9	17.8
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	66.4	67.3
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	10.7	14.9
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	3	1
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	41	30
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	62	101

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.1	4.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	57,581	73,744
Avg Household Size (No.)	3.2	2.8
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	0	579,665,222
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	25,007	19,384

Largest Industry Employer

Health Care & Social Assistance