Overview of the Blacktown LGA

Location

Blacktown City is located in Sydney’s western suburbs. Blacktown City encompasses a total land area of approximately 47 square kilometres, and is a predominantly residential area, with significant rural areas in the north, and substantial industrial and commercial land uses.

Employment sectors

The key employment sectors in Blacktown City are:

• manufacturing
• transport
• warehousing
• construction
• wholesale trade
• retail trade
• health care and social assistance
• education and training.

Industrial areas

The main industrial areas are located in the southern suburbs of:

• Arndell Park
• Eastern Creek
• Huntingwood
• Minchinbury
• Mount Druitt
• Prospect
• Rooty Hill
• Seven Hills.

There are some industrial areas in the north, located at Riverstone and Schofield, and some in the central areas of Blacktown, Glendenning and Kings Park.

Other key features

Blacktown City features:

• 2 major commercial centres:
  1. Westpoint Blacktown
  2. Westfield Mt Druitt Shopping Centre
• a major public hospital, Blacktown District Hospital
• smaller health facilities:
  • Mount Druitt Hospital
  • Minchinbury Community Hospital
• Blacktown International Sportspark (formerly Blacktown Olympic Park)
• a railway location on the main western line (Blacktown Station)
• access to major roads including the M4 and M7 motorways
• Western Sydney University (Nirimba Campus)
• 3 campuses of TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute
  1. Blacktown college
  2. Mount Druitt college
  3. Nirimba college
• numerous primary and secondary schools.