Blacktown social housing facts
| Key facts | Homes NSW tenants | LGA | Sydney | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 19,492 (5.8% of LGA) | 336,962 | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Median age of population | 57 (age of main tenant) | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| Average household size (people) | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Total dwellings | 9,144 (8.3% of LGA) | 110,800 | 1,855,735 | 3,059,599 |
Adjoining LGAs: Fairfield, Penrith, Hawkesbury, The Hills, Parramatta and Cumberland
Homes NSW seeks to provide housing for tenants that best meet their needs now and into the future. Of the more than 9,000 households in our dwellings in Blacktown, around:
- 3,500 have a single person
- 2,300 are 2-person households
- 2,500 are families with children
- 1,600 are large households.
Most of the Homes NSW housing in the Blacktown LGA comprises cottages built in the 1960s and 1970s. This was a different time with different needs. Today, property maintenance costs are increasing (due to the age of the assets), so these properties are becoming less and less suitable, both for the tenants who live in them and for us to manage cost-effectively.
Social housing is a safety net, as most tenants are older, past working age, live alone and rely on the age, disability or some other pension for income. The majority of existing dwellings in Blacktown are 3-bedroom. The greatest demand, however, is for smaller dwellings for one or 2 people, and we are addressing this need.
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