Mount Druitt vs Whalan
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Mount DruittBlacktown | WhalanBlacktown |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | $980,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $980,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | $499,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $499,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $530/wk | $530/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 2.81% | 2.81% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 16,986 | 5,929 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 46% | 89% |
| Townhouses | 26% | 6% |
| Apartments/units | 27% | 6% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 38.1 km | 39.5 km |
| Train stations | 4 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | 16% | 7% |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 1% | 0% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Bennett Rd PS, Colyton PS, Madang Ave PS, Minchinbury PS, Mt Druitt PS, Oxley Park PS, Rooty Hill PS, St Marys NPS, Whalan PS | Emerton PS, Madang Ave PS, Mt Druitt PS, St Marys NPS, Tregear PS, Whalan PS |
| Secondary | Chifley Dunheved, Chifley Mt Druitt, Chifley SC, Colyton HS, Rooty Hill HS | Chifley Dunheved, Chifley Mt Druitt, Chifley SC |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Higher than most areas | Higher than most areas |
Key differences
- Mount Druitt is higher on population (by about 186%).
- Mount Druitt is higher on bushfire overlay share (by about 9 percentage points).
- Whalan is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 43 percentage points).
- Mount Druitt is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 162%).
- Mount Druitt has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $980,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2770 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 15.2% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $499,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2770. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $980,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2770 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 15.2% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $499,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2770.