NSW · Blacktown Council

Huntingwood, 2148

Population

3

Median age

34

Median income

$0/wk

Employment rate

33.3%

University qualified

0%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,220,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$610/wk
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What Huntingwood is known for: Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Huntingwood is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Blacktown Council.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. School access is strong. Green cover is an exceptional strength. The main trade-offs are thinner park access and weaker employment, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Huntingwood suits people prioritising local amenities and school access over open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)

Strengths

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • School access is strong
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Huntingwood compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.22M

+14% change

Median rent

$610/wk

Houses $650 · Units $550

Population (Census)

3

2021 Census usual residence

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

School ICSEA

68th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$550
Houses (January to March 2026)
$650
All types (January to March 2026)
$610
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
679
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,220,000
Median price change
+13.9%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
33.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 47.9% NSW
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$53,928

42nd percentile in NSW · -8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,448

47th percentile in NSW · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

29th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$33,132

8th percentile in NSW · -48% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

91st percentile in NSW · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2148 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
43,630
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,357
Median net rent
-$3,559
Taxpayers reporting business income
6,329
Taxable income vs state median
-4%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
-53%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
0 English only · 0 other
Australian citizens
0

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
14

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,048
Median ICSEA percentile
68th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Evans High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 935 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 815 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Tyndale Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 52% · 816 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Walters Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 997 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 523 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 69% · 631 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Nagle CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1048 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 532 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Evans HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Walters Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

28 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 19 Huntingwood Dr
  • Brabham Dr After Great Western Hwy
  • Brabham Dr Before Huntingwood Dr
  • Huntingwood Dr After Great Western Hwy
  • Huntingwood Dr Opp 28

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

182 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 28 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Bungaribee to ProspectCycling route
  • Peter Brock DriveCycling route
  • Dog Kennel ReserveNature reserve
  • Sports field
Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(5)
  • Fountain (2)
  • Garden (6)
  • Parking (8)
  • Parking Space (147)
  • Transport for NSW CrashlabResearch Institute

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dog Kennel ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
14.8%
Woodland / forest cover
14.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Minchinbury Community Private Hospital (5.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 2 proposals
  • May 2026

  • Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    64 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • March 2026

  • Industrial development; Warehouse or distribution centre; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2025· 5 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    26 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • October 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Food and drink premise
    36 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • August 2025

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • July 2025

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • February 2025

  • Demolition; Industrial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; General industry
    27 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2024· 3 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Temporary structure
    36 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • November 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Flagpoles
    4 DISTILLERS PLACE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • January 2024

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2023· 1 proposal
  • December 2023

  • Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure
    65 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2022· 1 proposal
  • January 2022

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    2 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2021· 4 proposals
  • October 2021

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development; Centre based childcare
    44 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • July 2021

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    18 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • June 2021

  • Retaining walls, protection of trees
    35 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • February 2021

  • Industrial development
    35 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
2020· 3 proposals
  • December 2020

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    15 HUNTINGWOOD DRIVE HUNTINGWOOD 2148Withdrawn
  • September 2020

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    2 HEALEY CIRCUIT HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined
  • June 2020

  • Alterations and additions to industrial development
    5 LIBERTY ROAD HUNTINGWOOD 2148Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
McMahon
Member of Parliament
Chris BOWEN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,536
Turnout (2025)
90.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.5 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 41.0%Labor 59.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 33.6%Labor 66.4%

7.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Arndell Park NorthLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Doonside SouthLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • Prospect WestLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Blacktown SouthLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • Blacktown WestLabor 70.5% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)3.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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