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Living in Eastern Creek, NSW
Eastern Creek is in the Blacktown council area. About 874 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Blacktown and New South Wales.
Rent now
$650 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Rooty Hill (2766), the postcode most of Eastern Creek is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Eastern Creek | Blacktown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 34 | 39 |
| People per home | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $1,861 | $2,107 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Eastern Creek | Blacktown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 22% | 21% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 40% | 44% | 33% |
| Rented | 33% | 35% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 93% | 81% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 1% | 7% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $400 | $400 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,950 | $2,383 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Eastern Creek | Blacktown | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 3% | 7% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 63% | 57% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 67% | 51% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 21% | 39% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
In Eastern Creek
- Eastern Creek Public School Government, primary
Within 2 km
- Minchinbury Public School Government, primary, 1.3 km
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Eastern Creek. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- 46% of Eastern Creek's land is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Blacktown
- What it costs to live in Blacktown: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Blacktown with another area.
- Is living in Eastern Creek worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Blacktown.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Blacktown figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Schools: NSW Department of Education, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.