Our City

The City of Blacktown is proudly diverse with 184 countries and 156 languages represented in the community. Drawn by its open spaces, leisure and educational facilities, community and service networks and its affordable housing, new residents are continuing to embrace Blacktown's 47 established suburbs and award-winning new communities.

As most of Sydney heads toward capacity, Blacktown will continue to grow. Blacktown is a youthful City and its potential will create opportunities for its residents well beyond 2025.

The City of Blacktown is a focus for major employment lands and will continue to experience significant growth in job numbers. Arguably the greatest influence on recent local economic growth has been the construction of the Westlink M7 Orbital Link that runs through the City. In fact, half of Sydney's industrial land development over the next 5 years is expected to occur along the M7.

Blacktown City Council is one of only 4 communities in Australia to become a Solar City under the Federal Government's Solar City program. The Blacktown Solar Cities project will prevent 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere each year, the equivalent of taking 6,000 cars off Sydney roads. Blacktown City was chosen because the area was recognised as 'an Australian city of the future - young and diverse, and experiencing a growth in energy requirements'.