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They very rarely do! Demand and competition for centres typically lies beyond rigid suburb boundaries and we're yet to meet a parent focused on them.
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SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Blacktown ChildCare FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Blacktown?
As of our last update on April 6, 2025, there are 52 child care centres in Blacktown. Of these, 22 centres provide Long Day Care with 962 places, 9 centres provide Out of Hours School Care offering 709 places, 2 centres provide Preschool/Kindergarten with 110 places, a single centre providing Family Day Care, and 18 centres provide other child care services. The area is also serviced by 18 schools, collectively accommodating 10,129 enrolments.
What population do these centres in Blacktown service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Blacktown as at February 2025 stands at a total of 53,258 people, of this 3626 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Blacktown?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Blacktown was assessed as having 50,961 people with 3,640 of these (7.1%) being children under 5yo. Blacktown has seen 633 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Blacktown has experienced population growth of approximately 2,297 people from the 2021 Census. Further, new estimates have been release for age cohort splits, which have been applied to our figures.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Blacktown compare to those in Greater Sydney?
In Blacktown, our latest analysis shows there are 3.8 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly higher than the 2.1 children per place across Greater Sydney.
How do childcare fees in Blacktown relate to those in Greater Sydney?
Childcare fees in Blacktown average $117, which is noticeably lower than the regional average of $148 in Greater Sydney.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Blacktown and Greater Sydney?
In Blacktown, there are 10.5 students per LDC place. This figure is significantly higher than the 5.6 students per LDC place in Greater Sydney.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Blacktown?
The average LDC in Blacktown was approved 15.6 years ago, while across Greater Sydney the typical centre approval is 12.7 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Blacktown?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Blacktown before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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Child care demand is led by demographic and economic trends of the local area.
While we strongly believe a decision to lease, buy or develop childcare assets should be made on a site specific level, and should be undertaken using a full
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adopting custom boundaries, key drivers of this area such as population growth, dwelling supply, infrastructure projects, employment trends, affordability and much much more can be found via our relevant analysis pages.
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