Blacktown City Council - Community Budget Night Educates ALL......

Yes, I agree, that we are all educated when we understand basics of the 2019-2020 Blacktown City Council  Budget of $736M - it is important to understand how our money is earnt and spent by our Local Council. Based on our current population of 367000 or budget per person is approximately $2,005.45 per person.

We understand that Council would like to have a University it is back yard as a forefront to providing better access & opportunity to obtaining and completing tertiary education. So, with the Australian Catholic University(ACU) wanting to have a further educational base in Blacktown - being a central hub to Western Sydney, students within the Greater Western Sydney, will be provided a great opportunity to achieve great qualifications to boost their career chances.

My issue with holding the ACU in the central part of Blacktown City is that would be vital for any student to attend but difficult to get too, unless there is an uplift to the public transport infrastructure, to support it. That is, upgraded train station or more rapid trains to cope with the increase of public transport commuters and essential bus services from all corridors to meet commuter demands

 I do recommend community members attend these Annual events.

Basic information on our City below:


Our City Our community 
367,000 Estimated population
Born overseas: 40%
Languages spoken: 182 urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in NSW Largest 
Projected population in 2036: 522,000
Population is under 30 years old: 44%
Average age: 33
Suburbs: 48
Our environment
Waste diverted from landfill in 2016/17: 61%
Trees given away in 2016/17: 33,436
Waterways: 262km
Bushcare groups: 12
Bushland under restoration by volunteers: 27.9ha
Our economy $17.11 billion Gross regional product (GRP)
Unemployment (June 2018): 5.2%
Residents working in Blacktown City: 44%
Number of local businesses: 21,207
Number of local jobs: 138,498 of the workforce 
with  22% holding a bachelor  or higher degree 47

Our infrastructure
Local roads: 1,332km 
117 Bridges: 
87km Regional roads:
Our recreation facilities
Playgrounds: 406
Tennis courts: 38
Playing fields: 163
Aquatic and leisure centres: 5
Community hubs: 6
Libraries: 5
Our Council
Number full time equivalent staff 1,677 
Budget forecast $736 million
Capital budget $384 million
Operating budget: $352 million Council’s projected spending during 2017-2021: 
$2.7 billion Budget forecast: $736 million Capital budget