Blacktown. Residential 'hot spot'

The Housing Industry Association has picked Blacktown as one of the top 20 residential and building hot spots in Australia. The city has an annual population growth rate of 4.5 per cent – exceeding the national rate of 1.7 per cent in the year to June 2010. The value of residential building work approved in Blacktown hit $228 million last year, according to The Australian Financial Review.