Mount Druitt in numbers
A mixed suburb
In 2021, 16,986 people lived in 5,104 homes. 46.4% were separate houses, 26.0% semi-detached houses or townhouses, and 27.2% flats or apartments.
Endeavour Energy
Blacktown sits inside Endeavour Energy's area. Outages and fallen lines: 131 003.
More than one suburb
Bidwill, Blackett, Dharruk, Emerton, Hebersham, Lethbridge Park, Minchinbury, Shalvey, Tregear, Whalan and Willmot are often called the Mount Druitt area too. They're all in Blacktown City, so the same network applies.
Something electrical stopped working in your rental
Make sure it's safe
Burning smell, sparks or a shock? Call 000 if anyone's hurt, switch off at the main switch if you can do it safely, and stay clear.
Try the safety switch once
If a whole room went dead, a safety switch may have tripped. Unplug things on that circuit and reset it once.
Tell the landlord or agent in writing
Electrical faults are urgent repairs in NSW, and a faulty safety switch counts too. Keep a copy of what you sent.
Smoke alarm not working?
The landlord must repair or replace it within two business days of finding out. If they don't, you can arrange it yourself, but a hardwired alarm has to be done by a licensed electrician.
What tenants and owners can do, and what's licensed work
You can
- Reset a tripped safety switch once, with appliances unplugged.
- Press the test button on safety switches; NSW Fair Trading suggests twice a year.
- Change a light globe.
- Note loose or sparking power points on the condition report.
Leave to a licensed electrician
- Repairing or replacing a hardwired smoke alarm.
- Anything behind a power point, switch or light.
- A safety switch that won't stay on.
- New circuits or extra power points.
What we'd tell a landlord here
Keep the CCEW from every electrical job on file, and book the smoke alarm check for the same date each year. In a suburb where this many homes are rented, the landlords who stay on top of it get far fewer late-night calls. If we have a licence-checked electrician close by who does rental work, we'll match you.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.