Major George Druitt (1773–1842) was granted 2,000 acres (8.1km2) in the area by Governor Macquarie. He named his grant, where he died in 1842, Mount Druitt.
In April 2006, the Attorney General's Department of New South Wales opened a new court house at a cost of A$12 million. This was to become the first metropolitan area courthouse to utilise "circle sentencing", with aims to reduce over representation of Aboriginal Australians in custody.
A local landmark is the Georgian cottage known as The Manse, situated in The Avenue. It was probably built by John Harris in the mid-1880s; the land on which it was built was originally part of Druitt's property. Later it was sold to Robert Kennedy. Kennedy left it to the Presbyterian Church when he died, and it was used for some time as a manse. It was acquired by Blacktown City Council in 2000 and restored. It is now the headquarters of the Mt Druitt Historical Society and is open to the public. It has both a local government and state government heritage listing.
Heritage listings
Mount Druitt has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
It was widely reported during the 2010s that Mount Druitt was one of the most dangerous suburbs in Sydney. This has been linked to low property prices in the suburb relative to the rest of Sydney.
In 2018, there were 2,299 firearms in Mount Druitt, the highest rate of gun ownership in Sydney (though Mosman had the highest rate per capita). In 2025, there were 387.61 crimes per 1,000 people in Mount Druitt, which is much higher than the Australian average of 81, but since the total number of crimes had dropped to its lowest level. However, property and violent crimes were more or less equal to the number recorded in 2024
The suburb is known as a hub for many street gangs, including NF14, also known as Onefour (not to be confused with the band of the same name).
Demographics
According to the 2021 census of population, there were 16,986 people in Mount Druitt.
50.3% of people were female, and 49.7% of people were male.
32.8% of people spoke only English at home. 68.1% of people spoke a non-English language at home. Some of the other languages spoken at home included Urdu 9.4%, Arabic 7.2%, Tagalog 6.1%, Bengali 3.5%, and Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3.1%.
The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.4%, Islam 23.8%, No Religion 11.7%, Not Stated 7.5%, and Hinduism 5.9%.
The most common occupations included Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.0%, Professionals 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Labourers 12.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 8.2%, and Managers 6.4%.
↑"Mount Druitt Court opens". Attorney General's Department of New South Wales. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
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