Bilpin vs Mount Tomah
Bilpin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in Mount Tomah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bilpin, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Tomah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Tomah tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bilpin carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 81/100)
- Mount Tomah has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Tomah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Tomah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $410/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Tomah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 135 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Tomah
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 19%)
- But Bilpin carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bilpin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.8% vs -10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bilpin and Mount Tomah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bilpin has more residents (653 vs 68); Mount Tomah has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $87,984).
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 653 +90% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.8% | -10.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 57 |
| Median household income | $87,984/yr | $110,500/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $410/wk +10% vs other | $370/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,040,000 | $1,020,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,175,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 84 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Bilpin has more land zoned for conservation (84% vs 0%); Mount Tomah has more rural and farming land (96% vs 15%).
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 15% | 96% |
| Environmental | 84% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury | 123 across Blue Mountains |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% | +14% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 76% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
Mount Tomah is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 33/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Tomah carries more crime risk (81 vs 38).
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 98/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | High 81/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bilpin
- Bilpin Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Mount Tomah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 7 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 4 |
Mobility
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 104.6 km +2% vs other | 102.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 135 min | 98 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2758 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 2758 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).
Setting
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 513 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 833 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 269 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm | 1,147 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 23.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.2°C |
Council rates
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr | $2,080/yr |
| Council | Hawkesbury | Blue Mountains |
Federal electorate
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bilpin | Mount Tomah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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