Blackalls Park vs Fassifern

Blackalls Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Fassifern. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fassifern, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fassifern tends to suit people living alone.

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

Blackalls Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 94/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fassifern

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Blackalls Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 35/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blackalls Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 94/100)
  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 35/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blackalls Park and Fassifern drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Walkability 48 / 35
Blackalls Park — Walkability: 48/100 Fassifern — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 38 / 6
Blackalls Park — Safety: 38/100 Fassifern — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 17 / 21
Blackalls Park — Low fire risk: 17/100 Fassifern — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Blackalls Park has more residents (2,812 vs 586); Blackalls Park rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Population 2,812
+79% vs other
 586
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -2.5%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $73,944/yr
+6% vs other
 $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
0-4 5.5% / 2.9%
Blackalls Park — 0-4: 5.5% Fassifern — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 11.4% / 9.9%
Blackalls Park — 5-14: 11.4% Fassifern — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 6.7% / 5.1%
Blackalls Park — 15-19: 6.7% Fassifern — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.3% / 6.5%
Blackalls Park — 20-24: 5.3% Fassifern — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 12.0% / 13.3%
Blackalls Park — 25-34: 12.0% Fassifern — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 10.3% / 9.2%
Blackalls Park — 35-44: 10.3% Fassifern — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.2% / 12.1%
Blackalls Park — 45-54: 11.2% Fassifern — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.3% / 17.9%
Blackalls Park — 55-64: 13.3% Fassifern — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 14.0% / 14.0%
Blackalls Park — 65-74: 14.0% Fassifern — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 7.5% / 7.2%
Blackalls Park — 75-84: 7.5% Fassifern — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.6% / 1.2%
Blackalls Park — 85+: 2.6% Fassifern — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackalls Park 37.3% lone person
Blackalls Park — Lone Person: 37.3% Blackalls Park — Couple Families: 37.3% Blackalls Park — One Parent Families: 20.4% Blackalls Park — Group Household: 3.8% Blackalls Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Fassifern 47.9% lone person
Fassifern — Lone Person: 47.9% Fassifern — Couple Families: 31.5% Fassifern — One Parent Families: 18.8% Fassifern — Group Household: 1.8% Fassifern — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackalls Park 21.9% renting
Blackalls Park — Owned Outright: 39.6% Blackalls Park — Mortgage: 38.4% Blackalls Park — Renting: 21.9%
Fassifern 23.9% renting
Fassifern — Owned Outright: 40.6% Fassifern — Mortgage: 35.5% Fassifern — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 22.4%
Blackalls Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Fassifern — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.0%
Blackalls Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Fassifern — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 8.7%
Blackalls Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Fassifern — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Blackalls Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Fassifern — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.5%
Blackalls Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Fassifern — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
England 3.4% / 2.4%
Blackalls Park — England: 3.4% Fassifern — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.0%
Blackalls Park — New Zealand: 1.2% Fassifern — New Zealand: 1.0%
Thailand — / 1.5%
Blackalls Park — Thailand: not among its largest Fassifern — Thailand: 1.5%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
Blackalls Park — Scotland: 0.4% Fassifern — Scotland: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Blackalls Park — Ireland: not among its largest Fassifern — Ireland: 0.9%
Germany 0.4% / —
Blackalls Park — Germany: 0.4% Fassifern — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / —
Blackalls Park — South Africa: 0.3% Fassifern — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackalls Park 88.5% houses
Blackalls Park — Houses: 88.5% Blackalls Park — Townhouses: 11.6% Blackalls Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fassifern 83.9% houses
Fassifern — Houses: 83.9% Fassifern — Townhouses: 11.6% Fassifern — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Median house price $807,500 $842,500
Median unit price $580,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 23 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Fassifern has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 38%).

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Environmental 38% 66%
Residential 40% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 12%
Rural and farming 3% 11%
Parks and recreation 7% 2%
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

Blackalls Park Fassifern
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Houses 4.3%
$675/wk on $820K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blackalls Park Fassifern
House price Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 85% of NSW —

Liveability

Blackalls Park is more walkable (48 vs 35); Blackalls Park scores higher overall (27 vs 21).

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Grade D
same for both
Score 27/100 21/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Fassifern carries more crime risk (94 vs 62).

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
94/100
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 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blackalls Park

  • Blackalls Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Fassifern

  • Charlton Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Fassifern Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Walkability score 48/100 35/100
Distance to Sydney 138.3 km 138.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 103 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 81/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2283
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2283
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.

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Car (driver) 75.8% / 74.0%
Blackalls Park — Car (driver): 75.8% Fassifern — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 22.8%
Blackalls Park — Worked from Home: 17.3% Fassifern — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.3%
Blackalls Park — Car (passenger): 4.3% Fassifern — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.0% / —
Blackalls Park — Train: 1.0% Fassifern — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Blackalls Park — Bus: 0.7% Fassifern — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 11.5 km

NBN connectivity

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Connectivity score 77/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
1,262 premises
 0%
284 premises

Climate

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blackalls Park Fassifern
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 11.6 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.27 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackalls Park Fassifern
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackalls Park

Large Blocks

Fassifern

Trains Transport Hub

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