Blackbutt vs Flinders

Flinders is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Blackbutt. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Blackbutt, about half of households are couple families. In Flinders, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Flinders: a median of $1.14 million, against $1.02 million in Blackbutt, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Flinders tends to suit families with children.

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

Flinders

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 10)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 66%)
  • But Blackbutt carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Blackbutt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($720,000 vs $850,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $1,135,000)
  • But Flinders leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blackbutt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $490/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blackbutt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blackbutt

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Blackbutt returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 3.7%)
  • Flinders is growing faster (6.6% vs -0.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blackbutt Flinders
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.

Blackbutt Flinders
Walkability 86 / 67
Blackbutt — Walkability: 86/100 Flinders — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 66 / 54
Blackbutt — Safety: 66/100 Flinders — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blackbutt — Low fire risk: 100/100 Flinders — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Flinders has more residents (7,118 vs 3,291); Flinders has higher household incomes ($109,356 vs $83,408).

Blackbutt Flinders
Population 3,291 7,118
+116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +6.6%
Median age 43 36
Median household income $83,408/yr $109,356/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $490/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackbutt Flinders
0-4 4.8% / 6.5%
Blackbutt — 0-4: 4.8% Flinders — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.3% / 15.7%
Blackbutt — 5-14: 11.3% Flinders — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.6% / 7.7%
Blackbutt — 15-19: 6.6% Flinders — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 6.7% / 6.1%
Blackbutt — 20-24: 6.7% Flinders — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.2% / 12.3%
Blackbutt — 25-34: 11.2% Flinders — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 10.7% / 15.1%
Blackbutt — 35-44: 10.7% Flinders — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 15.4% / 13.8%
Blackbutt — 45-54: 15.4% Flinders — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.7% / 10.2%
Blackbutt — 55-64: 13.7% Flinders — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 12.3% / 8.4%
Blackbutt — 65-74: 12.3% Flinders — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 5.3% / 3.4%
Blackbutt — 75-84: 5.3% Flinders — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.8% / 0.8%
Blackbutt — 85+: 1.8% Flinders — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackbutt 48.0% couple families
Blackbutt — Couple Families: 48.0% Blackbutt — Lone Person: 29.2% Blackbutt — One Parent Families: 18.1% Blackbutt — Group Household: 3.5% Blackbutt — Other Families: 1.2%
Flinders 57.7% couple families
Flinders — Couple Families: 57.7% Flinders — Lone Person: 20.7% Flinders — One Parent Families: 18.7% Flinders — Group Household: 1.9% Flinders — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackbutt 29.8% renting
Blackbutt — Owned Outright: 41.2% Blackbutt — Mortgage: 29.0% Blackbutt — Renting: 29.8%
Flinders 24.4% renting
Flinders — Owned Outright: 29.3% Flinders — Mortgage: 46.4% Flinders — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blackbutt Flinders
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 18.9%
Blackbutt — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Flinders — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.9%
Blackbutt — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Flinders — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.3%
Blackbutt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Flinders — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.5%
Blackbutt — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Flinders — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Blackbutt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Flinders — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Blackbutt Flinders
England 3.3% / 2.8%
Blackbutt — England: 3.3% Flinders — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.9%
Blackbutt — New Zealand: 0.5% Flinders — New Zealand: 0.9%
Italy 0.8% / 0.5%
Blackbutt — Italy: 0.8% Flinders — Italy: 0.5%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.6%
Blackbutt — Philippines: 0.7% Flinders — Philippines: 0.6%
Germany 0.7% / —
Blackbutt — Germany: 0.7% Flinders — Germany: not among its largest
China 0.5% / —
Blackbutt — China: 0.5% Flinders — China: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Blackbutt — South Africa: not among its largest Flinders — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackbutt 70.0% houses
Blackbutt — Houses: 70.0% Blackbutt — Townhouses: 28.4% Blackbutt — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Flinders 73.6% houses
Flinders — Houses: 73.6% Flinders — Townhouses: 25.7% Flinders — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blackbutt Flinders
Median house price $1,025,000 $1,135,000
Median unit price $720,000 $850,000
Median land price $945,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 27 sales
 24 days
from 29 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Blackbutt Flinders
3 bed $905K / $938K
Blackbutt — 3 bed: $905K (25 sales) Flinders — 3 bed: $938K (34 sales)

25 vs 34 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.19M
Blackbutt — 4 bed: $1.22M (27 sales) Flinders — 4 bed: $1.19M (41 sales)

27 vs 41 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.21M
Blackbutt — 5 bed: $1.29M (7 sales) Flinders — 5 bed: $1.21M (14 sales)

7 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Blackbutt Flinders
Residential 43% 82%
Parks and recreation 51% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 5%
same for both
Commercial 2% 0%
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

Blackbutt Flinders
New dwellings approved 883
across Shellharbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Blackbutt Flinders
Houses 4.8%
$788/wk on $860K
 3.7%
$820/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blackbutt Flinders
House price Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Blackbutt is more walkable (86 vs 67).

Blackbutt Flinders
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Flinders carries more crime risk (46 vs 34).

Blackbutt Flinders
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Blackbutt Flinders
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blackbutt

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Flinders

  • Flinders Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackbutt Flinders
Parks & reserves 10 16
Childcare 6
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Blackbutt Flinders
Walkability score 86/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 110.5 km 111.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 83.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2529
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2529
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.

Blackbutt Flinders
Car (driver) 68.6% / 69.7%
Blackbutt — Car (driver): 68.6% Flinders — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 25.4%
Blackbutt — Worked from Home: 23.5% Flinders — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.7%
Blackbutt — Car (passenger): 4.7% Flinders — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 0.1%
Blackbutt — Walked Only: 1.6% Flinders — Walked Only: 0.1%
Train 1.2% / 0.2%
Blackbutt — Train: 1.2% Flinders — Train: 0.2%
Bus 0.4% / 0.7%
Blackbutt — Bus: 0.4% Flinders — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).

Setting

Blackbutt Flinders
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Blackbutt Flinders
Connectivity score 73/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,373 premises
 76%
2,558 premises

Climate

Blackbutt Flinders
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blackbutt Flinders
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blackbutt Flinders
Average residential rate $1,788/yr
same for both
Council Shellharbour
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackbutt Flinders
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackbutt Flinders
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackbutt

Coastal Parks Quiet River Townhouses

Flinders

Coastal Family Parks Townhouses Urban

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