Blairmount vs Blair Athol

Blairmount is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Blair Athol. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blairmount, about half of households are couple families. In Blair Athol, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blair Athol: a median of $1.14 million, against $985,000 in Blairmount, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blairmount tends to suit families with children, while Blair Athol suits couples.

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

Blair Athol

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 75/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 76%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Blairmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($985,000 vs $1,140,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blairmount

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blair Athol

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blair Athol

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 29/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Blairmount has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 1%)

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

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

Blairmount Blair Athol
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.

Blairmount Blair Athol
Walkability 29 / 64
Blairmount — Walkability: 29/100 Blair Athol — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 25 / 65
Blairmount — Safety: 25/100 Blair Athol — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
Blairmount — Low fire risk: 75/100 Blair Athol — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blair Athol has more residents (2,725 vs 409); Blair Athol has higher household incomes ($124,228 vs $93,184).

Blairmount Blair Athol
Population 409 2,725
+566% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% -5.3%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $93,184/yr $124,228/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk $470/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blairmount Blair Athol
0-4 6.1% / 5.8%
Blairmount — 0-4: 6.1% Blair Athol — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 16.4% / 11.7%
Blairmount — 5-14: 16.4% Blair Athol — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.4% / 8.2%
Blairmount — 15-19: 5.4% Blair Athol — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.1% / 8.6%
Blairmount — 20-24: 6.1% Blair Athol — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 15.4% / 11.7%
Blairmount — 25-34: 15.4% Blair Athol — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 12.0% / 14.2%
Blairmount — 35-44: 12.0% Blair Athol — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 10.0% / 14.9%
Blairmount — 45-54: 10.0% Blair Athol — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.7% / 13.9%
Blairmount — 55-64: 12.7% Blair Athol — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.8% / 8.1%
Blairmount — 65-74: 7.8% Blair Athol — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 3.4% / 2.3%
Blairmount — 75-84: 3.4% Blair Athol — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.0% / 0.6%
Blairmount — 85+: 1.0% Blair Athol — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blairmount 47.5% couple families
Blairmount — Couple Families: 47.5% Blairmount — One Parent Families: 23.8% Blairmount — Lone Person: 24.8% Blairmount — Group Household: 4.0% Blairmount — Other Families: 0.0%
Blair Athol 67.2% couple families
Blair Athol — Couple Families: 67.2% Blair Athol — One Parent Families: 16.1% Blair Athol — Lone Person: 12.7% Blair Athol — Group Household: 2.6% Blair Athol — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blairmount 40.2% renting
Blairmount — Owned Outright: 19.7% Blairmount — Mortgage: 40.2% Blairmount — Renting: 40.2%
Blair Athol 19.9% renting
Blair Athol — Owned Outright: 25.7% Blair Athol — Mortgage: 54.4% Blair Athol — Renting: 19.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blairmount Blair Athol
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 17.6%
Blairmount — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Blair Athol — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 11.0%
Blairmount — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Blair Athol — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.1%
Blairmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Blair Athol — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.9%
Blairmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Blair Athol — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.1%
Blairmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Blair Athol — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Blairmount Blair Athol
Philippines 3.2% / 9.1%
Blairmount — Philippines: 3.2% Blair Athol — Philippines: 9.1%
India 2.0% / 5.7%
Blairmount — India: 2.0% Blair Athol — India: 5.7%
Fiji 3.4% / 3.2%
Blairmount — Fiji: 3.4% Blair Athol — Fiji: 3.2%
England 1.7% / 1.2%
Blairmount — England: 1.7% Blair Athol — England: 1.2%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Blairmount — Vietnam: 2.2% Blair Athol — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Blairmount — New Zealand: not among its largest Blair Athol — New Zealand: 2.2%
Iraq — / 2.0%
Blairmount — Iraq: not among its largest Blair Athol — Iraq: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blairmount 75.8% houses
Blairmount — Houses: 75.8% Blairmount — Townhouses: 19.4% Blairmount — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Blair Athol 98.6% houses
Blair Athol — Houses: 98.6% Blair Athol — Townhouses: 1.4% Blair Athol — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blairmount Blair Athol
Median house price $985,000 $1,140,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Blairmount has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 0%); Blairmount has more rural and farming land (12% vs 0%).

Blairmount Blair Athol
Residential 12% 70%
Environmental 68% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 13%
Rural and farming 12% 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

Blairmount Blair Athol
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Blairmount Blair Athol
Houses — 3.0%
$700/wk on $1.22M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blairmount Blair Athol
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Blair Athol is more walkable (64 vs 29).

Blairmount Blair Athol
Grade — A
Score — 70/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Blairmount carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Blairmount carries more crime risk (75 vs 35).

Blairmount Blair Athol
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
75/100
 Low
35/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blairmount Blair Athol
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 0.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.7%

Schools in Blairmount

  • Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Blair Athol

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

Amenities in the suburb

Blairmount Blair Athol
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 2

Mobility

Blairmount Blair Athol
Walkability score 29/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km
+2% vs other
 56.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min
same for both
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 48.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2559
 0.8%
postcode 2560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2559
 44
postcode 2560

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.

Blairmount Blair Athol
Car (driver) 64.2% / 53.9%
Blairmount — Car (driver): 64.2% Blair Athol — Car (driver): 53.9%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 33.7%
Blairmount — Worked from Home: 29.2% Blair Athol — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 6.1%
Blairmount — Car (passenger): 6.7% Blair Athol — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Train — / 5.0%
Blairmount — Train: not among its largest Blair Athol — Train: 5.0%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Blairmount — Walked Only: not among its largest Blair Athol — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Blairmount Blair Athol
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 25.5 km

NBN connectivity

Blairmount Blair Athol
Connectivity score 74/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
137 premises
 62%
825 premises

Climate

Blairmount Blair Athol
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blairmount Blair Athol
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blairmount Blair Athol
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Blairmount Blair Athol
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blairmount Blair Athol
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blairmount

Family Multicultural Outer

Blair Athol

Multicultural Outer Urban

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