Blairmount vs Campbelltown
In Blairmount, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Campbelltown, about half of households rent. On these figures, Blairmount tends to suit couples, while Campbelltown suits renters and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Blairmount has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 51%)
- Campbelltown has more parks and reserves (20 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Blairmount
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Blairmount leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
- Campbelltown has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 40%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Campbelltown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (95/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Campbelltown
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (16 vs 0)
- is more walkable (95/100 vs 29/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 24%)
- But Blairmount carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Campbelltown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.9% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blairmount and Campbelltown 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
Campbelltown has more residents (16,577 vs 409); Blairmount has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $74,464).
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 409 | 16,577 +3953% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | +31.9% |
| Median age | 33 | 34 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr +20% vs other | $74,464/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk | $390/wk +1% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $985,000 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $572,500 |
| Median land price | — | $852,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 25 days from 142 sales |
Zoning mix
Blairmount has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 0%); Campbelltown has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 68% | 0% |
| Residential | 12% | 44% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 26% |
| Industrial | 0% | 13% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 11% |
| Commercial | 0% | 5% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Blairmount and 99% of Campbelltown. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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 | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,788 across Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.5% $660/wk on $988K |
| Units | — | 4.5% $510/wk on $585K |
Ranking within NSW
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 43% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
Campbelltown is more walkable (95 vs 29).
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Campbelltown carries more crime risk (96 vs 75).
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | High 96/100 |
| 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 | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 14 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 5 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 3 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 0.0 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
Schools in Blairmount
- Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Campbelltown
- St Patrick's College Campbelltown Independent · Secondary above peers
- Campbelltown East Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- St Peter's Anglican Grammar Independent · Primary at peers
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Lomandra School Government · Combined · Special school at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 13 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 35 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 20 |
| Childcare | 1 | 18 |
| GPs | 0 | 16 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 11 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 13 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 8 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 44 |
Mobility
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 95/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 57.6 km +3% vs other | 56 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 52 min | 51 min |
| Public transport score | 39/100 Bus | 94/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 8.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 853.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).
Setting
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 26.9 km | 24.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 86/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 52% 137 premises | 69% 10,408 premises |
Climate
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,443/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macarthur same for both | |
| Member | Mike Freelander same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blairmount | Campbelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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