Blairmount vs Claymore

Claymore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 33 in Blairmount. In Blairmount, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Claymore, most households rent. Houses cost more in Blairmount: a median of $985,000, against $685,000 in Claymore, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Claymore tends to suit renters, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Claymore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • But Blairmount has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Blairmount leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 59%)
  • Claymore has cheaper houses ($685,000 vs $985,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Claymore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($209/wk vs $385/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (74% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Claymore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 29/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.5 km vs 57.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Claymore

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 29/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 24%)
  • But Blairmount has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)

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 Claymore 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 Claymore
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 Claymore
Walkability 29 / 79
Blairmount — Walkability: 29/100 Claymore — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 25 / 18
Blairmount — Safety: 25/100 Claymore — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
Blairmount — Low fire risk: 75/100 Claymore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Claymore has more residents (2,579 vs 409); Blairmount rents higher ($385/wk vs $209/wk).

Blairmount Claymore
Population 409 2,579
+531% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% -2.5%
Median age 33 28
Median household income $93,184/yr
+43% vs other
 $53,040/yr
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+46% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blairmount Claymore
0-4 6.1% / 10.3%
Blairmount — 0-4: 6.1% Claymore — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 16.4% / 21.3%
Blairmount — 5-14: 16.4% Claymore — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 5.4% / 8.5%
Blairmount — 15-19: 5.4% Claymore — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 6.1% / 6.1%
Blairmount — 20-24: 6.1% Claymore — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 15.4% / 14.5%
Blairmount — 25-34: 15.4% Claymore — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 12.0% / 16.5%
Blairmount — 35-44: 12.0% Claymore — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 10.0% / 9.3%
Blairmount — 45-54: 10.0% Claymore — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 12.7% / 7.0%
Blairmount — 55-64: 12.7% Claymore — 55-64: 7.0%
65-74 7.8% / 4.9%
Blairmount — 65-74: 7.8% Claymore — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 3.4% / 1.6%
Blairmount — 75-84: 3.4% Claymore — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 1.0% / 0.3%
Blairmount — 85+: 1.0% Claymore — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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%
Claymore 40.9% couple families
Claymore — Couple Families: 40.9% Claymore — One Parent Families: 34.1% Claymore — Lone Person: 22.2% Claymore — Group Household: 2.3% Claymore — Other Families: 0.5%
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%
Claymore 73.5% renting
Claymore — Owned Outright: 1.6% Claymore — Mortgage: 24.9% Claymore — Renting: 73.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blairmount Claymore
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 7.3%
Blairmount — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Claymore — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 6.2%
Blairmount — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Claymore — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.1%
Blairmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Claymore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.1%
Blairmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Claymore — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.4%
Blairmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Claymore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

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 Claymore
Bangladesh — / 6.3%
Blairmount — Bangladesh: not among its largest Claymore — Bangladesh: 6.3%
Fiji 3.4% / 1.6%
Blairmount — Fiji: 3.4% Claymore — Fiji: 1.6%
Philippines 3.2% / 1.2%
Blairmount — Philippines: 3.2% Claymore — Philippines: 1.2%
India 2.0% / 2.0%
Blairmount — India: 2.0% Claymore — India: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 3.3%
Blairmount — New Zealand: not among its largest Claymore — New Zealand: 3.3%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Blairmount — Vietnam: 2.2% Claymore — Vietnam: not among its largest
England 1.7% / —
Blairmount — England: 1.7% Claymore — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

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%
Claymore 45.9% houses
Claymore — Houses: 45.9% Claymore — Townhouses: 49.2% Claymore — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blairmount Claymore
Median house price $985,000 $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $607,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 81 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

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

Blairmount Claymore
Residential 12% 71%
Environmental 68% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 14%
Parks and recreation 2% 14%
Rural and farming 12% 0%
Commercial 0% 1%
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 Claymore
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blairmount Claymore
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW

Liveability

Claymore is more walkable (79 vs 29).

Blairmount Claymore
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Blairmount carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).

Blairmount Claymore
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
82/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Blairmount Claymore
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 0.9%

Schools in Blairmount

  • Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Claymore

  • Claymore Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blairmount Claymore
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 1 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Blairmount sits further from the CBD (57.6 km vs 55.5 km).

Blairmount Claymore
Walkability score 29/100 79/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km
+4% vs other
 55.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 49 min
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 63.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2559
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2559
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.

Blairmount Claymore
Car (driver) 64.2% / 57.4%
Blairmount — Car (driver): 64.2% Claymore — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 21.2%
Blairmount — Worked from Home: 29.2% Claymore — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 10.9%
Blairmount — Car (passenger): 6.7% Claymore — Car (passenger): 10.9%
Train — / 8.7%
Blairmount — Train: not among its largest Claymore — Train: 8.7%
Bus — / 1.8%
Blairmount — Bus: not among its largest Claymore — Bus: 1.8%

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

Setting

Blairmount Claymore
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 26.1 km

NBN connectivity

Blairmount Claymore
Connectivity score 74/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
137 premises
 47%
986 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Blairmount Claymore
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

Claymore

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Young Families

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