Blairmount vs Currans Hill

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 Currans Hill, most households are couple families.

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

Currans Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 75/100)

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

Blairmount

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blairmount sits closer to the CBD (57.6 km vs 60.2 km)
  • Currans Hill is more walkable (61/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currans Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 29/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Blairmount has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Currans Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Blairmount and Currans Hill 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 Currans Hill
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 Currans Hill
Walkability 29 / 61
Blairmount — Walkability: 29/100 Currans Hill — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 25 / 53
Blairmount — Safety: 25/100 Currans Hill — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
Blairmount — Low fire risk: 75/100 Currans Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Currans Hill has more residents (5,541 vs 409); Currans Hill has higher household incomes ($112,840 vs $93,184).

Blairmount Currans Hill
Population 409 5,541
+1255% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +4.4%
Median age 33 32
Median household income $93,184/yr $112,840/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk $450/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blairmount Currans Hill
0-4 6.1% / 9.2%
Blairmount — 0-4: 6.1% Currans Hill — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 16.4% / 16.5%
Blairmount — 5-14: 16.4% Currans Hill — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.4% / 7.1%
Blairmount — 15-19: 5.4% Currans Hill — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.1% / 5.9%
Blairmount — 20-24: 6.1% Currans Hill — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 15.4% / 16.1%
Blairmount — 25-34: 15.4% Currans Hill — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 12.0% / 14.6%
Blairmount — 35-44: 12.0% Currans Hill — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 10.0% / 13.7%
Blairmount — 45-54: 10.0% Currans Hill — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 12.7% / 9.4%
Blairmount — 55-64: 12.7% Currans Hill — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 7.8% / 5.0%
Blairmount — 65-74: 7.8% Currans Hill — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 3.4% / 2.0%
Blairmount — 75-84: 3.4% Currans Hill — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.0% / 0.5%
Blairmount — 85+: 1.0% Currans Hill — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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%
Currans Hill 55.5% couple families
Currans Hill — Couple Families: 55.5% Currans Hill — One Parent Families: 21.7% Currans Hill — Lone Person: 19.9% Currans Hill — Group Household: 1.7% Currans Hill — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Currans Hill 28.1% renting
Currans Hill — Owned Outright: 16.6% Currans Hill — Mortgage: 55.3% Currans Hill — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blairmount Currans Hill
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 17.6%
Blairmount — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Currans Hill — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 7.9%
Blairmount — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Currans Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.0%
Blairmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Currans Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.3%
Blairmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Currans Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.0%
Blairmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Currans Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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 Currans Hill
Philippines 3.2% / 1.5%
Blairmount — Philippines: 3.2% Currans Hill — Philippines: 1.5%
Fiji 3.4% / 0.8%
Blairmount — Fiji: 3.4% Currans Hill — Fiji: 0.8%
England 1.7% / 2.4%
Blairmount — England: 1.7% Currans Hill — England: 2.4%
India 2.0% / 0.8%
Blairmount — India: 2.0% Currans Hill — India: 0.8%
Vietnam 2.2% / 0.5%
Blairmount — Vietnam: 2.2% Currans Hill — Vietnam: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Blairmount — New Zealand: not among its largest Currans Hill — New Zealand: 1.7%

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

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%
Currans Hill 94.3% houses
Currans Hill — Houses: 94.3% Currans Hill — Townhouses: 4.1% Currans Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blairmount Currans Hill
Median house price $985,000 $1,032,500
Median unit price — $720,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 29 sales

Zoning mix

Blairmount has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 15%); Currans Hill has more rural and farming land (26% vs 12%).

Blairmount Currans Hill
Environmental 68% 15%
Residential 12% 51%
Rural and farming 12% 26%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 6%
Parks and recreation 2% 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 Currans Hill
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
 1,671
across Camden
Approvals change year on year +48% -21%

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 Currans Hill
Houses — 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.13M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blairmount Currans Hill
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Currans Hill is more walkable (61 vs 29).

Blairmount Currans Hill
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Blairmount carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Blairmount carries more crime risk (75 vs 47).

Blairmount Currans Hill
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
47/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Blairmount Currans Hill
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 1.2%

Schools in Blairmount

  • Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Currans Hill

  • Currans Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Annan Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blairmount Currans Hill
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 1 6
Waterways 0 24

Mobility

Currans Hill sits further from the CBD (60.2 km vs 57.6 km).

Blairmount Currans Hill
Walkability score 29/100 61/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km 60.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 50 min
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2559
 0.9%
postcode 2567
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2559
 58
postcode 2567

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 Currans Hill
Car (driver) 64.2% / 66.2%
Blairmount — Car (driver): 64.2% Currans Hill — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 26.4%
Blairmount — Worked from Home: 29.2% Currans Hill — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 3.9%
Blairmount — Car (passenger): 6.7% Currans Hill — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train — / 1.7%
Blairmount — Train: not among its largest Currans Hill — Train: 1.7%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Blairmount — Walked Only: not among its largest Currans Hill — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Blairmount Currans Hill
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 28.6 km

NBN connectivity

Blairmount Currans Hill
Connectivity score 74/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
137 premises
 59%
1,994 premises

Climate

Blairmount Currans Hill
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 Currans Hill
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 Currans Hill
Average residential rate $1,443/yr $1,504/yr
Council Campbelltown (NSW) Camden

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Blairmount Currans Hill
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

Currans Hill

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks River Young Families

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