Blairmount vs Mount Annan

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 Mount Annan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Annan: a median of $1.2 million, against $985,000 in Blairmount, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blairmount tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Annan 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

Mount Annan

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)

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 has cheaper houses ($985,000 vs $1,195,000)
  • Mount Annan leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

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 $480/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 61.2 km)
  • Mount Annan is more walkable (56/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Annan

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 29/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Blairmount has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 4%)

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 Mount Annan 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 Mount Annan
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 Mount Annan
Walkability 29 / 56
Blairmount — Walkability: 29/100 Mount Annan — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 25 / 56
Blairmount — Safety: 25/100 Mount Annan — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 75 / 71
Blairmount — Low fire risk: 75/100 Mount Annan — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Mount Annan has more residents (11,784 vs 409); Mount Annan has higher household incomes ($129,636 vs $93,184).

Blairmount Mount Annan
Population 409 11,784
+2781% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +0.7%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $93,184/yr $129,636/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk $480/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blairmount Mount Annan
0-4 6.1% / 6.7%
Blairmount — 0-4: 6.1% Mount Annan — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 16.4% / 17.0%
Blairmount — 5-14: 16.4% Mount Annan — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.4% / 8.4%
Blairmount — 15-19: 5.4% Mount Annan — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.1% / 6.6%
Blairmount — 20-24: 6.1% Mount Annan — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 15.4% / 11.3%
Blairmount — 25-34: 15.4% Mount Annan — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 12.0% / 14.7%
Blairmount — 35-44: 12.0% Mount Annan — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 10.0% / 15.5%
Blairmount — 45-54: 10.0% Mount Annan — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 12.7% / 11.0%
Blairmount — 55-64: 12.7% Mount Annan — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 7.8% / 6.1%
Blairmount — 65-74: 7.8% Mount Annan — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.4% / 2.2%
Blairmount — 75-84: 3.4% Mount Annan — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 1.0% / 0.5%
Blairmount — 85+: 1.0% Mount Annan — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Mount Annan 64.8% couple families
Mount Annan — Couple Families: 64.8% Mount Annan — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mount Annan — Lone Person: 14.5% Mount Annan — Group Household: 2.1% Mount Annan — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Mount Annan 19.8% renting
Mount Annan — Owned Outright: 23.1% Mount Annan — Mortgage: 57.1% Mount Annan — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blairmount Mount Annan
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 16.4%
Blairmount — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Mount Annan — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 10.2%
Blairmount — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Mount Annan — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.3%
Blairmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Mount Annan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.3%
Blairmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Mount Annan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
Blairmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mount Annan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

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 Mount Annan
Philippines 3.2% / 1.2%
Blairmount — Philippines: 3.2% Mount Annan — Philippines: 1.2%
England 1.7% / 2.7%
Blairmount — England: 1.7% Mount Annan — England: 2.7%
Fiji 3.4% / 0.9%
Blairmount — Fiji: 3.4% Mount Annan — Fiji: 0.9%
India 2.0% / 1.0%
Blairmount — India: 2.0% Mount Annan — India: 1.0%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Blairmount — Vietnam: 2.2% Mount Annan — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Blairmount — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Annan — New Zealand: 1.5%

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%
Mount Annan 96.2% houses
Mount Annan — Houses: 96.2% Mount Annan — Townhouses: 3.9% Mount Annan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blairmount Mount Annan
Median house price $985,000 $1,195,000
Median unit price — $625,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 70 sales

Zoning mix

Blairmount has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 5%).

Blairmount Mount Annan
Environmental 68% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 48%
Residential 12% 37%
Rural and farming 12% 4%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 2%
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 Mount Annan
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 Mount Annan
Houses — 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blairmount Mount Annan
House price Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Annan is more walkable (56 vs 29).

Blairmount Mount Annan
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Blairmount carries more crime risk (75 vs 44).

Blairmount Mount Annan
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
44/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Blairmount Mount Annan
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.4%

Schools in Blairmount

  • Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Annan

  • Mount Annan High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Annan Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blairmount Mount Annan
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 16
Childcare 1 6
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Mount Annan sits further from the CBD (61.2 km vs 57.6 km).

Blairmount Mount Annan
Walkability score 29/100 56/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km 61.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 51 min
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 200.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2559
 0.9%
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 Mount Annan
Car (driver) 64.2% / 57.9%
Blairmount — Car (driver): 64.2% Mount Annan — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 35.4%
Blairmount — Worked from Home: 29.2% Mount Annan — Worked from Home: 35.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 3.9%
Blairmount — Car (passenger): 6.7% Mount Annan — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train — / 1.8%
Blairmount — Train: not among its largest Mount Annan — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Blairmount — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Annan — Walked Only: 0.6%

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

Setting

Blairmount Mount Annan
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 27.8 km

NBN connectivity

Blairmount Mount Annan
Connectivity score 74/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
137 premises
 60%
4,035 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Blairmount Mount Annan
Division Macarthur Hume
Member Mike Freelander Angus Taylor
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Blairmount Mount Annan
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

Mount Annan

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

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