Blakebrook vs Leycester

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Blakebrook: a median of $1.11 million, against $515,000 in Leycester, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Leycester tends to suit 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

Blakebrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 54%)
  • But Leycester carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leycester

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($515,000 vs $1,115,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Blakebrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 9%)
  • Leycester has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blakebrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (485 min vs 493 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (737 km vs 739.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leycester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Leycester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.0% vs -12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blakebrook Leycester
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.

Blakebrook Leycester
Walkability 21 / 16
Blakebrook — Walkability: 21/100 Leycester — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 27 / 78
Blakebrook — Safety: 27/100 Leycester — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Blakebrook — Low fire risk: 87/100 Leycester — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blakebrook rents higher ($335/wk vs $275/wk); Blakebrook has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $83,200).

Blakebrook Leycester
Population 132 146
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.6% -2.0%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $94,900/yr
+12% vs other
 $83,200/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+18% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blakebrook Leycester
0-4 — / 2.1%
Blakebrook — 0-4: not among its largest Leycester — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 12.1% / 17.8%
Blakebrook — 5-14: 12.1% Leycester — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 12.1% / 8.2%
Blakebrook — 15-19: 12.1% Leycester — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.1% / 2.7%
Blakebrook — 20-24: 6.1% Leycester — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 6.8% / 2.1%
Blakebrook — 25-34: 6.8% Leycester — 25-34: 2.1%
35-44 11.4% / 16.4%
Blakebrook — 35-44: 11.4% Leycester — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 11.4% / 15.1%
Blakebrook — 45-54: 11.4% Leycester — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 22.0% / 22.6%
Blakebrook — 55-64: 22.0% Leycester — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 5.3% / 12.3%
Blakebrook — 65-74: 5.3% Leycester — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 11.4% / 2.1%
Blakebrook — 75-84: 11.4% Leycester — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / 4.8%
Blakebrook — 85+: not among its largest Leycester — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Blakebrook Leycester
England 3.0% / 2.1%
Blakebrook — England: 3.0% Leycester — England: 2.1%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Blakebrook — South Africa: not among its largest Leycester — South Africa: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blakebrook 44.7% couple families
Blakebrook — Couple Families: 44.7% Blakebrook — Lone Person: 36.8% Blakebrook — One Parent Families: 18.4% Blakebrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Leycester 40.0% couple families
Leycester — Couple Families: 40.0% Leycester — Lone Person: 37.1% Leycester — One Parent Families: 14.3% Leycester — Group Household: 8.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blakebrook 100.0% houses
Blakebrook — Houses: 100.0%
Leycester 100.0% houses
Leycester — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Blakebrook Leycester
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 16.4%
Blakebrook — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Leycester — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 6.8%
Blakebrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Leycester — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.2%
Blakebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Leycester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 4.8%
Blakebrook — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Leycester — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Blakebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leycester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blakebrook 21.4% renting
Blakebrook — Owned Outright: 46.4% Blakebrook — Mortgage: 32.1% Blakebrook — Renting: 21.4%
Leycester 9.3% renting
Leycester — Owned Outright: 51.2% Leycester — Mortgage: 39.5% Leycester — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Blakebrook Leycester
Median house price $1,115,000 $515,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Blakebrook Leycester
Rural and farming 94% 99%
Environmental 6% 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

Blakebrook Leycester
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Blakebrook Leycester
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Blakebrook Leycester
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Blakebrook carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Blakebrook carries more crime risk (73 vs 22).

Blakebrook Leycester
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
73/100
 Low
22/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Blakebrook Leycester
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 8.4 km
 None

Schools in Blakebrook

  • Blakebrook Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Leycester

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

Amenities in the suburb

Blakebrook Leycester
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Leycester sits further from the CBD (739.7 km vs 737 km).

Blakebrook Leycester
Walkability score 21/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 737 km 739.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 485 min 493 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
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.

Blakebrook Leycester
Car (driver) 69.9% / 88.6%
Blakebrook — Car (driver): 69.9% Leycester — Car (driver): 88.6%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 11.4%
Blakebrook — Worked from Home: 21.9% Leycester — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Blakebrook — Car (passenger): 8.2% Leycester — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.6%).

Setting

Blakebrook Leycester
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.5 km 36.5 km

NBN connectivity

Blakebrook Leycester
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

Blakebrook Leycester
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Blakebrook Leycester
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blakebrook Leycester
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blakebrook

Rural

Leycester

Affordable Rural

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