Blakehurst vs Carss Park

Blakehurst is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Carss Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blakehurst, most households are couple families. In Carss Park, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carss Park tends to suit 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

Blakehurst

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)

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

Carss Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($288/wk vs $600/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blakehurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Blakehurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blakehurst Carss Park
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.

Blakehurst Carss Park
Walkability 62 / 66
Blakehurst — Walkability: 62/100 Carss Park — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 58 / 46
Blakehurst — Safety: 58/100 Carss Park — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blakehurst — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carss Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blakehurst has more residents (6,652 vs 1,265); Blakehurst rents higher ($600/wk vs $288/wk).

Blakehurst Carss Park
Population 6,652
+81% vs other
 1,265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +1.0%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $128,648/yr
+7% vs other
 $119,444/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+52% vs other
 $288/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst Carss Park
0-4 4.3% / 3.6%
Blakehurst — 0-4: 4.3% Carss Park — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.4% / 13.7%
Blakehurst — 5-14: 13.4% Carss Park — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.6% / 7.2%
Blakehurst — 15-19: 6.6% Carss Park — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 7.0% / 4.9%
Blakehurst — 20-24: 7.0% Carss Park — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 9.2% / 8.8%
Blakehurst — 25-34: 9.2% Carss Park — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.5% / 10.3%
Blakehurst — 35-44: 11.5% Carss Park — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 13.8% / 14.8%
Blakehurst — 45-54: 13.8% Carss Park — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 13.7% / 14.2%
Blakehurst — 55-64: 13.7% Carss Park — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 10.2% / 11.2%
Blakehurst — 65-74: 10.2% Carss Park — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.0% / 8.9%
Blakehurst — 75-84: 6.0% Carss Park — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 4.2% / 2.1%
Blakehurst — 85+: 4.2% Carss Park — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 63.5% couple families
Blakehurst — Couple Families: 63.5% Blakehurst — Lone Person: 20.6% Blakehurst — One Parent Families: 12.9% Blakehurst — Group Household: 1.5% Blakehurst — Other Families: 1.6%
Carss Park 54.8% couple families
Carss Park — Couple Families: 54.8% Carss Park — Lone Person: 30.5% Carss Park — One Parent Families: 13.5% Carss Park — Group Household: 1.2% Carss Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 14.7% renting
Blakehurst — Owned Outright: 46.1% Blakehurst — Mortgage: 39.3% Blakehurst — Renting: 14.7%
Carss Park 18.8% renting
Carss Park — Owned Outright: 41.9% Carss Park — Mortgage: 39.4% Carss Park — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blakehurst Carss Park
Bachelor Degree 20.2% / 21.8%
Blakehurst — Bachelor Degree: 20.2% Carss Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 9.4%
Blakehurst — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Carss Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.1%
Blakehurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Carss Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 7.0%
Blakehurst — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Carss Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.3%
Blakehurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Carss Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Blakehurst Carss Park
China 8.6% / 5.2%
Blakehurst — China: 8.6% Carss Park — China: 5.2%
Greece 2.9% / 2.7%
Blakehurst — Greece: 2.9% Carss Park — Greece: 2.7%
England 1.2% / 2.4%
Blakehurst — England: 1.2% Carss Park — England: 2.4%
Lebanon 2.0% / 1.5%
Blakehurst — Lebanon: 2.0% Carss Park — Lebanon: 1.5%
Egypt 1.1% / 1.3%
Blakehurst — Egypt: 1.1% Carss Park — Egypt: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.3%
Blakehurst — New Zealand: 0.8% Carss Park — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 85.8% houses
Blakehurst — Houses: 85.8% Blakehurst — Townhouses: 7.4% Blakehurst — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Carss Park 79.7% houses
Carss Park — Houses: 79.7% Carss Park — Townhouses: 16.9% Carss Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blakehurst Carss Park
Median house price $2,460,000 $2,320,000
Median unit price $917,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 72 sales
 53 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Blakehurst Carss Park
3 bed $2.1M / $1.98M
Blakehurst — 3 bed: $2.1M (32 sales) Carss Park — 3 bed: $1.98M (9 sales)

32 vs 9 sales

4 bed $2.23M / $2.25M
Blakehurst — 4 bed: $2.23M (30 sales) Carss Park — 4 bed: $2.25M (7 sales)

30 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Blakehurst Carss Park
Residential 77% 55%
Parks and recreation 12% 39%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 5%
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Blakehurst Carss Park
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
same for both

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.

Blakehurst Carss Park
Houses 3.1%
$1,150/wk on $1.92M
 —
Units 3.7%
$825/wk on $1.15M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Blakehurst Carss Park
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools Higher than 63% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of NSW —

Liveability

Blakehurst Carss Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carss Park carries more crime risk (54 vs 42).

Blakehurst Carss Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
same for both

Schools

Blakehurst Carss Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blakehurst

  • Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bald Face Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blakehurst High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Carss Park

  • Blakehurst Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blakehurst Carss Park
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 13 3
Childcare 2
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2
same for both

Mobility

Blakehurst Carss Park
Walkability score 62/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 22.4 km
+4% vs other
 21.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 67/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 156.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 2221
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 2221
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.

Blakehurst Carss Park
Worked from Home 49.3% / 54.4%
Blakehurst — Worked from Home: 49.3% Carss Park — Worked from Home: 54.4%
Car (driver) 43.5% / 39.3%
Blakehurst — Car (driver): 43.5% Carss Park — Car (driver): 39.3%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.7%
Blakehurst — Car (passenger): 3.6% Carss Park — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 2.2% / 2.6%
Blakehurst — Train: 2.2% Carss Park — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Blakehurst — Walked Only: 0.8% Carss Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.4%).

Setting

Blakehurst Carss Park
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 2.2 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Blakehurst Carss Park
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,383 premises
 0%
515 premises

Climate

Blakehurst Carss Park
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blakehurst Carss Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blakehurst Carss Park
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Blakehurst Carss Park
Division Banks
same for both
Member Zhi Soon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blakehurst Carss Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blakehurst

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Carss Park

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