Gregory Hills vs Blairmount

Gregory Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 33 in Blairmount. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gregory Hills, most households are couple families. In Blairmount, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gregory Hills: a median of $1.08 million, against $985,000 in Blairmount, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gregory Hills tends to suit young adults, families with children, and 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

Gregory Hills

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 76%)

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gregory Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gregory Hills

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 29/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 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.

Where they sit

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

Gregory Hills Blairmount
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.

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Walkability 77 / 29
Gregory Hills — Walkability: 77/100 Blairmount — Walkability: 29/100
Safety 40 / 25
Gregory Hills — Safety: 40/100 Blairmount — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Gregory Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blairmount — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Gregory Hills has more residents (9,142 vs 409); Gregory Hills rents higher ($520/wk vs $385/wk).

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Population 9,142
+96% vs other
 409
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -3.1%
Median age 30 33
Median household income $125,112/yr
+26% vs other
 $93,184/yr
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+26% vs other
 $385/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gregory Hills Blairmount
0-4 13.1% / 6.1%
Gregory Hills — 0-4: 13.1% Blairmount — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.4% / 16.4%
Gregory Hills — 5-14: 15.4% Blairmount — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 5.0% / 5.4%
Gregory Hills — 15-19: 5.0% Blairmount — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.5% / 6.1%
Gregory Hills — 20-24: 5.5% Blairmount — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 24.2% / 15.4%
Gregory Hills — 25-34: 24.2% Blairmount — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 17.8% / 12.0%
Gregory Hills — 35-44: 17.8% Blairmount — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 8.3% / 10.0%
Gregory Hills — 45-54: 8.3% Blairmount — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 6.3% / 12.7%
Gregory Hills — 55-64: 6.3% Blairmount — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 3.2% / 7.8%
Gregory Hills — 65-74: 3.2% Blairmount — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 1.0% / 3.4%
Gregory Hills — 75-84: 1.0% Blairmount — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.3% / 1.0%
Gregory Hills — 85+: 0.3% Blairmount — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gregory Hills 66.2% couple families
Gregory Hills — Couple Families: 66.2% Gregory Hills — One Parent Families: 15.6% Gregory Hills — Lone Person: 14.5% Gregory Hills — Group Household: 2.3% Gregory Hills — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gregory Hills 32.0% renting
Gregory Hills — Owned Outright: 8.1% Gregory Hills — Mortgage: 59.9% Gregory Hills — Renting: 32.0%
Blairmount 40.2% renting
Blairmount — Owned Outright: 19.7% Blairmount — Mortgage: 40.2% Blairmount — Renting: 40.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 12.2%
Gregory Hills — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Blairmount — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 10.0%
Gregory Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Blairmount — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 5.9%
Gregory Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Blairmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 1.5%
Gregory Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Blairmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.7%
Gregory Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Blairmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.1%).

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.

Gregory Hills Blairmount
India 3.9% / 2.0%
Gregory Hills — India: 3.9% Blairmount — India: 2.0%
Philippines 2.6% / 3.2%
Gregory Hills — Philippines: 2.6% Blairmount — Philippines: 3.2%
Fiji 2.0% / 3.4%
Gregory Hills — Fiji: 2.0% Blairmount — Fiji: 3.4%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Gregory Hills — Vietnam: not among its largest Blairmount — Vietnam: 2.2%
Iraq 2.1% / —
Gregory Hills — Iraq: 2.1% Blairmount — Iraq: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Gregory Hills — New Zealand: 2.0% Blairmount — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.7%
Gregory Hills — England: not among its largest Blairmount — England: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gregory Hills 96.3% houses
Gregory Hills — Houses: 96.3% Gregory Hills — Townhouses: 2.7% Gregory Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Blairmount 75.8% houses
Blairmount — Houses: 75.8% Blairmount — Townhouses: 19.4% Blairmount — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Median house price $1,080,000 $985,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $910,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 141 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Blairmount has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 13%).

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Environmental 13% 68%
Residential 54% 12%
Rural and farming 13% 12%
Industrial 9% 0%
Commercial 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
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

Gregory Hills Blairmount
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
Approvals change year on year -21% +48%

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.

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Houses 3.7%
$775/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gregory Hills Blairmount
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NSW —

Liveability

Gregory Hills is more walkable (77 vs 29).

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Grade A —
Score 71/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Blairmount carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Blairmount carries more crime risk (75 vs 60).

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
75/100
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 0
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 2.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 2.7%

Schools in Gregory Hills

  • St Gregory's College Campbelltown Independent · Combined at peers
  • Gregory Hills Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Blairmount

  • Blairmount Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 20 0
Childcare 6 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 11 0

Mobility

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Walkability score 77/100 29/100
Distance to Sydney 57 km 57.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 39/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 96.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 2557
 0.8%
postcode 2559
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2557
 41
postcode 2559

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.

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Car (driver) 56.7% / 64.2%
Gregory Hills — Car (driver): 56.7% Blairmount — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 29.2%
Gregory Hills — Worked from Home: 36.1% Blairmount — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 6.7%
Gregory Hills — Car (passenger): 3.4% Blairmount — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Train 2.6% / —
Gregory Hills — Train: 2.6% Blairmount — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.6% / —
Gregory Hills — Walked Only: 0.6% Blairmount — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 26.9 km

NBN connectivity

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Connectivity score 100/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
821 premises
 52%
137 premises

Climate

Gregory Hills Blairmount
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)

Gregory Hills Blairmount
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Gregory Hills Blairmount
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gregory Hills

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

Blairmount

Family Multicultural Outer

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