$385 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $378
- 2021: $385
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blairmount · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Blairmount
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people rent in Blairmount than in the rest of the state, with 37.9% of households renting. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 32.6%. Most residents live in detached houses, though the typical weekly rent here is much higher than in most similar areas.
$385
▲ +20.3%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blairmount — higher than 79% of areas.
| Blairmount | $385 |
|---|---|
| 2559, NSW | $222 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $385, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,997, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages.
$1,997 ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,984
- 2016: $1,983
- 2021: $1,997
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Blairmount, $350–$549 is the majority at 80%; $200–$349 is next at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Blairmount splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (41%) and $1,000–$1,799 (38%), with $3,000 or more at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, accounting for 37.9% of households, which is well above the Australian average of 30.6%. Conversely, the 18.5% of homes owned outright is far below the national figure of 31%.
37.9% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Blairmount splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Rented (40%), with Owned outright at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 75.8% of the area, and 80.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 68.6%, though there are 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.6%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.6% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 81.4%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blairmount, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Blairmount, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 3 bedrooms (24%) and 5 or more (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Blairmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/topic/housing-dwellings