Located in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area, Blakebrook is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2480). The area has roughly 132 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are clerical & administrative, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Blakebrook has a median house price of $688,000, which has climbed sharply by 31.2% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,156.
Blakebrook is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 942, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 5,173 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($688K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +31.2% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.