Blue Mountains City Council, NSW
The Blue Mountains LGA is situated west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains range. The current state of housing prices in Sydney’s Blue Mountains is mainly driven by the health of the overall state of real estate market in Greater Sydney region.
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The Blue Mountains is a popular tourist destination, and it’s not just because of the stunning views. The area is steeped in history and has a number of amazing properties that you can purchase to live in or invest.
The Blue Mountains housing market has seen an unprecedented boom in the last year, despite the general slow down in economic activity due to the pandemic. Blue Mountains remains a strong market with solid fundamentals evidenced by the workforce statistics below.
Professionals account for 28.7% of employment in Blue Mountains, followed by Clerical and Administrative Workers at 13.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers at 12.9%, Managers at 12.5%, and Community and Personal Service Workers at 12.1%. In Blue Mountains, the typical weekly personal income for individuals aged 15 years and older is $688.
In the Blue Mountains LGA the vast majority of properties are family homes. A whopping 92.5% of inhabited private homes are single detached houses, 4.9% are semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses, etc., 2.1% are flats or apartments, and 0.2% are other housing.
The Blue Mountains is one of the most attractive LGAs to invest in property. With a stable property market and a thriving tourism industry, this is an excellent opportunity for investors. Understand where the Blue Mountains housing prices are headed by reviewing the data on our interactive dashboard designed for property investors and home buyers.
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Property Market Snapshot
This page provides an overview of the LGA real estate market. The data in this snapshot illustrates typical price, median rent and gross yield metrics for this council area. You are able to drill down to suburb-level data and charts which visualise these 3 key metrics as well as other important indicators in the dashboard section that follows.
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Typical Price for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in house values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.
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Median Weekly Rent for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.
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Yearly Gross Yield for houses in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for houses.
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Typical Price for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in unit values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.
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1BR
2BR
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Median Weekly Rent for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.
Yield
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Yearly Gross Yield for units in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for units.
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Property Market in Blue Mountains City Council, NSW
Blue Mountains City Council is surrounded by 5 other council areas – Lithgow, Wollondilly, Oberon, Hawkesbury, Penrith.
Suburbs/localities in this Local Government Area: Faulconbridge 2776, Glenbrook 2773, Hawkesbury Heights 2777, Hazelbrook 2779, Katoomba 2780, Lapstone 2773, Lawson 2783, Leura 2780, Linden 2778, Medlow Bath 2780, Mount Irvine 2786, Mount Riverview 2774, Mount Tomah 2758, Mount Victoria 2786, Mount Wilson 2786, Berambing 2758, Springwood 2777, Sun Valley 2777, Blackheath 2785, Valley Heights 2777, Blaxland 2774, Blue Mountains National Park 2787, Warrimoo 2774, Wentworth Falls 2782, Winmalee 2777, Woodford 2778, Yellow Rock 2777, Megalong Valley 2785, Bullaburra 2784
Are you a real estate professional with an extensive knowledge of the Blue Mountains City Council property market? Our members would love to hear from you! Leave your insights in a comment below.
3 Things That Are Driving the Blue Mountains Property Market:
1. Population Growth – The population of Blue Mountains has grown by over 50% in the last 10 years, and this is expected to continue for at least another decade. This means more people are moving into the region which is driving demand for more housing and commercial property.
2. Infrastructure Improvements – There have been a number of infrastructure improvements in recent years including new train stations, road upgrades, water supply upgrades, sewage system improvements etc., which will be continuing to drive growth in time as they help improve living conditions and access to jobs around Sydney.
3. Lack of Housing Supply – With many other regions experiencing an increase in housing construction (which increases supply), the Blue Mountains market is still yet to experience such an increase.
I think all 3 points are interesting, but it’s also important that we don’t just focus on one aspect of the market without looking at other facets as well. With a lack of new housing supply in Sydney generally – the last point is pretty much moot.
What are your thoughts on these three factors?