Blackheath - Megalong Valley

NSW

Blackheath - Megalong Valley is a stable region in NSW with 5,872 residents.

SA2 code: 124011449
State: NSW

Population

5,872

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.4%

3yr: +1.0% · 10yr: +2.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$380/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,317/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Blackheath - Megalong Valley (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.0%5yr: +1.4%10yr: +2.6%Total: +11.1%

Population grew from 5,285 to 5,872 over 24 years, averaging 0.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.8%

Almost entirely detached houses (97%), owner-occupied (76.9%), built for families (48% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 97.0%

2,508 houses46 townhouses31 apartments

Tenure

Owned 46.8%

Mortgage 30.1%

Renting 20.1%

Owned 46.8%Mortgage 30.1%Renting 20.1%Other / NS 3.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

101 (4.0%)

2 bed

538 (21.1%)

3 bed

1,228 (48.1%)

4 bed

564 (22.1%)

5 bed

98 (3.8%)

6+ bed

24 (0.9%)