Blue Knob (postcode 2480) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Lismore local government area. It is home to about 210 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 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 professionals, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Blue Knob has a median house price of $525,000, which has risen steeply by 34.6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Lismore LGA is moderate at 5,173 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 5.3% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($525K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +34.6% 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.