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NSW · Lismore Council

Blue Knob, 2480

Current weather

18.7°CPartly cloudy

81% humidity · 10.6 km/h wind · 21.5° / 13.1° today · 0 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

23.8/100
Below average

1929th in NSW

70% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Blue Knob is known for: Excellent transport, High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Blue Knob offers a slower smaller community life in Lismore, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
210
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$739
Dwelling vacancy
9.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 103
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
30.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
16 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$425
Houses (January to March 2026)
$620
All types (January to March 2026)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
252

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
21
Against the person
6
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
100
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 35 residents
State safety percentile
69.3th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8.4%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions513
  • Fraud284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment361
  • Malicious Damage To Property360
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Public transport

30 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 929 Blue Knob Rd
  • Blue Knob Rd After Nimbin Rd
  • Blue Knob Rd At Lillian Rock Rd
  • Blue Knob Rd At Nimbin Rd
  • Lillian Rock Rd At Robb Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Allow extra travel time. Check signage. Follow directions on site. <ul><li>Road damaged by landslip</li><li>Restoration works underway</li><li>Traffic control measures in place</li></ul>Lillian Rock Road09 Apr 2026 – 24 Jul 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

5 planning-related records

2024· 2 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Subdivision
    2 BETTERRIDGE ROAD BLUE KNOB 2480Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Driveways and hard stand spaces
    343 BLUE KNOB ROAD BLUE KNOB 2480Withdrawn
2023· 1 proposal

  • October 2023

  • Farm buildings; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    839 BLUE KNOB ROAD BLUE KNOB 2480Determined
2022· 2 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Dual occupancy
    343 BLUE KNOB ROAD BLUE KNOB 2480Determined

  • August 2022

  • Dwelling
    929 BLUE KNOB ROAD BLUE KNOB 2480Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Blue Knob Hall, Nimbin RdBus stop
  • Blue Knob Rd at Lillian Rock RdBus stop
  • Blue Knob Rd opp Blue Knob HallBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
23.8/100 — Below average
National rank
6193rd in Australia
State rank
1929th in NSW
Peer rank
#488 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#905 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
70%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Blue Knob Hall, Nimbin Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Blue Knob Rd at Lillian Rock Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Blue Knob Rd opp Blue Knob Hallamenitiesbus_stop
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime513
  • Fraudcrime284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime361
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime360
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime312
  • 929 Blue Knob Rdtransport
  • Blue Knob Rd After Nimbin Rdtransport

Data sources & freshness

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