Average rent in Blackheath - Megalong Valley, NSW — 2026

Blackheath - Megalong Valley sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $380/week — 10% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 77% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 20% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (96%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 5,764, the median age is 52, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 21% of residents were born overseas. Blackheath - Megalong Valley is 90km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.