Blackett

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700302
Total population 3,416
Total dwellings 1,160
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 301
Male 146
Female 154
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 109
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $692
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,449
Median weekly rent $210

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 286 95.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 3.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 2.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 301 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 146 48.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 154 51.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Blackett, there were 301 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 146 (or 48.7%) were male and 154 (or 51.3%) were female.

Age Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 43 14.3 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 86 28.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 59 19.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 93 30.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 8 2.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 4.0 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Blackett the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 24 14.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 4.1 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 13 7.6 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 4.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 121 70.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Blackett 14.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 50 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Blackett for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 21 13.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 26 16.4 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 112 70.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Blackett 13.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Blackett for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 8.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 32.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 39 30.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 4.7 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.4 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 27 21.3 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 127 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackett, 41.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were attending a primary school, 30.7% were attending a secondary school and 7.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 288 96.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackett. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21 31.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 28.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 6.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 34.3 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 67 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackett. Of these 31.3% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 34.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackett who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 293 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 692 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackett was $293 and the median weekly household income was $692.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Blackett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,449 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Blackett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,449.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 97 88.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 5.5 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 6.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 110 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Blackett there were 110 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.2% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackett % Blackett New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 7.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 10.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 86 78.2 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 4.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Blackett, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.3% were owned outright, 10.0% were owned with a mortgage and 78.2% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.