Blackwood-Stirling (South West)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 29,804 people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West) 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) were English 35.6%, Australian 29.2%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 7.0% and Italian 3.0%.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 56.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) were No Religion 32.4%, Anglican 23.6%, Catholic 15.9%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Christian, nfd 2.8%.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West) 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, German 0.5%, Macedonian 0.4%, Dutch 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

Employment

There were 14,131 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackwood-Stirling (South West). Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 4.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) included Managers 23.0%, Labourers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Professionals 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.9% and Sales Workers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.6%, School Education 6.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Accommodation 3.1% and Hospitals 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackwood-Stirling (South West) was $478.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.2%, Walked only 6.7%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Other 1.4% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 36.3% were couple families with children, 49.7% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West) 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,739 and those without children was $1,474.

Employment status of couple families

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), of couple families with children, 16.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 19.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 71.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 93.7% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 16.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 42.2% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), of all households, 71.1% were family households, 26.9% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 33.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), there were 583 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 276 (or 47.3%) were male and 307 (or 52.7%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $806.

In Blackwood-Stirling (South West), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $997.