Black Hill (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 656 people in Black Hill (NSW) of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Black Hill (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

Of people in Black Hill (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 61.8% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Black Hill (NSW) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Black Hill (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Black Hill (NSW) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Black Hill (NSW) 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.0% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Black Hill (NSW) were Australian 36.0%, English 28.8%, Scottish 10.1%, Irish 7.2% and Italian 2.5%.

In Black Hill (NSW), 86.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, Wales 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and Malaysia 0.6%.

In Black Hill (NSW), 82.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Black Hill (NSW) were Anglican 24.9%, No Religion 21.7%, Catholic 15.7%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Christian, nfd 3.4%.

In Black Hill (NSW) 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1% and Hindi 0.5%.

Employment

There were 347 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Black Hill (NSW). Of these 56.5% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Black Hill (NSW), 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Black Hill (NSW) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Black Hill (NSW) included Professionals 19.6%, Managers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2% and Labourers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Black Hill (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, School Education 3.7%, Hospitals 3.7%, Residential Care Services 3.4% and Road Freight Transport 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Black Hill (NSW) was $690.

In Black Hill (NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.0%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Truck 2.8% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Black Hill (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 17.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% 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 Black Hill (NSW), 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Black Hill (NSW), 53.1% were couple families with children, 37.4% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In Black Hill (NSW) 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Black Hill (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,785 and those without children was $1,856.

Employment status of couple families

In Black Hill (NSW), of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Black Hill (NSW), 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Hill (NSW), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Black Hill (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Hill (NSW), 48.0% were owned outright, 37.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Black Hill (NSW), of all households, 89.3% were family households, 8.2% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Black Hill (NSW), 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.3% 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 Black Hill (NSW), 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Black Hill (NSW), there were 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 38.1%) were male and 13 (or 61.9%) were female. The median age was 24 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 Black Hill (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $4,500.

In Black Hill (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.