Blackmore

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 255 people in Blackmore of these 54.5% were male and 45.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Blackmore was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

Of people in Blackmore aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Blackmore was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 42 years.

In Blackmore, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Blackmore was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Blackmore 37.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 15.8% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Blackmore were Australian 39.6%, English 19.2%, Scottish 7.0%, German 5.2% and Irish 4.9%.

In Blackmore, 74.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, Belgium 1.2%, Germany 1.2% and Ireland 1.2%.

In Blackmore, 70.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Blackmore were No Religion 26.3%, Catholic 23.5%, Anglican 12.5%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Baptist 3.1%.

In Blackmore 81.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tiwi 2.0%, German 1.2%, French 1.2% and Vietnamese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackmore. Of these 65.2% were employed full time, 22.3% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Blackmore, 4.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Blackmore was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Blackmore included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Labourers 12.7%, Professionals 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Managers 5.9% and Sales Workers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Blackmore, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 10.8%, School Education 7.8%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 4.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9% and Metal Ore Mining 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackmore was $709.

In Blackmore, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.5%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Truck 2.9%, Other 2.9% and Walked only 2.9%. 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 77.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Blackmore, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 5.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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 Blackmore, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Blackmore, 44.3% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In Blackmore 45.5% of single parents were male and 54.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Blackmore, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,937 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Blackmore, of couple families with children, 33.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.8% had both employed part-time and 5.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Blackmore, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackmore, 88.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 8.7% were other dwellings.

In Blackmore, of occupied private dwellings 23.1% had 1 bedroom, 33.0% had 2 bedrooms and 20.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackmore, 38.0% were owned outright, 40.2% were owned with a mortgage and 10.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Blackmore, of all households, 68.9% were family households, 31.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Blackmore, 27.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.5% 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 Blackmore, 30.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Blackmore, there were 41 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 22 (or 53.7%) were male and 19 (or 46.3%) were female. The median age was 38 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 Blackmore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,468.

In Blackmore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,608.