Blackmans Point

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 170 people in Blackmans Point. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Blackmans Point was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

Of people in Blackmans Point aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 28.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Blackmans Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Blackmans Point 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.7% were in primary school, 34.5% in secondary school and 20.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Blackmans Point, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Blackmans Point were English 37.1%, Australian 28.1%, Irish 12.9%, Scottish 7.6% and German 2.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Blackmans Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Blackmans Point, 83.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.6% and New Zealand 1.9%.

In Blackmans Point, 62.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Blackmans Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.3%, England 6.5%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 1.9% and Malta 1.9%.

In Blackmans Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.0%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 2.0%, Malta 2.0% and Lebanon 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Blackmans Point were Anglican 34.8%, Catholic 27.4%, No Religion, so described 14.0%, Not stated 10.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5%. In Blackmans Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Blackmans Point 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 58 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackmans Point. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Blackmans Point, 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Blackmans Point included Managers 18.3%, Professionals 18.3%, Labourers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Technicians and Trades Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Blackmans Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 20.0%, Secondary Education 20.0%, Road and Bridge Construction 12.0%, Accommodation 12.0% and Primary Education 12.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackmans Point was $525.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Blackmans Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.4%, Worked at home 15.1% and Car, as passenger 5.7%. 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 63.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Blackmans Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.8% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackmans Point, 17.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Blackmans Point, 32.4% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 24.3% were one parent families.

In Blackmans Point, 45.5% of single parents were male and 54.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Blackmans Point, of couple families with children, 22.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 18.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Blackmans Point, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Blackmans Point, 64.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Blackmans Point, of occupied private dwellings 17.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.1% had 2 bedrooms and 21.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Blackmans Point, 50.0% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Blackmans Point, of all households, 57.4% were family households, 37.7% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Blackmans Point, 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Blackmans Point, 34.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Blackmans Point, 63.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Blackmans Point, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 50 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Blackmans Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Blackmans Point, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)