Blackburn

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20251
People 13,940
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 40
Families 3,622
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 5,743
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,799
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $378
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 6,797 48.8 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,143 51.2 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,940 people in Blackburn. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 724 5.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 833 6.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 880 6.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 870 6.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 948 6.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 881 6.3 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 845 6.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 883 6.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,007 7.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,018 7.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 954 6.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 888 6.4 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 660 4.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 665 4.8 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 503 3.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 401 2.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 414 3.0 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 572 4.1 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blackburn was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 6,108 53.0 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 202 1.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 704 6.1 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 711 6.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,789 32.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blackburn aged 15 years and over, 53.0% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,430 52.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 687 6.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,283 41.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Blackburn, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 242 5.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 860 19.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 222 5.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 69 1.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 510 11.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 232 5.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 277 6.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 215 4.9 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,018 23.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 142 3.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 598 13.6 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Blackburn 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 28.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,766 41.4 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,174 10.2 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 238 2.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 721 6.3 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,699 14.7 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 558 4.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 546 4.7 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 627 5.4 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 59 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 831 7.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blackburn, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 4,811 25.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,003 21.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,962 10.4 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 1,751 9.3 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,346 7.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Blackburn were English 25.4%, Australian 21.2%, Chinese 10.4%, Irish 9.3% and Scottish 7.1%.

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 Blackburn (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,222 66.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 984 7.1 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
India 517 3.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
England 442 3.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Malaysia 253 1.8 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
New Zealand 182 1.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Blackburn, 66.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.1%, India 3.7%, England 3.2%, Malaysia 1.8% and New Zealand 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,164 37.0 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 944 6.8 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 718 5.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,429 46.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Blackburn, 46.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,170 51.5 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,247 9.0 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 731 5.3 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 634 4.6 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Malaysia 324 2.3 56,624 1.0 156,829 0.7

In Blackburn, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.0%, England 5.3%, India 4.6% and Malaysia 2.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,411 53.2 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,271 9.1 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
India 638 4.6 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
England 630 4.5 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Malaysia 331 2.4 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7

In Blackburn, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.1%, India 4.6%, England 4.5% and Malaysia 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,240 37.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,579 18.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,286 9.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,109 7.9 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 658 4.7 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Blackburn were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 9.2%, Not stated 7.9% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In Blackburn, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,145 8.2 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 386 2.8 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Punjabi 181 1.3 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Hindi 157 1.1 51,241 0.9 159,652 0.7
Greek 139 1.0 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 9,946 71.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,459 28.1 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Blackburn 71.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.2%, Cantonese 2.8%, Punjabi 1.3%, Hindi 1.1% and Greek 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,957 55.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,449 34.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 276 3.9 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 444 6.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackburn. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 952 14.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 762 11.4 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 738 11.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,114 16.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,839 42.5 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blackburn, 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,372 35.5 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,074 16.1 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 887 13.3 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 594 8.9 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 588 8.8 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 569 8.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 333 5.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 154 2.3 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Blackburn included Professionals 35.5%, Managers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 296 4.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 237 3.6 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Higher Education 204 3.1 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Banking 156 2.4 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3
Accounting Services 151 2.3 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2

Of the employed people in Blackburn, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6%, Higher Education 3.1%, Banking 2.4% and Accounting Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 748 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,279 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,799 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackburn was $748.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,529 52.9 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,056 15.8 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 370 5.5 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 219 3.3 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 154 2.3 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,548 23.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,904 58.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Blackburn, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.9%, Train 15.8%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 23.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,705 75.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,323 28.9 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,405 12.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,121 27.1 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Blackburn, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,079 26.7 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,211 27.9 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,464 12.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 959 8.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackburn, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,277 35.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,844 51.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 439 12.1 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 58 1.6 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blackburn, 51.0% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blackburn, 20.3% of single parents were male and 79.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 617 19.7 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 127 4.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 812 26.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 515 16.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 206 6.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 550 17.6 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 152 4.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 147 4.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Blackburn, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 26.0% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,998 89.9 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 564 10.1 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Blackburn, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,538 70.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,144 22.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 306 6.1 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackburn, 70.8% were separate houses, 22.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 261 5.2 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,038 20.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,115 42.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,489 29.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 78 1.6 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blackburn, of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 20.8% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,990 39.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,627 32.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,247 25.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 33 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 98 2.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackburn, 39.8% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 25.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 3,551 71.1 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,235 24.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 208 4.2 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Blackburn, of all households, 71.1% were family households, 24.7% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 25.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Blackburn, 16.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 378 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.9 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.0 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 290 5.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,991 39.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,909 38.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 687 13.8 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 118 2.4 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Blackburn, 39.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 471 9.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,441 88.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 84 1.7 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Blackburn, 88.9% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 20 69.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 9 31.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 32 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Blackburn, 69.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 31.0% were female. The median age was 32 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,562 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Blackburn, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackburn % Blackburn Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 376 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Blackburn, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $376 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.