Blackwater

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500401
Total population 4,839
Total dwellings 2,246
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 243
Male 135
Female 109
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 90
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,541
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 215 88.5 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 5.8 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 5.8 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 243 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 135 55.3 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 109 44.7 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Blackwater, there were 243 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 135 (or 55.3%) were male and 109 (or 44.7%) were female.

Age Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 11.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 71 29.0 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 20.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 83 33.9 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 3.7 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 4 1.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Blackwater the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 48 32.0 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.3 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 6.7 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 84 56.0 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Blackwater 32.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Blackwater for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 30.1 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 22 16.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 71 53.4 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Blackwater 30.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Blackwater for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 37 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.9 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 37 36.3 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 26 25.5 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.9 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 30 29.4 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 102 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackwater, 42.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.3% were attending a primary school, 25.5% were attending a secondary school and 2.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 245 100.0 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackwater. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 62 65.3 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 14 14.7 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 12.6 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 7 7.4 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 95 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackwater. Of these 65.3% were employed full time, 14.7% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackwater who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 609 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,541 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Blackwater was $609 and the median weekly household income was $1,541.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Blackwater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Blackwater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 82 90.1 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.3 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 3.3 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 91 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Blackwater there were 91 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.1% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwater % Blackwater Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 11.4 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 19.3 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 56 63.6 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 5.7 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Blackwater, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.4% were owned outright, 19.3% were owned with a mortgage and 63.6% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.