Black Springs (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 355 people in Black Springs (NSW) of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Black Springs (NSW) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.6% of the population.

Of people in Black Springs (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 60.0% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Black Springs (NSW) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Black Springs (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Black Springs (NSW) was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Black Springs (NSW) 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Black Springs (NSW) were Australian 33.2%, English 28.5%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 6.8% and Italian 2.7%.

In Black Springs (NSW), 83.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, Finland 1.1%, Germany 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1% and Hungary 0.8%.

In Black Springs (NSW), 76.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Black Springs (NSW) were Catholic 35.9%, Anglican 22.7%, No Religion 15.7%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

In Black Springs (NSW) 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 180 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Black Springs (NSW). Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Black Springs (NSW), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Black Springs (NSW) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 58 years.

The most common occupations in Black Springs (NSW) included Managers 41.3%, Labourers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%, Professionals 6.1%, Sales Workers 6.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Black Springs (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 33.3%, Forestry and Logging 6.2%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.6%, School Education 5.1% and Accommodation 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Black Springs (NSW) was $521.

In Black Springs (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.3%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Truck 3.4%, Walked only 2.8% and Tram, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Black Springs (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% 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 Springs (NSW), 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Black Springs (NSW), 37.6% were couple families with children, 52.5% were couple families without children and 9.9% were one parent families.

In Black Springs (NSW) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Black Springs (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,041 and those without children was $1,468.

Employment status of couple families

In Black Springs (NSW), of couple families with children, 26.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 16.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Black Springs (NSW), 61.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Springs (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 Springs (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 9.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Springs (NSW), 55.2% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Black Springs (NSW), of all households, 64.8% were family households, 35.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Black Springs (NSW), 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% 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 Springs (NSW), 26.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Black Springs (NSW), there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 7 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 44 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 Springs (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Black Springs (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.