Blacktown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10010
People 87,705
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 34
Families 23,302
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 30,433
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,526
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $380
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
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 43,928 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 43,779 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,097 2.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 87,705 people in Blacktown. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 6,740 7.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 6,109 7.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,177 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,507 6.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6,159 7.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,143 8.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,104 9.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6,900 7.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5,806 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,210 5.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,158 5.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 4,939 5.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,385 5.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,516 4.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,370 2.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,840 2.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,380 1.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,264 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blacktown was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 35,798 51.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,287 3.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4,893 7.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,485 5.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 23,220 33.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blacktown aged 15 years and over, 51.4% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32,311 49.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,111 6.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 28,427 43.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Blacktown, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,534 5.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 5,011 18.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,877 7.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 658 2.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,339 12.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,825 6.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 543 2.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,888 7.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,299 16.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 941 3.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 4,924 18.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Blacktown 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 23.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15,445 22.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,157 8.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,934 2.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 7,492 10.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 12,643 18.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,594 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 8,334 12.0 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 67 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 7 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,357 9.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 854 1.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 5,771 8.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blacktown, 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 18,270 16.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 16,571 15.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Indian 11,775 10.6 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Filipino 8,247 7.5 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0
Irish 4,767 4.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Blacktown were Australian 16.5%, English 15.0%, Indian 10.6%, Filipino 7.5% and Irish 4.3%.

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

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Country of birth Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 43,911 50.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 9,188 10.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 6,267 7.1 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 1,924 2.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Fiji 1,845 2.1 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,617 1.8 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Blacktown, 50.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 10.5%, Philippines 7.1%, New Zealand 2.2%, Fiji 2.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 52,977 60.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4,297 4.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,957 3.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 22,891 26.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Blacktown, 26.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 60.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 26,012 29.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 12,072 13.8 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Philippines 8,104 9.2 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Fiji 2,730 3.1 49,567 0.7 88,598 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,339 2.7 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0

In Blacktown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 29.7%, India 13.8%, Philippines 9.2%, Fiji 3.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 27,443 31.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 11,962 13.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 8,631 9.8 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Fiji 2,752 3.1 50,223 0.7 90,329 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,302 2.6 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0

In Blacktown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 31.3%, India 13.6%, Philippines 9.8%, Fiji 3.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 25,019 28.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 12,757 14.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Hinduism 9,150 10.4 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
Anglican 8,270 9.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 6,365 7.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Blacktown were Catholic 28.5%, No Religion, so described 14.5%, Hinduism 10.4%, Anglican 9.4% and Not stated 7.3%. In Blacktown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Punjabi 4,523 5.2 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Hindi 3,871 4.4 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Tagalog 3,805 4.3 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Arabic 3,106 3.5 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Filipino 1,902 2.2 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 43,282 49.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 14,331 49.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Blacktown 49.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 5.2%, Hindi 4.4%, Tagalog 4.3%, Arabic 3.5% and Filipino 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 26,519 61.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 10,830 25.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,154 5.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,337 7.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 42,840 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blacktown. Of these 61.9% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3,346 8.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,753 9.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,732 9.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 10,821 27.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 15,695 39.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blacktown, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 6,960 17.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,326 16.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 5,274 13.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,615 11.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 4,560 11.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,064 10.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 3,536 9.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 3,309 8.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Blacktown included Professionals 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.7%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Managers 8.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,670 4.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 1,136 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,121 2.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 911 2.3 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Banking 873 2.2 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Blacktown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.3% and Banking 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 633 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,659 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,526 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blacktown was $633.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 22,932 58.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 4,784 12.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 1,981 5.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 1,493 3.8 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Bus 992 2.5 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8,937 22.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 26,624 67.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Blacktown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.1%, Train 12.1%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Train, bus 3.8% and Bus 2.5%. On the day, 22.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 44,036 63.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20,092 28.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,923 11.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9,196 13.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Blacktown, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 14,630 21.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 16,149 23.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 6,833 9.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,428 9.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blacktown, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,365 27.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 12,130 52.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4,321 18.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 484 2.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blacktown, 52.1% were couple families with children, 27.3% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blacktown, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% 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
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,731 25.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 593 3.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,115 16.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,794 20.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,052 5.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,404 18.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,005 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 797 4.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Blacktown, of couple families with children, 25.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 16.8% 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 Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 27,725 94.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,548 5.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Blacktown, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 22,011 79.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,030 10.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,539 9.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 45 0.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blacktown, 79.4% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.2% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 133 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 874 3.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,373 15.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 13,159 47.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 8,340 30.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 836 3.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blacktown, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,674 24.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,758 35.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 10,234 36.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 162 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 888 3.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blacktown, 24.1% were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 36.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,852 78.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 5,027 18.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 838 3.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Blacktown, of all households, 78.8% were family households, 18.1% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Blacktown, 17.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.9% 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 Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.2 -- 12.9 -- 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 Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 7.4 -- 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 Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 2,629 9.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10,107 36.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 9,264 33.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,600 16.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,120 4.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Blacktown, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4,023 14.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 22,760 82.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 936 3.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Blacktown, 82.1% 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.

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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.
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,030 49.1 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 1,068 50.9 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Blacktown, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,213 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Blacktown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,213.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blacktown % Blacktown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Blacktown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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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.