Blackwall (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10399
People 1,888
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 44
Families 509
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 895
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,188
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,759
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 905 47.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 989 52.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 101 5.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,888 people in Blackwall (NSW). Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

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Age Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 105 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 100 5.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 96 5.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 109 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 111 5.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 111 5.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 97 5.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 119 6.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 124 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 126 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 116 6.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 128 6.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 125 6.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 127 6.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 117 6.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 73 3.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 55 2.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 61 3.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blackwall (NSW) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 620 39.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 71 4.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 191 12.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 120 7.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 578 36.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blackwall (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 39.2% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 557 39.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 194 13.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 673 47.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Blackwall (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 39 7.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 100 18.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 21 4.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 1.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 75 14.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 13 2.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 14 2.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 42 8.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 51 9.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 14 2.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 151 28.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Blackwall (NSW) 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.9% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 17.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 200 12.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 149 9.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 55 3.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 252 15.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 207 13.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 55 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 271 17.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 157 9.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 191 12.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blackwall (NSW), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 798 31.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 761 29.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 250 9.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 189 7.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 63 2.4 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Blackwall (NSW) were English 31.0%, Australian 29.5%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 7.3% and Italian 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 Blackwall (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,462 77.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 71 3.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 41 2.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 19 1.0 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Scotland 15 0.8 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Italy 13 0.7 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7

In Blackwall (NSW), 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.0%, Scotland 0.8% and Italy 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 344 18.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 128 6.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 86 4.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,194 63.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Blackwall (NSW), 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,285 68.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 130 6.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 58 3.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 31 1.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 21 1.1 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Blackwall (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.7%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.7% and Italy 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,329 70.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 102 5.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 55 2.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 32 1.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Italy 21 1.1 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Blackwall (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.6%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.7% and Italy 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 543 28.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 501 26.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 408 21.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 167 8.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 62 3.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Blackwall (NSW) were No Religion, so described 28.8%, Catholic 26.6%, Anglican 21.7%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 3.3%. In Blackwall (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 11 0.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Cantonese 9 0.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Italian 8 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 7 0.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Russian 7 0.4 18,763 0.3 50,314 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,666 88.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 66 8.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Blackwall (NSW) 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.6%, Cantonese 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Greek 0.4% and Russian 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 446 54.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 267 32.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 49 5.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 63 7.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 825 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackwall (NSW). Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 84 11.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 75 9.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 110 14.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 147 19.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 301 39.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blackwall (NSW), 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 138 17.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 124 16.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 111 14.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 90 11.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 90 11.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 84 10.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 76 9.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 47 6.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Blackwall (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Professionals 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Labourers 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 34 4.8 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Local Government Administration 33 4.6 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 24 3.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 22 3.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Higher Education 18 2.5 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Blackwall (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.8%, Local Government Administration 4.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Higher Education 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 599 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,481 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,188 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackwall (NSW) was $599.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 414 55.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 69 9.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 47 6.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 32 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 29 3.9 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 140 18.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 484 63.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Blackwall (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.3%, Train 9.2%, Worked at home 6.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Train, bus 3.9%. On the day, 18.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,110 69.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 410 25.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 203 12.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 278 17.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Blackwall (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.5% 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
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 337 21.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 422 26.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 194 12.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 152 9.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackwall (NSW), 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 202 39.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 186 36.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 112 21.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 2.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blackwall (NSW), 36.4% were couple families with children, 39.5% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blackwall (NSW), 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% 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
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 67 17.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 23 5.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 67 17.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 52 13.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 26 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 107 27.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 20 5.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 28 7.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Blackwall (NSW), of couple families with children, 17.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 17.2% 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.

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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 Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 764 88.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 96 11.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Blackwall (NSW), 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 535 70.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 187 24.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 11 1.4 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 28 3.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwall (NSW), 70.0% were separate houses, 24.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats or apartments and 3.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 2.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 194 25.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 351 46.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 163 21.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 16 2.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blackwall (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 25.9% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 286 38.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 215 28.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 222 29.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 26 3.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwall (NSW), 38.0% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 501 66.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 220 29.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 30 4.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Blackwall (NSW), of all households, 66.7% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Blackwall (NSW), 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.4% 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 Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.5 -- 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 Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,759 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.9 -- 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 Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 84 11.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 309 40.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 242 31.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 97 12.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 30 3.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Blackwall (NSW), 40.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 145 19.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 586 78.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 18 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Blackwall (NSW), 78.2% 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.
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 46 46.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 54 54.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Blackwall (NSW), 46.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.0% were female. The median age was 18 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
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,656 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Blackwall (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,656.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwall (NSW) % Blackwall (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 355 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,885 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Blackwall (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $355 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,885.

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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.