Black Rock (Vic.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20250
People 6,159
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 46
Families 1,722
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,700
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $2,109
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,450
Median weekly rent $461
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 2,979 48.4 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,178 51.6 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 12 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,159 people in Black Rock (Vic.). Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 270 4.4 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 372 6.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 472 7.7 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 344 5.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 279 4.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 195 3.2 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 233 3.8 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 293 4.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 410 6.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 553 9.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 493 8.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 437 7.1 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 443 7.2 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 440 7.1 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 327 5.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 199 3.2 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 166 2.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 235 3.8 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Black Rock (Vic.) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 2,956 58.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 92 1.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 392 7.8 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 303 6.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,299 25.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Black Rock (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 58.6% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,627 57.1 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 352 7.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,624 35.3 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Black Rock (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 92 5.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 351 19.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 98 5.5 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 117 6.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 89 5.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 68 3.8 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 311 17.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 54 3.0 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 263 14.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 32 1.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 307 17.2 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Black Rock (Vic.) 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 26.3% in secondary school and 17.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,968 39.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 576 11.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 98 1.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 381 7.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 752 14.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 286 5.7 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 262 5.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 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 211 4.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 362 7.2 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Black Rock (Vic.), 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 2,590 30.1 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,938 22.5 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 876 10.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 776 9.0 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 264 3.1 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Black Rock (Vic.) were English 30.1%, Australian 22.5%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 9.0% and Italian 3.1%.

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 Black Rock (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,399 71.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 405 6.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 119 1.9 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 79 1.3 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7
Germany 66 1.1 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 62 1.0 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2

In Black Rock (Vic.), 71.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 1.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Germany 1.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,829 29.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 531 8.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 360 5.8 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,132 50.8 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Black Rock (Vic.), 50.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,512 57.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 526 8.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 156 2.5 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Greece 137 2.2 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
Scotland 130 2.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Black Rock (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.0%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 2.5%, Greece 2.2% and Scotland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,689 60.2 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 487 7.9 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 140 2.3 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Greece 111 1.8 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Italy 103 1.7 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Black Rock (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.2%, England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.3%, Greece 1.8% and Italy 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,352 38.1 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,320 21.4 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 976 15.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 527 8.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 247 4.0 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Black Rock (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 38.1%, Catholic 21.4%, Anglican 15.8%, Not stated 8.5% and Eastern Orthodox 4.0%. In Black Rock (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 137 2.2 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 72 1.2 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
German 69 1.1 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 58 0.9 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Russian 44 0.7 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
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English only spoken at home 5,166 83.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 373 15.3 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Black Rock (Vic.) 83.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.2%, Mandarin 1.2%, German 1.1%, Italian 0.9% and Russian 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,725 57.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,044 34.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 134 4.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 106 3.5 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,009 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Black Rock (Vic.). Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 3.5% 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
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 409 14.1 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 318 11.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 315 10.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 301 10.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,426 49.1 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Black Rock (Vic.), 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 948 32.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 661 22.8 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 394 13.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 277 9.6 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 242 8.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 219 7.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 77 2.7 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 29 1.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Black Rock (Vic.) included Professionals 32.8%, Managers 22.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.6%, Labourers 2.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 86 3.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Accounting Services 83 2.9 35,217 1.3 127,263 1.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 83 2.9 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 72 2.5 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 71 2.5 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Black Rock (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Accounting Services 2.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5% and Primary Education 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 933 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,761 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,109 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Black Rock (Vic.) was $933.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,787 62.0 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 264 9.2 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 148 5.1 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 84 2.9 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 64 2.2 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 341 11.8 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,965 67.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Black Rock (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Worked at home 9.2%, Train 5.1%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Train, bus 2.2%. On the day, 11.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,951 78.3 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,613 32.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 682 13.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,236 24.5 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Black Rock (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.5% 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
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,331 26.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,478 29.3 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 698 13.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 441 8.7 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Black Rock (Vic.), 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 685 40.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 843 49.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 166 9.7 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 0.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Black Rock (Vic.), 49.3% were couple families with children, 40.1% were couple families without children and 9.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Black Rock (Vic.), 21.8% of single parents were male and 78.2% 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
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 307 19.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 48 3.1 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 392 25.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 215 14.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 97 6.3 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 315 20.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 65 4.2 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 100 6.5 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Black Rock (Vic.), of couple families with children, 19.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 25.5% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,332 89.7 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 268 10.3 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Black Rock (Vic.), 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,300 55.7 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 830 35.6 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 172 7.4 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 22 0.9 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Rock (Vic.), 55.7% were separate houses, 35.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 28 1.2 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 611 26.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 934 39.9 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 721 30.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 1.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Black Rock (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 26.1% had 2 bedrooms and 39.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,080 46.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 730 31.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 456 19.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 12 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 65 2.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Black Rock (Vic.), 46.1% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 19.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,715 73.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 580 24.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 46 2.0 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Black Rock (Vic.), of all households, 73.3% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 34.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Black Rock (Vic.), 15.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 34.4% 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 Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 461 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,450 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 74 3.2 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 790 33.7 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,039 44.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 392 16.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 48 2.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Black Rock (Vic.), 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 193 8.2 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,106 89.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 45 1.9 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Black Rock (Vic.), 89.8% 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.
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 7 70.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 30.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 45 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Black Rock (Vic.), 70.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 30.0% were female. The median age was 45 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
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,250 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Black Rock (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Black Rock (Vic.) % Black Rock (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Black Rock (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.