Blackburn South

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20253
People 10,793
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 42
Families 2,825
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 4,235
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,516
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $351
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
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 5,149 47.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,643 52.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25 0.2 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,793 people in Blackburn South. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 621 5.8 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 696 6.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 684 6.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 631 5.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 593 5.5 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 553 5.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 647 6.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 625 5.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 771 7.1 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 823 7.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 648 6.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 649 6.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 558 5.2 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 506 4.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 422 3.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 468 4.3 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 404 3.7 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 490 4.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blackburn South was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 4,668 53.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 195 2.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 653 7.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 665 7.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,612 29.7 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blackburn South aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,121 52.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 487 6.2 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,288 41.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Blackburn South, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 202 6.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 710 21.5 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 189 5.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 73 2.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 372 11.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 187 5.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 155 4.7 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 134 4.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 643 19.4 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 89 2.7 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 552 16.7 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Blackburn South 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 23.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,939 33.4 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 864 9.8 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 181 2.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 663 7.5 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,389 15.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 455 5.2 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 555 6.3 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 706 8.0 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 90 1.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 737 8.4 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blackburn South, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 3,062 21.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,746 19.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,994 14.0 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 1,092 7.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 865 6.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Blackburn South were English 21.5%, Australian 19.2%, Chinese 14.0%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 6.1%.

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 Blackburn South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 6,775 62.8 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 889 8.2 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 277 2.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Malaysia 244 2.3 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6
India 215 2.0 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Vietnam 184 1.7 80,787 1.4 219,355 0.9

In Blackburn South, 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.2%, England 2.6%, Malaysia 2.3%, India 2.0% and Vietnam 1.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,668 43.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 699 6.5 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 484 4.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,365 40.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Blackburn South, 40.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 4,869 45.2 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,238 11.5 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
England 479 4.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 322 3.0 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
India 293 2.7 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Blackburn South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 45.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.5%, England 4.5%, Greece 3.0% and India 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 5,089 47.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,223 11.4 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
England 400 3.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 314 2.9 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
Malaysia 306 2.8 59,580 1.0 167,467 0.7

In Blackburn South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.4%, England 3.7%, Greece 2.9% and Malaysia 2.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,626 33.6 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,120 19.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 933 8.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 902 8.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 533 4.9 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Blackburn South were No Religion, so described 33.6%, Catholic 19.7%, Not stated 8.7%, Anglican 8.4% and Eastern Orthodox 4.9%. In Blackburn South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,030 9.6 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 530 4.9 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Greek 366 3.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Vietnamese 124 1.2 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Italian 118 1.1 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 7,009 65.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,325 33.7 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Blackburn South 65.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.6%, Cantonese 4.9%, Greek 3.4%, Vietnamese 1.2% and Italian 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,766 55.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,774 35.6 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 165 3.3 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 279 5.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 4,984 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackburn South. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 35.6% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 672 14.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 568 12.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 532 11.3 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 744 15.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,020 42.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blackburn South, 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,531 32.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 690 14.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 651 13.9 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 500 10.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 434 9.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 428 9.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 285 6.1 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 124 2.6 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Blackburn South included Professionals 32.6%, Managers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Labourers 6.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 221 4.9 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 129 2.8 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Higher Education 122 2.7 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 118 2.6 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Banking 109 2.4 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Blackburn South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%, Higher Education 2.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.6% and Banking 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 612 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,964 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,516 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackburn South was $612.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,925 62.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 278 5.9 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 235 5.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 189 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 119 2.5 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 703 14.9 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,300 70.2 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Blackburn South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.2%, Train 5.9%, Worked at home 5.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train, bus 2.5%. On the day, 14.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,293 71.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,622 29.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,127 12.8 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,085 23.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Blackburn South, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.7% 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
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,154 24.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,312 26.3 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,045 11.9 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 782 8.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackburn South, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 897 31.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,474 52.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 412 14.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 38 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blackburn South, 52.3% were couple families with children, 31.8% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blackburn South, 16.1% of single parents were male and 83.9% 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
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 426 18.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 99 4.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 577 24.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 380 16.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 138 5.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 521 22.0 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 84 3.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 141 6.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Blackburn South, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 24.4% 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 Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,799 92.8 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 296 7.2 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Blackburn South, 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,919 76.8 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 634 16.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 229 6.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 0.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackburn South, 76.8% were separate houses, 16.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 96 2.5 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 134 3.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 437 11.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,895 49.9 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,164 30.6 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 73 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blackburn South, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,461 38.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,315 34.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 884 23.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 37 1.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 95 2.5 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackburn South, 38.5% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 2,751 72.5 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 929 24.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 117 3.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Blackburn South, of all households, 72.5% were family households, 24.5% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.2 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Blackburn South, 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.2% 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 Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 351 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 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 Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.2 -- 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 Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 279 7.3 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,270 33.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,553 40.8 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 585 15.4 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 116 3.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Blackburn South, 33.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 523 13.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,185 83.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 93 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Blackburn South, 83.8% 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.
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 9 37.5 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 15 62.5 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 33 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Blackburn South, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 33 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
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,249 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Blackburn South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,249.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackburn South % Blackburn South Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 249 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Blackburn South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $249 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.