Blackwood Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC60054
People 134
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 43
Families 26
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.4
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 52
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,333
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 63 49.6 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 64 50.4 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 2.3 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Blackwood Creek. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

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Age Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7 5.0 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9 6.4 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 12 8.6 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6 4.3 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 2.1 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7 5.0 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 11 7.9 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 4 2.9 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 10 7.1 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10 7.1 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 14 10.0 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10 7.1 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 15 10.7 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 8 5.7 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 2.1 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 7 5.0 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4 2.9 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blackwood Creek was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 45 46.4 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 10 10.3 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 3.1 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 39 40.2 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blackwood Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 50.0 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 7 8.1 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 36 41.9 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Blackwood Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 11 28.2 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 6 15.4 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 15.4 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 16 41.0 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Blackwood Creek 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 13 12.4 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9 8.6 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 7 6.7 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 13 12.4 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 7 6.7 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 23 21.9 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 14 13.3 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 16 15.2 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blackwood Creek, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 63 37.3 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 55 32.5 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 15 8.9 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 10 5.9 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 7 4.1 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Blackwood Creek were English 37.3%, Australian 32.5%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 5.9% and German 4.1%.

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 Blackwood Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 99 76.7 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Netherlands 4 3.1 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
Philippines 3 2.3 1,616 0.3 232,386 1.0

In Blackwood Creek, 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Netherlands 3.1% and Philippines 2.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 18 12.8 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 2.1 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8 5.7 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 93 66.0 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Blackwood Creek, 66.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 94 75.2 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
Netherlands 5 4.0 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7
England 4 3.2 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 3 2.4 3,624 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Blackwood Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 75.2%, Netherlands 4.0%, England 3.2% and Germany 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 97 75.2 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 6 4.7 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 4 3.1 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
Philippines 4 3.1 2,427 0.5 325,049 1.4
Germany 3 2.3 3,423 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Blackwood Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.2%, England 4.7%, Netherlands 3.1%, Philippines 3.1% and Germany 2.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 47 35.6 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 28 21.2 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 17 12.9 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Baptist 14 10.6 7,573 1.5 345,142 1.5
Catholic 8 6.1 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Blackwood Creek were No Religion, so described 35.6%, Anglican 21.2%, Not stated 12.9%, Baptist 10.6% and Catholic 6.1%. In Blackwood Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Dutch 4 3.0 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 105 79.5 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 6.4 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Blackwood Creek 79.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 3.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42 62.7 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 12 17.9 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3 4.5 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10 14.9 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blackwood Creek. Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 17.9% were employed part-time and 14.9% 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
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 0 0.0 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3 5.9 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7 13.7 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13 25.5 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 25 49.0 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blackwood Creek, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Managers 19 31.7 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 9 15.0 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7 11.7 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Professionals 5 8.3 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 5 8.3 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 8.3 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 3 5.0 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Blackwood Creek were Managers 31.7%, Labourers 15.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.7%, Professionals 8.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5 13.5 773 0.4 18,197 0.2
State Government Administration 4 10.8 5,929 2.7 158,980 1.5
Meat Processing 3 8.1 755 0.3 28,852 0.3
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3 8.1 661 0.3 48,486 0.5
Real Estate Services 3 8.1 1,545 0.7 109,931 1.0

Of the employed people in Blackwood Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 13.5%, State Government Administration 10.8%, Meat Processing 8.1%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 8.1% and Real Estate Services 8.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,937 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,333 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blackwood Creek was $660.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 32 61.5 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 7 13.5 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 5 9.6 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Walked only 5 9.6 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 35 70.0 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Blackwood Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.5%, Worked at home 13.5%, Car, as passenger 9.6% and Walked only 9.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 59 57.8 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 31 28.2 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 9 8.5 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 21 20.4 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Blackwood Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% 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
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 18 16.7 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 29 26.9 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 5 4.6 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13 12.0 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blackwood Creek, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13 46.4 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15 53.6 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 0 0.0 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blackwood Creek, 53.6% were couple families with children, 46.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Blackwood Creek, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9 37.5 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4 16.7 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 16.7 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4 16.7 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 12.5 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Blackwood Creek, of couple families with children, 37.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 45 91.8 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4 8.2 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Blackwood Creek, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 45 100.0 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwood Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4 11.1 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22 61.1 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 10 27.8 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Blackwood Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.1% had 2 bedrooms and 61.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 51.4 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 11 29.7 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 7 18.9 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blackwood Creek, 51.4% were owned outright, 29.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 26 59.1 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 15 34.1 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 6.8 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Blackwood Creek, of all households, 59.1% were family households, 34.1% were single person households and 6.8% were group households.

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Household income Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.6 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.4 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Blackwood Creek, 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.4% 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 Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 10.2 -- 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 Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 5.1 -- 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 Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 7 17.1 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 17 41.5 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 14 34.1 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 7.3 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Blackwood Creek, 17.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 5 11.1 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 37 82.2 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 6.7 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Blackwood Creek, 82.2% 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.
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 3 100.0 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Blackwood Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Blackwood Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blackwood Creek % Blackwood Creek Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

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

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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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.