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Blackbutt NSW 2529

1,672 addresses · 51 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Blackbutt · 85 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Blackbutt is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,291 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,604 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Macedonian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,291Population
43Median age
$1,604Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Shellharbour - Oak Flats statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackbutt itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Oak Flats, 1.3 km west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 4.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 39.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blackbutt

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Blackbutt NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202039.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 58.1%

Population by age in Blackbutt
Population by age, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4159
5-14373
15-19216
20-24222
25-34370
35-44352
45-54507
55-64451
65-74404
75-84173
85+58
Dwelling types in Blackbutt
Dwelling types, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House853
Townhouse346
Apartment18
Other0
Households by weekly income in Blackbutt
Households by weekly income, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650212
$650-1,499338
$1,500-2,999333
$3,000+283
Top ancestries in Blackbutt
Top ancestries, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,053
Australian991
Other405
Macedonian357
Irish267
Scottish232
Housing tenure in Blackbutt
Housing tenure, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned494
Mortgage348
Rented358
Other5
Cars per household in Blackbutt
Cars per household, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
063
1378
2459
3188
4+121
Commute to work in Blackbutt
Commute to work, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car892
Train11
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle0
Home286
Top countries of birth in Blackbutt
Top countries of birth, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
North Macedonia164
England108
Italy25
Germany24
Philippines23
Croatia20
Languages used at home in Blackbutt
Languages used at home, Blackbutt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian251
Spanish38
Greek36
Portuguese33
Italian30
Croatian27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

83,360 bird observations recorded near Blackbutt — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackbutt

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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