Blackmans Point NSW 2444
143 addresses · 6 streets
Cowper Electorate › Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA › Blackmans Point · 314 km from Sydney
Living Here
Blackmans Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 178 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $737 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Port Macquarie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackmans Point itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 Catholic church
Getting around. Train station: Wauchope, 11.5 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Riverside Ferry, 4.3 km south-east · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 5.1 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 52.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 52.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 59.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.8% · Labour-force participation 39.2%
Population by age in Blackmans Point
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 24 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 43 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Blackmans Point
| House | 32 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 5 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 35 |
Households by weekly income in Blackmans Point
| <$650 | 35 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Blackmans Point
| English | 77 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 62 |
| Ancestry NS | 25 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Irish | 19 |
| German | 10 |
Housing tenure in Blackmans Point
| Owned | 38 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Blackmans Point
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Blackmans Point
| Car | 30 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Blackmans Point
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
29,213 bird observations recorded near Blackmans Point — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,493)
- Willie Wagtail (1,358)
- Welcome Swallow (1,307)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,221)
- Magpie-lark (1,189)
- Masked Lapwing (1,170)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,146)
- Australian Magpie (1,143)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,123)
- White-faced Heron (1,091)
- Red-browed Finch (1,084)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,022)
- Tawny Grassbird (1,012)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackmans Point
- Pied Butcherbird (970)
- Grey Fantail (951)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (944)
- Brown Thornbill (931)
- Eastern Rosella (854)
- Torresian Crow (848)
- Black-shouldered Kite (836)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (791)
- Australian White Ibis (781)
- Crested Pigeon (781)
- Little Pied Cormorant (776)
- Brown Quail (759)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (756)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (754)
- Striped Honeyeater (712)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (709)
- Great Egret (701)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Blackmans Point:
- Fernbank Creek (2.7 km)
- Riverside (2.8 km)
- The Hatch (3.6 km)
- Rawdon Island (6 km)
- Sancrox (6.5 km)
- North Shore (6.6 km)
- Thrumster (7.1 km)
- Hacks Ferry (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Blackmans Point Road (117)
- Hastings River Drive (1)
- Hosking Road (3)
- Mcmillan Drive (13)
- Pacific Highway (1)
- The Hatch Road (8)
