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Blacksmiths NSW 2281

1,154 addresses · 38 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Blacksmiths · 97 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Blacksmiths is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,881 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,252 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,881Population
50Median age
$1,252Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belmont South - Blacksmiths statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blacksmiths itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 1.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 27.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blacksmiths

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

Tree cover measures, Blacksmiths NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Population by age in Blacksmiths
Population by age, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14173
15-19122
20-24104
25-34142
35-44176
45-54256
55-64308
65-74292
75-84171
85+62
Dwelling types in Blacksmiths
Dwelling types, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House675
Townhouse53
Apartment18
Other16
Households by weekly income in Blacksmiths
Households by weekly income, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650179
$650-1,499234
$1,500-2,999167
$3,000+129
Top ancestries in Blacksmiths
Top ancestries, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English853
Australian817
Scottish219
Irish209
Aboriginal133
Ancestry NS94
Housing tenure in Blacksmiths
Housing tenure, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned370
Mortgage210
Rented171
Other9
Cars per household in Blacksmiths
Cars per household, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
055
1294
2271
384
4+50
Commute to work in Blacksmiths
Commute to work, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car480
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle6
Home134
Top countries of birth in Blacksmiths
Top countries of birth, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England28
New Zealand17
South Africa11
Philippines9
Germany8
South Korea4
Languages used at home in Blacksmiths
Languages used at home, Blacksmiths NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German10
Afrikaans5
Australian Indigenous5
Thai5
Mandarin4
Korean4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,290 bird observations recorded near Blacksmiths — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blacksmiths

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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