Blackrock QLD 4850
174 addresses · 16 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Hinchinbrook LGA › Blackrock · 1200 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Blackrock is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 319 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,963 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ingham Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackrock itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 optometrist
1 hospital
2 libraries
1 service station
1 golf club
1 hardware store
Getting around. Train station: Ingham, 5.6 km north-west · Airport: Ingham Airport, 5.2 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 20.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 0.6% · Labour-force participation 65.7%
Population by age in Blackrock
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 43 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 22 |
| 25-34 | 35 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 36 |
| 55-64 | 39 |
| 65-74 | 39 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Blackrock
| House | 115 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Blackrock
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 33 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Blackrock
| Australian | 150 |
|---|---|
| English | 95 |
| Italian | 90 |
| Irish | 44 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Ancestry NS | 26 |
Housing tenure in Blackrock
| Owned | 62 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 34 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Blackrock
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Blackrock
| Car | 135 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Blackrock
| Mauritius | 5 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
Languages used at home in Blackrock
| Italian | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,299 bird observations recorded near Blackrock — most often seen:
- Masked Lapwing (563)
- Crimson Finch (482)
- Pacific Black Duck (397)
- Magpie Goose (393)
- Comb-crested Jacana (384)
- Common Myna (379)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (350)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (350)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (347)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (347)
- Australian White Ibis (336)
- Australasian Darter (315)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (315)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackrock
- Willie Wagtail (306)
- Great Egret (298)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (297)
- Intermediate Egret (294)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (279)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (267)
- Black Kite (264)
- Little Pied Cormorant (264)
- Fairy Martin (255)
- Southern Magpie-lark (254)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (229)
- Peaceful Dove (228)
- Green Pygmy-goose (226)
- Wandering Whistling-duck (224)
- Little Black Cormorant (222)
- White-browed Robin (220)
- Cape York Yellow Honeyeater (214)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Blackrock:
- Toobanna (4.3 km)
- Ingham (5.4 km)
- Victoria Plantation (5.7 km)
- Braemeadows (8.1 km)
- Foresthome (9.1 km)
- Orient (9.4 km)
- Gairloch (9.5 km)
- Helens Hill (11 km)
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Streets
- Blackrock Road (43)
- Boards Road (3)
- Bosworth Road (1)
- Bosworths Road (9)
- Capellaris Road (2)
- Casanovas Road (5)
- Crisps Road (25)
- Danger Camp Road (17)
- Kirkwoods Road (8)
- Lions Lookout Road (5)
- Mcdonaghs Road (5)
- Orient Road (23)
- Roberts Road (6)
- Scarrones Road (2)
- Tokalon Road (10)
- Warrens Hill Road (10)
