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Blackwater QLD 4717

3,199 addresses · 127 streets

Flynn Electorate › Central Highlands (Qld) LGA › Blackwater · 600 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Blackwater is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,702 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,358 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 34% of households own their home and 62% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,702Population
31Median age
$2,358Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Central Highlands - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackwater itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Blackwater, 1.1 km south · Airport: Blackwater Airport, 8.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blackwater

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

Tree cover measures, Blackwater QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in Blackwater
Population by age, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4364
5-14733
15-19319
20-24341
25-34843
35-44811
45-54636
55-64424
65-74159
75-8452
85+7
Dwelling types in Blackwater
Dwelling types, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,387
Townhouse31
Apartment73
Other5
Households by weekly income in Blackwater
Households by weekly income, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650121
$650-1,499223
$1,500-2,999481
$3,000+500
Top ancestries in Blackwater
Top ancestries, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,871
English1,506
Ancestry NS776
Irish410
Aboriginal405
Scottish371
Housing tenure in Blackwater
Housing tenure, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned158
Mortgage336
Rented907
Other52
Cars per household in Blackwater
Cars per household, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
069
1466
2576
3238
4+100
Commute to work in Blackwater
Commute to work, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,538
Train0
Bus156
Tram/ferry0
Walked95
Bicycle13
Home68
Top countries of birth in Blackwater
Top countries of birth, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand187
Philippines69
England38
Thailand26
Papua New Guinea21
India16
Languages used at home in Blackwater
Languages used at home, Blackwater QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog35
Afrikaans21
Filipino19
Korean10
Punjabi9
Indonesian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,252 bird observations recorded near Blackwater — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackwater

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.