Blackwall TAS 7275
194 addresses · 4 streets
Bass Electorate › West Tamar LGA › Blackwall · 178 km from Hobart
Living Here
Blackwall is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 303 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,197 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Grindelwald - Lanena statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackwall itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 schools
5 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
2 parks
1 childcare centre
1 library
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: George Town Airport, 27.2 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 40.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 46.7%
Population by age in Blackwall
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 33 |
| 45-54 | 44 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 48 |
| 75-84 | 28 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Blackwall
| House | 122 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Blackwall
| <$650 | 20 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 45 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 41 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Blackwall
| English | 142 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 121 |
| Irish | 36 |
| Scottish | 31 |
| Ancestry NS | 23 |
| Other | 14 |
Housing tenure in Blackwall
| Owned | 52 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 42 |
| Rented | 21 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Blackwall
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 54 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Blackwall
| Car | 85 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Blackwall
| England | 12 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Blackwall
| Afrikaans | 4 |
|---|---|
| French | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,686 bird observations recorded near Blackwall — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Native-hen (472)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (447)
- Eurasian Blackbird (446)
- Black Swan (377)
- White-faced Heron (374)
- Common Starling (361)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (331)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (321)
- Little Pied Cormorant (314)
- Southern Forest Raven (311)
- Chestnut Teal (293)
- Pacific Black Duck (284)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (279)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackwall
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (276)
- Tasmanian Brown Thornbill (272)
- Giinbaywarraymal (267)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (261)
- Great Cormorant (259)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (259)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (254)
- Australian Wood Duck (248)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (246)
- Tasmanian Little Wattlebird (244)
- East Coast Pacific Gull (241)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (223)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (209)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (208)
- Yellow-tipped Pardalote (205)
- House Sparrow (202)
- Musk Duck (202)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Blackwall:
- Lanena (1.2 km)
- Exeter (1.9 km)
- Gravelly Beach (1.9 km)
- Rosevears (4 km)
- Robigana (4.5 km)
- Windermere (4.6 km)
- Swan Bay (4.6 km)
- Swan Point (5 km)
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Streets
- Annears Road (24)
- Gravelly Beach Road (163)
- Stony Brook Road (6)
- Traill Road (1)