Black Rock VIC 3193
3,791 addresses · 62 streets
Goldstein Electorate › Bayside (Vic.) LGA › Black Rock · 18 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Black Rock is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,389 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $2,416 a week, with median rent near $541 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,400,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Sandringham - Black Rock statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Black Rock itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
36 schools
- Black Rock Primary School
- St Joseph's School
- Beaumaris Secondary College
- Firbank Grammar School Sandringham Junior Campus
- Beaumaris North Primary School
- Sandringham College Year 10-12 Campus
- Sandringham East Primary School
- Beaumaris Primary School
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
- Sandringham College Year 7-9 Campus
6 supermarkets
11 Catholic churches
- Sacred Heart
- St Agnes' Catholic Church
- Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Church
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and Saint Andrew's Church
- St Patrick's Catholic Church
- Saint Catherine Laboure Catholic Church
- St Joan of Arc Catholic Church
- St. Finbar's East Brighton Parish
- Saint Brigid's Catholic Church
5 service stations
1 playground
5 hairdressers
1 electrician
2 plumbers
1 carpenter
Getting around. Train station: Sandringham, 2.7 km north-west · Bus interchange: Southland Shopping Centre/Karen Street, 3.4 km north-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 7.1 km east.
Sport & Recreation
11 facilities recorded in Black Rock, the first 10 below.
- Black Rock Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
- Black Rock Life Saving Club Surf Life Saving
- Black Rock Primary School Cricket
- Black Rock Yacht Club Sailing
- Bustamove Health & Fitness Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts
- F.G. Tricks Reserve Tennis (Outdoor)
- Half Moon Bay Surf Life Saving Club Surf Life Saving
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club Golf, Lawn Bowls
- Sandringham Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
- Sandringham Golf Links Golf
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.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 15.7% 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 | 15.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 27.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 61.1%
Population by age in Black Rock
| 0-4 | 249 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 752 |
| 15-19 | 463 |
| 20-24 | 292 |
| 25-34 | 397 |
| 35-44 | 642 |
| 45-54 | 989 |
| 55-64 | 990 |
| 65-74 | 888 |
| 75-84 | 509 |
| 85+ | 216 |
Dwelling types in Black Rock
| House | 1,393 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 849 |
| Apartment | 199 |
| Other | 44 |
Households by weekly income in Black Rock
| <$650 | 282 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 474 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 578 |
| $3,000+ | 994 |
Top ancestries in Black Rock
| English | 2,609 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,067 |
| Irish | 883 |
| Scottish | 854 |
| Other | 646 |
| Italian | 318 |
Housing tenure in Black Rock
| Owned | 1,234 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 763 |
| Rented | 432 |
| Other | 22 |
Cars per household in Black Rock
| 0 | 78 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 860 |
| 2 | 1,088 |
| 3 | 286 |
| 4+ | 153 |
Commute to work in Black Rock
| Car | 1,272 |
|---|---|
| Train | 21 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 64 |
| Bicycle | 18 |
| Home | 1,349 |
Top countries of birth in Black Rock
| England | 455 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 106 |
| China | 90 |
| South Africa | 85 |
| Germany | 64 |
| Scotland | 63 |
Languages used at home in Black Rock
| Greek | 119 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 109 |
| German | 52 |
| Italian | 52 |
| Russian | 49 |
| French | 45 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
73,866 bird observations recorded near Black Rock — most often seen:
- Common Myna (4,641)
- Little Raven (4,583)
- Common Starling (4,054)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,054)
- Silver Gull (3,920)
- Noisy Miner (3,472)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,289)
- Red Wattlebird (3,240)
- Australian Magpie (3,114)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,037)
- Crested Tern (2,732)
- Welcome Swallow (2,665)
- Little Wattlebird (2,499)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Black Rock
- Brown Thornbill (2,264)
- Pacific Gull (2,202)
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,115)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,905)
- Australian Pelican (1,857)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,830)
- Pied Cormorant (1,809)
- Black Swan (1,786)
- Magpie-lark (1,655)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,545)
- Rock Dove (1,452)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (1,427)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,375)
- Eastern Rosella (1,364)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,346)
- Pied Currawong (1,320)
- Crested Pigeon (1,314)
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 Black Rock:
- Sandringham (2.1 km)
- Beaumaris (2.2 km)
- Highett (3.1 km)
- Cheltenham (3.9 km)
- Hampton East (3.9 km)
- Hampton (3.9 km)
- Mentone (4.4 km)
- Moorabbin (4.7 km)
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Streets
- Ardoyne Street (144)
- Arkaringa Crescent (133)
- Arranmore Avenue (49)
- Balcombe Road (222)
- Bayview Crescent (109)
- Beach Road (374)
- Bent Parade (35)
- Bluff Road (429)
- Bolton Street (5)
- Central Avenue (55)
- Cerberus Way (7)
- Champion Street (27)
- Cheltenham Road (58)
- Clarice Becketts Lane (4)
- College Grove (31)
- Cullinane Street (27)
- Duff Street (1)
- Ebden Avenue (108)
- Eliza Street (68)
- Ferguson Street (6)
- Fern Street (8)
- Fifth Street (48)
- First Street (142)
- Fourth Street (109)
- Garnet-leary Avenue (26)
- Glenmore Crescent (47)
- Gordon Crescent (31)
- Heather Grove (9)
- Hilton Street (2)
- Hornby Street (5)
- Hunter Avenue (25)
- Iluka Street (49)
- Iona Street (110)
- Karrakatta Street (90)
- Keating Street (16)
- Links Street (2)
- Love Street (53)
- Mcgregor Avenue (32)
- Mckay Avenue (12)
- Meredith Street (1)
- Middleton Street (102)
- Munro Street (16)
- Oconnor Street (22)
- Percy Street (16)
- Potter Street (80)
- Prospect Grove (27)
- Red Bluff Street (135)
- Sarah Street (14)
- Seaview Crescent (68)
- Second Street (122)
- Smeed Street (17)
- St Andrews Court (24)
- Stanhope Street (10)
- Stanley Street (127)
- Stevens Parade (26)
- Sturdee Road (26)
- Sylvia Crescent (31)
- Tandara Court (10)
- Third Street (114)
- Tulip Street (74)
- Whitton Court (10)
- Woodall Street (11)