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Blackwood VIC 3458

431 addresses · 46 streets

Hawke Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Blackwood · 69 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Blackwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 387 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,424 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

387Population
47Median age
$1,424Median household income / wk
$305Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bacchus Marsh Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blackwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Melbourne Airport, 50.9 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Blackwood.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 97.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blackwood

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

Tree cover measures, Blackwood VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202097.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202198.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Blackwood
Population by age, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-1440
15-1915
20-248
25-3432
35-4459
45-5486
55-6464
65-7445
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Blackwood
Dwelling types, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House160
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Blackwood
Households by weekly income, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65032
$650-1,49955
$1,500-2,99954
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Blackwood
Top ancestries, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English149
Australian135
Irish71
Scottish56
Other39
Ancestry NS32
Housing tenure in Blackwood
Housing tenure, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage81
Rented16
Other0
Cars per household in Blackwood
Cars per household, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
168
259
320
4+5
Commute to work in Blackwood
Commute to work, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car98
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home54
Top countries of birth in Blackwood
Top countries of birth, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand12
Scotland7
Languages used at home in Blackwood
Languages used at home, Blackwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek7
French4
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,375 bird observations recorded near Blackwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blackwood

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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