North Blackwood VIC 3458
45 addresses · 8 streets
Ballarat Electorate › Hepburn LGA › North Blackwood · 69 km from Melbourne
Living Here
North Blackwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 50 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Daylesford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Blackwood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Melbourne Airport, 49.7 km south-east.
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 34.2% 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 | 34.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 44.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in North Blackwood
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in North Blackwood
| House | 22 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in North Blackwood
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in North Blackwood
| Australian | 24 |
|---|---|
| English | 21 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Other | 5 |
| German | 4 |
| Dutch | 3 |
Housing tenure in North Blackwood
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in North Blackwood
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in North Blackwood
| Car | 6 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in North Blackwood
| England | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,183 bird observations recorded near North Blackwood — most often seen:
- White-throated Treecreeper (334)
- Superb Fairy-wren (323)
- Brown Thornbill (296)
- Crimson Rosella (286)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (278)
- White-browed Scrubwren (275)
- Grey Fantail (274)
- Laughing Kookaburra (265)
- Australian Magpie (236)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (230)
- Striated Thornbill (223)
- White-naped Honeyeater (197)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (160)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Blackwood
- Australian Wood Duck (147)
- Pied Currawong (146)
- Little Raven (145)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (139)
- Spotted Pardalote (131)
- Red Wattlebird (112)
- Grey Currawong (111)
- Eurasian Blackbird (109)
- Pacific Black Duck (101)
- Golden Whistler (100)
- White-eared Honeyeater (99)
- Rufous Whistler (93)
- Long-billed Corella (86)
- Eastern Spinebill (76)
- Striated Pardalote (75)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (70)
- White-winged Chough (66)
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 North Blackwood:
- Trentham East (2.9 km)
- Trentham (4.9 km)
- Fern Hill (6.7 km)
- Newbury (7.1 km)
- Tylden South (7.1 km)
- Barrys Reef (7.5 km)
- Lerderderg (7.9 km)
- Blackwood (8.3 km)
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Streets
- Amblers Lane (7)
- Bawdens Road (7)
- Bergs Lane (7)
- Countess Road (1)
- Cranneys Lane (2)
- Hollis Road (5)
- James Lane (3)
- Lagoon Road (13)
