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Blacksoil vs Wulkuraka

Name: Blacksoil vs Wulkuraka — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Blacksoil profile · Wulkuraka profile

Blacksoil Wulkuraka

Wulkuraka and Blacksoil are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Wulkuraka is a young area where the typical resident is 28 and 25.7% of people are children under 15. It has a high proportion of renters at 52.9% and many one-parent families. In contrast, Blacksoil is sparsely populated and much older, with a typical age of 56 and 25.5% of residents aged 65 and over. Homes in Blacksoil are more likely to be owned outright (48.3%) and typical weekly household incomes are far higher, with 34.5% earning $3,000 or more.

Both areas sit near the national figure for unemployment, which is around 8%. They also share similar levels of English language proficiency and a similar lack of nearby health services. While they are close to each other, Wulkuraka is far more transient, with 52.8% of people moving in the last five years. Blacksoil is more stable, with only 26.8% of residents arriving in that time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,219 larger in Wulkuraka Median age: 28 yrs older in Blacksoil Renting: 42.5 pts higher in Wulkuraka Owned outright: 33.7 pts higher in Blacksoil Recent movers: 26.0 pts higher in Wulkuraka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +1,219 larger in Wulkuraka gap steady

106 43rd pct 1,325 75th pct

Median age in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +28 yrs older in Blacksoil gap widening

56 yrs 87th pct 28 yrs 2nd pct

Age structure

31.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +12.0 pts 19.2%

25.5% Young adults (25–44) +5.3 pts ▸ 30.8%

13.2% Children (0–14) +12.5 pts ▸ 25.7%

25.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +17.1 pts 8.4%

3.8% Youth (15–24) +13.4 pts ▸ 17.1%

Marital status

43.8% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 48.3%

34.8% Married ◂ +3.5 pts 31.3%

11.2% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.7% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

3.4% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Blacksoil Wulkuraka

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

92.5% Australia ◂ +11.4 pts 81.1%

0.0% New Zealand +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.8% England ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

0.0% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

54.7% Australian ◂ +15.0 pts 39.7%

44.3% English ◂ +7.4 pts 36.9%

12.3% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 10.9%

7.5% Irish +3.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

4.7% German +2.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% Dutch +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Filipino +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +4.8 pts 87.7%

0.0% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.0% Christianity ◂ +7.7 pts 42.3%

39.6% No religion +7.4 pts ▸ 47.0%

0.0% Not stated +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +20 more in Wulkuraka

1 43rd pct 21 87th pct

Avg size in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +884 larger in Blacksoil

1,495 100th pct 611 86th pct

ICSEA in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +78 higher in Blacksoil

1,072 85th pct 994 52nd pct

Highest year of school

41.6% Year 12 +11.8 pts ▸ 53.4%

27.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.9 pts 24.1%

22.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +14.1 pts 8.4%

6.7% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

Highest qualification level

44.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 41.0%

17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.5 pts 13.6%

8.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

8.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +6.6 pts 1.9%

0.0% Certificate I / II +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

21.3% Management & commerce ◂ +6.5 pts 14.8%

19.1% Architecture & building ◂ +15.5 pts 3.7%

19.1% Health ◂ +10.0 pts 9.2%

17.0% Society & culture ◂ +3.3 pts 13.7%

14.9% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.0% Education +7.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Information technology +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Creative arts +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$118 higher in Blacksoil gap narrowing

$896 72nd pct $778 55th pct

Household income in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$165 higher in Wulkuraka gap widening

$1,375 38th pct $1,540 50th pct

Family income in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$301 higher in Blacksoil gap widening

$2,100 63rd pct $1,799 44th pct

Household income distribution

44.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.3 pts 31.5%

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 35.7%

27.6% Under $650 ◂ +13.7 pts 13.9%

17.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 8.6%

17.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +13.1 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

58.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +19.3 pts 39.1%

20.2% Under $650 +18.5 pts ▸ 38.7%

11.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.0% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

21.7% Mental health ◂ +7.5 pts 14.2%

14.2% Arthritis ◂ +6.4 pts 7.8%

11.3% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.4% Other condition even 10.3%

9.4% Heart disease ◂ +5.7 pts 3.7%

6.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.4 pts 4.2%

2.8% Dementia ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cancer +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Lung condition +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.1% None +9.4 pts ▸ 57.5%

24.5% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 21.7%

10.4% Two conditions ◂ +3.7 pts 6.6%

6.6% Three or more ◂ +3.1 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +113 larger in Wulkuraka

6 51st pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +21 yrs older in Blacksoil

36 yrs 74th pct 15 yrs 11th pct

Median income in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$274 higher in Blacksoil

$849 69th pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$938 higher in Blacksoil

$2,250 71st pct $1,312 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +0.3 larger in Wulkuraka gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

38.7% Couples with children +10.4 pts ▸ 49.1%

41.9% Couples without children ◂ +25.3 pts 16.7%

21.0% One-parent families +11.8 pts ▸ 32.8%

0.0% Other families +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

58.6% 2 people ◂ +30.0 pts 28.6%

13.8% 1 person +9.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

0.0% 3 people +18.7 pts ▸ 18.7%

10.3% 4 people +7.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.0% 5 people +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% 6 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$35 higher in Wulkuraka gap widening

$300 57th pct $335 67th pct

Mortgage in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +$867 higher in Blacksoil gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +0.20 higher in Wulkuraka gap widening

0.60 7th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

10.3% Rented +42.5 pts ▸ 52.9%

48.3% Owned outright ◂ +33.7 pts 14.5%

41.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.2 pts 30.2%

0.0% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

89.7% Separate house ◂ +13.2 pts 76.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +19.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +23.6 pts 35.0%

48.3% 4 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 49.6%

10.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 6.6%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

100.0% Under $200 ◂ +100.0 pts 0.0%

100.0% $200–$349 ◂ +45.8 pts 54.2%

0.0% $350–$549 +41.7 pts ▸ 41.7%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +56.2 pts ▸ 56.2%

33.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.8 pts 17.5%

0.0% Under $1,000 +15.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka even

2 71st pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +17.36 more in Blacksoil

18.87 92nd pct 1.51 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +37.0 more in Blacksoil

301.9 75th pct 264.9 74th pct

PT routes in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +7 more in Wulkuraka

1 71st pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +7 longer in Blacksoil

16 54th pct 9 44th pct

Drive to city in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +5 longer in Wulkuraka

34 29th pct 39 32nd pct

Reach 30 min in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +8,268 more in Wulkuraka

0 0th pct 8,268 39th pct

How people get to work

55.9% Car (driver) +12.4 pts ▸ 68.3%

11.8% Worked at home ◂ +4.2 pts 7.6%

0.0% Car (passenger) +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 37.9%

17.2% 1 vehicle +22.7 pts ▸ 40.0%

27.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +12.9 pts 14.7%

17.2% 4 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 6.8%

0.0% No vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

26.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.2 pts 20.3%

17.6% Media & telecommunications ◂ +16.9 pts 0.7%

11.8% Other services ◂ +8.2 pts 3.5%

0.0% Manufacturing +10.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.8% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

8.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.5 pts 6.3%

0.0% Retail trade +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% Education & training +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Accommodation & food +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Administrative & support +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Professional & technical +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

35.3% Managers ◂ +26.5 pts 8.8%

8.8% Technicians & trades +8.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

11.8% Community & personal service +4.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.1 pts 11.6%

0.0% Labourers +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

8.8% Professionals +3.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Sales workers +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +1.4 higher in Wulkuraka

1.2 60th pct 2.5 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +1.1 more in Wulkuraka

0.8 57th pct 1.9 65th pct

15-min city in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +0.4 pts higher in Wulkuraka

0.0% 0th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +13.9 pts higher in Blacksoil

14.3% 68th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +20.5 pts higher in Wulkuraka

38.1% 69th pct 58.5% 75th pct

Walk to school in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +0.4 pts higher in Wulkuraka

0.0% 0th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +93.1 pts higher in Wulkuraka

2.4% 40th pct 95.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +17.0 more in Blacksoil

28.3 72nd pct 11.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +21 higher in Wulkuraka

9 72nd pct 30 75th pct

Mean slope in Blacksoil in Wulkuraka +1.8 pts higher in Wulkuraka

5.0% 42nd pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Blacksoil with nearby areas

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Compare Wulkuraka with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blacksoil vs Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30278/blacksoil/vs/SAL33173/wulkuraka