22,106 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19,822
- 2016: 21,382
- 2021: 22,106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blackburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Blackburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much lower rates of de facto relationships set Blackburn apart from the rest of the state. This is a large community of 22,106 people where the typical resident is 40 years old, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
22,106
▲ +11.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Blackburn — higher than 92% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 12% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 2,284 people. This makes Blackburn one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.2% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 26.4%.
17.5% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blackburn splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 7.8% of the area, which is well below the Victorian figure of 11.2%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.3%, among the lowest for similar areas.
0.3% ▲ +108.1%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blackburn, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031161/blackburn/topic/demographics-identity