Blackville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blackville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Blackville have shifted, with 30% of people now living alone, a figure well above the national average. This mix of solo dwellers and larger family units means the typical home here houses 2.7 people.

Open map →
📍 Blackville, Suburb / Locality

Where Blackville sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blackville — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blackville2.7
2343, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. This contributes to a varied household size, where 63.3% of homes hold two people, while 10% house six or more.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Blackville, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 42.3%. One-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the state and national averages.

11.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

Blackville splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 11%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Blackville

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Blackville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10397/blackville/topic/family-households