1,245 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,294
- 2016: 1,270
- 2021: 1,245
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blackstone Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blackstone Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Blackstone Heights than in most similar areas, with only 12.3% of residents aged 65 or over. This makes the area noticeably younger than the national average, though the typical resident is still 43. It is a moderately sized community of 1,245 people.
1,245
▼ -3.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blackstone Heights — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 43, which is a little older than the state average and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 18.4% of the population, which is about the same as the national average. Middle-aged adults between 45 and 64 are the largest group at 35.1%.
12.3% ▲ +98.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (61.1%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.1%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.5% of the population.
2.5% ▲ +258.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blackstone Heights, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blackstone Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60052/blackstone-heights/topic/demographics-identity