381 ▲ +84.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 294
- 2021: 381
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blackwood · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Blackwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Blackwood (L), representing 37.8% of the population. The area has grown quickly, adding about 174 people since 2011 to reach a total of 381 residents. While the typical resident is far older than the national figure, the community has actually become younger over the last decade.
381
▲ +84.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Blackwood — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 84% since 2011. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38, though this is 8 years younger than it was in 2011.
47 yrs ▼ -14.5%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 15.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.5%, a significant drop of 16 percentage points since 2011.
16.5% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blackwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. There are currently no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, down from 2.9% in 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +747.2%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Blackwood splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222008/blackwood/topic/demographics-identity