Blackalls Park Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Blackalls Park (2283) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, West Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 103 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Blackalls Park is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Blackalls Park was 2,763 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Blackalls Park is 40 years of age.

87.4% of people living in the suburb of Blackalls Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Sudan, 0.3% Cambodia, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Russian Federation, 0.2% India, 0.2% Netherlands.

95.7% of people living in Blackalls Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Khmer, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Russian.

The religious makeup of Blackalls Park is 30.1% Anglican, 19.5% No religion, 18.9% Catholic, 9.3% Uniting Church, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Baptist, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Buddhism, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

47.0% of people are married, 33.8% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 156 widowed people living in Blackalls Park.

55.5% of the people living in Blackalls Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.7% are working on a part time basis. Blackalls Park has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Blackalls Park are 20.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Labourers, 14.0% Professionals, 12.8% Community & personal service workers, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.5% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Blackalls Park work in are 14.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 11.7% Manufacturing, 8.3% Construction, 7.9% Education and training, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.4% Other services, 4.4% Public administration and safety.

39.9% of homes are fully owned, and 34.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $472 per week and the median household income is $986 per week.

The median rent in Blackalls Park is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Blackalls Park postcode 2283