Blackall Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Blackall (4472) is a suburb of Central, Central Outback, Queensland. It is about 828 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Blackall is in the federal electorate of Maranoa.

In the 2011 census the population of Blackall was 1,588 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Blackall is 42 years of age.

92.4% of people living in the suburb of Blackall were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.2% Philippines, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.1% England, 0.6% Scotland, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Fiji, 0.2% India.

96.5% of people living in Blackall speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Blackall is 33.8% Anglican, 30.6% Catholic, 12.1% No religion, 7.4% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Lutheran, 0.8% Pentecostal.

54.1% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 97 widowed people living in Blackall.

64.0% of the people living in Blackall over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.4% are working on a part time basis. Blackall has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Blackall are 24.8% Managers, 21.4% Labourers, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.6% Professionals, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 0.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Blackall work in are 27.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.4% Retail trade, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Construction, 6.5% Education and training, 4.3% Accommodation and food services, 3.4% Mining, 3.2% Manufacturing.

41.8% of homes are fully owned, and 22.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $482 per week and the median household income is $853 per week.

The median rent in Blackall is $115 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1060 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Blackall postcode 4472