Black Hill Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Black Hill (3350) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 101 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Black Hill is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Black Hill was 2,131 and is comprised of approximately 54.5% females and 45.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Black Hill is 39 years of age.

85.7% of people living in the suburb of Black Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.3% England, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Croatia, 0.7% India, 0.7% China , 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Iran, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Nepal, 0.2% United States of America.

89.8% of people living in Black Hill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.8% Croatian, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.4% Persian, 0.4% Punjabi, 0.3% Thai, 0.2% French, 0.2% Other.

The religious makeup of Black Hill is 28.8% No religion, 27.5% Catholic, 11.5% Anglican, 10.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.3% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Churches of Christ, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Baptist, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

40.3% of people are married, 39.2% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 126 widowed people living in Black Hill.

55.8% of the people living in Black Hill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.1% are working on a part time basis. Black Hill has an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Black Hill are 25.1% Professionals, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 11.2% Managers, 9.2% Labourers, 7.5% Sales workers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Black Hill work in are 16.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Education and training, 9.6% Manufacturing, 9.3% Retail trade, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Construction, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

30.8% of homes are fully owned, and 31.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $1009 per week.

The median rent in Black Hill is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1349 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Black Hill postcode 3350