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Blackburn North, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Blackburn North (VIC 3130): population 7,627, median age 39, median household income $2,021/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Blackburn North is a suburb in Whitehorse, Victoria (postcode 3130), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 7,627 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
7,627
Median age
39
Household income
$2,021/wk
Weekly rent
$431
Unemployment
4.9%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.3%
5-14
14.5%
15-19
6.3%
20-24
5.9%
25-34
10.9%
35-44
15.4%
45-54
14.5%
55-64
11.3%
65-74
6.9%
75-84
5.8%
85+
3.0%

Housing tenure

Owned
37.7%
Mortgage
38.5%
Rented
21.2%
Other
1.3%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3130
Population (2021)7,627
Males3,720 (48.8%)
Females3,905 (51.2%)
Median age39 years
Average household size2.8
Median weekly household income$2,021
Median weekly family income$2,385
Median weekly rent$431
Median monthly mortgage$2,400
Labour force3,964
Unemployment rate4.9%
Participation rate66.3%
Born overseas36.0%
Separate houses78.1%
Worked at home33.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher63.9%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent76.0%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.3%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.1%
Households with 2+ vehicles59.7%
Distance from Melbourne CBD16.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 39 years. Residents under 15: 19.9%. Residents aged 65 and over: 15.7%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-44065.3%
5-141,10814.5%
15-194816.3%
20-244515.9%
25-3483510.9%
35-441,17815.4%
45-541,10814.5%
55-6485911.3%
65-745296.9%
75-844445.8%
85 and over2253.0%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,701
Average household size2.8
One person56120.8%
Two persons75327.9%
Three persons48818.1%
Four persons60122.3%
Five persons2168.0%
Six or more persons752.8%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families2,092
Couples with children1155.5%
Couples without children63330.3%
One-parent families27313.0%
Other families251.2%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.52
Women with no children31.4%
Women with three or more children20.7%

Of the 1,155 couple families with children in Blackburn North, 4.3% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Blackburn North.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)53.3%
Married (de facto)6.9%
Not married39.8%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,878
Occupied2,70193.8%
Unoccupied1846.4%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house2,24778.1%
Semi-detached or townhouse41714.5%
Flat or apartment341.2%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,01937.7%
Owned with a mortgage1,04038.5%
Rented57321.2%
Other tenure351.3%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week15.5%
$350 to $549 per week66.6%
$550 or more per week17.9%

3.4% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00015.8%
$1,000 to $1,79918.5%
$1,800 to $2,99930.3%
$3,000 or more35.3%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.9%
Two bedrooms9.7%
Three bedrooms54.4%
Four or more bedrooms34.9%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force3,964
Employed3,76895.1%
Unemployed1964.9%
Not in the labour force2,016
Unemployment rate4.9%
Participation rate66.3%

37.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Blackburn North are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65014.9%
$650 to $1,49924.8%
$1,500 to $2,99929.1%
$3,000 or more31.2%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50035.4%
$500 to $99921.2%
$1,000 to $1,99927.3%
$2,000 or more16.2%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver1,62843.2%
Car passenger1353.6%
Train391.0%
Bus591.6%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle60.2%
Walked only401.1%
Worked at home1,26733.6%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity3,31543.5%
No religion3,27843.0%
Islam971.3%
Hinduism2373.1%
Buddhism3013.9%
Judaism80.1%
Other or not stated3915.1%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1055876
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10719
IER (economic resources)10416
IEO (education and occupation)108110

Where residents were born

63.5% of residents were born in Australia and 36.5% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Blackburn North are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)79510.6%
India2263.0%
Malaysia2253.0%
England1461.9%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)1321.8%
Vietnam1031.4%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202113.8%
2011 to 201514.0%
2001 to 201027.8%
Before 200144.4%

Languages spoken at home

60.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Blackburn North are listed below. Across all households, 6.8% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin1,04714.0%
Chinese: Cantonese4776.4%
Greek2433.2%
Italian1141.5%
Vietnamese1001.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi801.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Blackburn North most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English1,91619.1%
Chinese1,85618.5%
Australian1,84718.4%
Irish6496.5%
Scottish5665.6%
Italian4774.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Blackburn North residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance60216.7%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services41911.6%
Retail Trade3509.7%
Education and Training3439.5%
Construction2797.7%
Accommodation and Food Services2286.3%

The most common occupations among Blackburn North residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,18932.1%
Managers56715.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers52014.0%
Technicians and Trades Workers38010.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers3559.6%
Sales Workers3288.9%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Blackburn North, 20.1% are at university or higher education, 7.1% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 69.7% are at school.

76.0% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Blackburn North residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,03527.7%
Engineering and Related Technologies51913.9%
Health47112.6%
Society and Culture44812.0%
Education2967.9%
Information Technology2456.6%

Long-term health conditions

60.3% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Blackburn North are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma5836.9%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)5396.4%
Arthritis5206.2%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)3374.0%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)2783.3%
Cancer (including remission)2092.5%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)811.0%
Stroke630.7%
Kidney disease510.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)380.5%

19.6% of residents report one condition, 4.7% report two, and 2.3% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Blackburn North contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group15.9%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.2%
Provides unpaid child care62.2%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work22.0%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.7%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago89.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.6%
Moved interstate in the last year0.6%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.4%
Same address 5 years ago67.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years20.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.8%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years5.7%

Photo: Blackburn North, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 252 offences in Blackburn North in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person28
B Property and deception offences180
C Drug offences10
D Public order and security offences11
E Justice procedures offences23
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 33.0 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Whitehorse local government area recorded 6,208 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
285
2023
296
2024
297
2025
260
2026
252

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 7627
Median Age 39
Average Household Size 2.8
Median Weekly Household Income $2021
Median Weekly Rent $431
Median Monthly Mortgage $2400
Unemployment Rate 4.9%
Participation Rate 66.3%
Born Overseas 36%
Separate House 78.1%
Worked at Home 33.6%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 76
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9
Median Weekly Family Income $2385
Postcode 3130

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