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Blackburn South, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Blackburn South (VIC 3130): population 10,939, median age 42, median household income $1,861/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Blackburn South is a suburb in Whitehorse, Victoria (postcode 3130), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 10,939 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
10,939
Median age
42
Household income
$1,861/wk
Weekly rent
$410
Unemployment
4.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
4.8%
5-14
12.6%
15-19
6.2%
20-24
5.8%
25-34
10.4%
35-44
13.2%
45-54
14.4%
55-64
11.4%
65-74
9.5%
75-84
7.2%
85+
4.4%

Housing tenure

Owned
38.0%
Mortgage
34.7%
Rented
23.9%
Other
2.0%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3130
Population (2021)10,939
Males5,334 (48.8%)
Females5,605 (51.2%)
Median age42 years
Average household size2.6
Median weekly household income$1,861
Median weekly family income$2,371
Median weekly rent$410
Median monthly mortgage$2,251
Labour force5,450
Unemployment rate4.8%
Participation rate62.3%
Born overseas36.9%
Separate houses69.9%
Worked at home34.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher64.3%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent74.1%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.3%
Residents needing assistance with core activities7.5%
Households with 2+ vehicles56.0%
Distance from Melbourne CBD16.4 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 42 years. Residents under 15: 17.4%. Residents aged 65 and over: 21.1%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-45234.8%
5-141,37912.6%
15-196816.2%
20-246365.8%
25-341,14210.4%
35-441,44613.2%
45-541,57614.4%
55-641,24411.4%
65-741,0439.5%
75-847897.2%
85 and over4804.4%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households4,024
Average household size2.6
One person1,05026.1%
Two persons1,13328.2%
Three persons68417.0%
Four persons78619.5%
Five persons2837.0%
Six or more persons932.3%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families2,933
Couples with children1635.6%
Couples without children95932.7%
One-parent families40713.9%
Other families491.7%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.55
Women with no children31.0%
Women with three or more children20.9%

Of the 1,523 couple families with children in Blackburn South, 5.3% are step or blended families.

Marital status

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

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)51.8%
Married (de facto)6.0%
Not married42.1%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings4,364
Occupied4,02492.2%
Unoccupied3407.8%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house3,05169.9%
Semi-detached or townhouse66415.2%
Flat or apartment3067.0%
Other dwelling70.2%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,52938.0%
Owned with a mortgage1,39834.7%
Rented96223.9%
Other tenure812.0%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week33.2%
$350 to $549 per week50.5%
$550 or more per week16.3%

20.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00014.5%
$1,000 to $1,79920.7%
$1,800 to $2,99930.0%
$3,000 or more34.8%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom6.7%
Two bedrooms12.4%
Three bedrooms46.1%
Four or more bedrooms34.8%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force5,450
Employed5,19795.4%
Unemployed2594.8%
Not in the labour force3,297
Unemployment rate4.8%
Participation rate62.3%

38.6% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65019.6%
$650 to $1,49922.8%
$1,500 to $2,99928.8%
$3,000 or more28.8%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50037.6%
$500 to $99921.5%
$1,000 to $1,99925.7%
$2,000 or more15.1%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,21742.7%
Car passenger1512.9%
Train591.1%
Bus370.7%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle140.3%
Walked only781.5%
Worked at home1,79834.6%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity4,56341.7%
No religion4,66642.7%
Islam1261.2%
Hinduism3253.0%
Buddhism5565.1%
Judaism260.2%
Other or not stated6776.2%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1054876
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10719
IER (economic resources)10245
IEO (education and occupation)109210

Where residents were born

62.0% of residents were born in Australia and 38.0% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Blackburn South are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,15910.9%
India3443.2%
Malaysia3203.0%
England2182.1%
Vietnam2152.0%
Sri Lanka1401.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202114.7%
2011 to 201515.9%
2001 to 201023.5%
Before 200145.9%

Languages spoken at home

62.5% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Blackburn South are listed below. Across all households, 7.0% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin1,54714.6%
Chinese: Cantonese5164.9%
Greek3082.9%
Vietnamese1491.4%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi1251.2%
Italian1191.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Blackburn South most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English2,74519.3%
Australian2,57518.1%
Chinese2,55017.9%
Irish9576.7%
Scottish8155.7%
Greek5573.9%

Work and industry

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

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance74314.9%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services59311.9%
Education and Training58011.6%
Retail Trade53210.7%
Construction3927.9%
Financial and Insurance Services3046.1%

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

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,68833.1%
Managers81716.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers73114.3%
Technicians and Trades Workers52410.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers4458.7%
Sales Workers4338.5%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Blackburn South, 22.2% are at university or higher education, 6.9% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 67.3% are at school.

74.1% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,51227.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies76614.1%
Society and Culture68012.6%
Health59110.9%
Education54010.0%
Information Technology3506.5%

Long-term health conditions

54.4% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Blackburn South are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Arthritis9237.4%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)9017.3%
Asthma8667.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)5574.5%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)5074.1%
Cancer (including remission)3843.1%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1471.2%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1371.1%
Kidney disease1311.1%
Stroke1150.9%

19.9% of residents report one condition, 6.7% report two, and 3.4% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group15.6%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.1%
Provides unpaid child care56.1%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work21.3%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.7%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago90.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.8%
Moved interstate in the last year0.2%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.5%
Same address 5 years ago68.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years21.4%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years5.7%

Photo: Blackburn South, Victoria. Credit: Mattinbgn / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 460 offences in Blackburn South in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person43
B Property and deception offences332
C Drug offences18
D Public order and security offences31
E Justice procedures offences36
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 42.1 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
255
2023
351
2024
537
2025
621
2026
460

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 10939
Median Age 42
Average Household Size 2.6
Median Weekly Household Income $1861
Median Weekly Rent $410
Median Monthly Mortgage $2251
Unemployment Rate 4.8%
Participation Rate 62.3%
Born Overseas 36.9%
Separate House 69.9%
Worked at Home 34.6%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 76
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9
Median Weekly Family Income $2371
Postcode 3130

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