Suburbs Blackburn South

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Blackburn South VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Blackburn South, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Blackburn South VIC is 10,939 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Blackburn South is $753 per week ($39,156 per year). Median rent in Blackburn South is $410 per week ($1,777 per month). Blackburn South has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Blackburn South has a population density of 3041.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Blackburn South is China. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Blackburn South is $2,251.

There were 656 recorded offences in Blackburn South in 2025-25, a rate of 60 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (336 offences).

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📍 Blackburn South, Victoria — 37.8392°S, 145.1466°E

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Blackburn South Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Blackburn South Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$753/wk
$39,156 per year
#4460 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$410/wk
$1,777 per month
#1715 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,251/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Blackburn South Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (5,334) Female 51.2% (5,605)

Population Density

3041.5
people per km²
10,939 people · 3.6 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,371
Family income/wk

Blackburn South Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Blackburn South Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.2% 1,529 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.8% 1,398 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Blackburn South Country of Birth

Australia
76.1%
China
12.1%
India
4.0%
England
2.7%
Hong Kong
1.5%
Greece
1.3%
Iran
0.9%
Indonesia
0.5%
Cambodia
0.5%
Germany
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Blackburn South Religion

No Religion
49.2%
Catholic
20.0%
Anglican
7.2%
Buddhism
5.9%
Not stated
5.4%
Eastern Orthodox
5.4%
Christian (other)
3.6%
Hinduism
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Blackburn South Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
78.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
8.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Blackburn South Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
52.8%
Cantonese
16.0%
Greek
9.0%
Other
6.3%
Vietnamese
4.5%
Hindi
4.2%
Persian ED
3.7%
Italian
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Blackburn South Employment

💼
Employed full-time
35.5% 3,002 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.5% 1,899 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.0% 253 people
🏠
Not in labour force
39.0% 3,295 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Blackburn South Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.9%
Postgraduate Degree
17.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.2%
Certificate III/IV
16.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.1%
Certificate I/II
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Blackburn South Occupation

Professionals
40.2%
Managers
17.9%
Clerical & Administrative
13.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.0%
Community & Personal Service
7.8%
Sales Workers
5.4%
Labourers
2.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Blackburn South Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.8%
Engineering
13.5%
Society & Culture
11.9%
Health
11.1%
Education
8.5%
Information Technology
7.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.4%
Architecture & Building
4.3%
Creative Arts
4.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
2.6%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Blackburn South Dwelling Types

Separate house
82.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
12.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Blackburn South Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.7%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
7.1%
$500-$649/wk
5.3%
$650-$799/wk
5.7%
$800-$999/wk
5.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.1%
$4,000+/wk
16.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Blackburn South Marital Status

💍
Married
52.2% 4,726
↔️
Separated
2.5% 226
📋
Divorced
7.3% 657
🕊️
Widowed
6.6% 601
👤
Never married
31.3% 2,835

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Blackburn South Ancestry

English
20.8%
Australian
19.5%
Chinese
19.3%
Other
9.8%
Irish
7.3%
Scottish
6.2%
Greek
4.2%
Italian
4.2%
Indian
3.7%
German
2.4%
Vietnamese
1.4%
Dutch
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Blackburn South School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.9%
Secondary — Government
20.6%
Pre-school
10.5%
Vocational Education
9.7%
Secondary — Catholic
9.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.0%
Primary — Catholic
6.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Blackburn South Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.7% 1,628
✅
No need for assistance
92.3% 19,519

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Blackburn South Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
16.2% 1,413
—
Not a volunteer
83.8% 7,315

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Blackburn South Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.7%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
3.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
11.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
23.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Blackburn South How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
68.3%
Did not go to work
19.6%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Walked only
2.4%
Train
1.8%
Bus
1.1%
Other
0.7%
Truck
0.4%
Bicycle
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Blackburn South Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.0%
1 vehicle
35.0%
2 vehicles
40.2%
3 vehicles
10.3%
4+ vehicles
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Blackburn South Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.8%
2 bedrooms
12.6%
3 bedrooms
47.1%
4 bedrooms
28.3%
5 bedrooms
6.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Blackburn South Population Mobility

9.9%
moved in the last year
32.2%
moved in the last 5 years
4.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
60.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Blackburn South Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
76
Indigenous residents
21,280
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Blackburn South Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
901
Asthma
394
Arthritis
293
Diabetes
287
Heart disease
276
Cancer
168
Lung condition
148
Kidney disease
133
Stroke
117
Dementia
49

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Blackburn South Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.9%
$1-$149/wk
5.2%
$150-$299/wk
6.9%
$300-$399/wk
3.9%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.8%
$3,500+/wk
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Blackburn South Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
44.1%
Couple — no children under 15
22.5%
Couple — no children
22.1%
One parent — no children under 15
6.9%
One parent — children under 15
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Blackburn South Military Service

🏅
Previously served
1.7% 144
👤
Never served
98.3% 8,583

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Blackburn South Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.6% 1,272
—
Did not provide
85.4% 7,440

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Blackburn South Children Ever Born

No children
32.6%
1 child
15.7%
2 children
33.0%
3 children
13.8%
4 children
3.8%
5+ children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Blackburn South When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
35
1951–1960
159
1961–1970
278
1971–1980
352
1981–1990
545
1991–2000
490
2001–2010
911
2011–2015
599
2016
115
2017
142
2018
110
2019
137
2020
57
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Blackburn South Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.3%
5–14 hours
28.7%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
8.5%
Did not do domestic work
27.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Blackburn South Household Size

1 person
26.1%
2 persons
28.1%
3 persons
17.0%
4 persons
19.5%
5 persons
7.0%
6+ persons
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Blackburn South Where Residents Moved From

Same address
9,481
Moved from VIC
816
Moved — same area (SA2)
131
Moved from overseas
55
Moved from NSW
12
Moved from QLD
8

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Blackburn South Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.2%
Step family — no other children
3.8%
Blended family — no other children
1.5%
Other couple — children only
0.3%
Intact family — other children present
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Blackburn South Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 656 total

Theft
336
Assault
93
Public Order
77
Break & Enter
63
Justice Procedures
31
Property Damage
24
Fraud
12
Drug Offences
9
Weapons
7
Robbery
4

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Blackburn South Schools

34
schools nearby
20
government
1112
avg ICSEA score
16,699
total students
Blackburn Lake Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 542 students
1170
ICSEA
Kingswood College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 575 students
1162
ICSEA
Mount Scopus Memorial College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,170 students
1159
ICSEA
Laburnum Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 619 students
1159
ICSEA
Glendal Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 886 students
1157
ICSEA
Highvale Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 368 students
1148
ICSEA
Burwood East Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 520 students
1147
ICSEA
Mount Waverley North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 541 students
1142
ICSEA
Blackburn Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 440 students
1141
ICSEA
St Thomas the Apostle School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 185 students
1130
ICSEA
Orchard Grove Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 592 students
1130
ICSEA
Mount Waverley Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,862 students
1127
ICSEA
Box Hill High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,547 students
1123
ICSEA
Roberts McCubbin Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 303 students
1120
ICSEA
Our Lady of Sion College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 930 students
1111
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 34 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Blackburn South Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,861/wk
Median Rent $410/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.0%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Blackburn South

≈ $8,064/month
Median rent $410/wk
Left after rent $1,451/wk
Rent share 22.0%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $659/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $190/wk
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Income: $780/wk Rent: $231/wk Save: $179/wk
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Income: $669/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $160/wk
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Income: $701/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $130/wk
Kennington
Income: $744/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $120/wk
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Income: $859/wk Rent: $346/wk Save: $64/wk
Tecoma
Income: $876/wk Rent: $348/wk Save: $62/wk
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Income: $674/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $60/wk

Blackburn South vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Maddingley
Pop: 5,491 Income: $895/wk Rent: $366/wk
Eaglehawk
Pop: 5,538 Income: $629/wk Rent: $265/wk
Mansfield (Vic.)
Pop: 5,541 Income: $758/wk Rent: $331/wk
Warrandyte
Pop: 5,541 Income: $931/wk Rent: $492/wk
Kalkallo
Pop: 5,548 Income: $920/wk Rent: $400/wk
Bell Park
Pop: 5,602 Income: $638/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Blackburn South

What is the population of Blackburn South VIC?

The population of Blackburn South VIC is 10,939 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3041.5 people per km².Blackburn South is ranked #537 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Blackburn South?

The median personal income in Blackburn South VIC is $753 per week, or $39,156 per year.The median household income is $1,861 per week.Family income is $2,371 per week.Blackburn South is ranked #4,460 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Blackburn South?

Median rent in Blackburn South VIC is $410 per week ($1,777 per month).Rent represents 22.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Blackburn South ranks #1,715 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Blackburn South?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Blackburn South VIC is $2,251. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Blackburn South?

The median age in Blackburn South VIC is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Blackburn South a good suburb to live in?

Blackburn South is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 10,939.The median income is $753/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.0% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20254. All dollar figures in AUD.