BLACKMANS BAY TAS 7052

    Bushfire Risk:High(97/100)
    Erosion Risk:Low(11/100)
    CoastalFamilyQuiet

    Population

    7,688

    7.6% since 2016

    Median Age

    42

    no change since 2016

    Median Household Income

    $93,912/yr

    25.2% since 2016

    Median Weekly Rent

    $400/wk

    25.0% since 2016

    Median Monthly Mortgage

    $1,655/mo

    9.1% since 2016

    Avg Household Size

    2.5

    3.8% since 2016

    Median Personal Income

    $46,124/yr

    25.3% since 2016

    Unemployment Rate

    4.4%

    Unoccupied Dwellings

    5.6%

    Dwelling Types

    Houses2,702 (92.6%)
    Townhouses120 (4.1%)
    Flats / Apartments95 (3.3%)

    Property Ownership

    Owned Outright1,220 (42.5%)
    Mortgage1,022 (35.6%)
    Renting628 (21.9%)

    Demographics

    Born in Australia
    76.6%
    English Spoken at Home
    86.7%
    Employment Rate
    60.8%
    3.8% since 2016
    Completed Year 12
    49.6%

    Occupations

    Professionals1,120 (29.2%)
    Managers561 (14.6%)
    Clerical & Administrative543 (14.2%)
    Community & Personal Service470 (12.3%)
    Technicians & Trades462 (12.1%)
    Sales283 (7.4%)
    Labourers241 (6.3%)
    Machinery Operators & Drivers99 (2.6%)

    Religion

    No Religion3,825 (49.8%)
    Christianity3,249 (42.3%)
    Buddhism75 (1.0%)
    Hinduism73 (0.9%)
    Islam55 (0.7%)
    Other Religions46 (0.6%)
    Sikhism12 (0.2%)
    Judaism12 (0.2%)

    Age Distribution

    35-441,055 (13.7%)
    45-541,012 (13.2%)
    5-141,001 (13.0%)
    55-64988 (12.9%)
    65-74964 (12.5%)
    25-34847 (11.0%)
    75-84489 (6.4%)
    15-19435 (5.7%)
    20-24376 (4.9%)
    0-4373 (4.9%)
    85+141 (1.8%)

    Family & Household Composition

    Couple Families938 (46.6%)
    Lone Person645 (32.0%)
    One Parent Families326 (16.2%)
    Group Household80 (4.0%)
    Other Families26 (1.3%)

    Commute to Work

    Car (driver)2,394 (73.5%)
    Worked from Home405 (12.4%)
    Car (passenger)210 (6.4%)
    Bus186 (5.7%)
    Walked Only45 (1.4%)
    Bicycle14 (0.4%)
    Train3 (0.1%)

    Education

    Bachelor Degree1,342 (17.5%)
    Certificate III & IV974 (12.7%)
    Advanced Diploma / Diploma633 (8.2%)
    Postgraduate Degree599 (7.8%)
    Graduate Diploma / Certificate260 (3.4%)

    Cars per Dwelling

    2 cars1,200 (41.5%)
    1 car971 (33.6%)
    3 cars424 (14.7%)
    4+ cars234 (8.1%)
    0 cars65 (2.2%)

    Coastal Erosion

    7
    monitoring points
    within 5 km
    4
    actively eroding
    > 0.1 m/yr retreat
    -0.17
    worst rate (m/yr)
    Moderate
    910 m
    nearest coastline
    monitoring point

    Shoreline Change Summary

    1988–2024
    Stable or accreting6 (86%)
    Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr)1 (14%)
    Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr)0 (0%)

    Average rate: 0.02 m/yr across 7 points. The coastline near this suburb is generally stable.

    Nearest Eroding Coastline

    Distance
    1.0 km
    Rate
    -0.05 m/yr
    Net Movement
    -13.5 m
    Certainty
    good

    Data Quality

    High certainty: 2 of 7 points (29%)

    Based on DEA Coastlines satellite observations (1988–2024). Points marked "likely rocky coastline" may have lower measurement accuracy.

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