Blackstone Heights, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Blackstone Heights is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Blackstone Heights at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,245
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,324
- SEIFA score
- 1021
- Coordinates
- -41.4629, 147.0832
Blackstone Heights demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Blackstone Heights using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 8% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 234 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 136 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 276 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 439 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 165 | 13% |
Share of the 1,250 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 187 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 219 | 50% |
| Rented | 33 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 435 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 8 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 443 occupied private dwellings in Blackstone Heights.
- Median weekly rent
- $370
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,581
- Median weekly personal income
- $910
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 136 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 43 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 31 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 468 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 74.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 439
- Employed part-time
- 251
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Blackstone Heights
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Blackstone Heights is January (average daytime high around 24°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.9°C). The area receives roughly 778 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°C | 12.2°C | 54 mm |
| Feb | 22.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| Mar | 20.6°C | 10.3°C | 61 mm |
| Apr | 17.1°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm |
| May | 13.6°C | 5.2°C | 72 mm |
| Jun | 11.4°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm |
| Jul | 10.9°C | 3°C | 89 mm |
| Aug | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14.1°C | 4.3°C | 59 mm |
| Oct | 16.4°C | 6°C | 82 mm |
| Nov | 19°C | 8.3°C | 50 mm |
| Dec | 21.6°C | 10.1°C | 65 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Blackstone Heights
Where is Blackstone Heights?
Blackstone Heights is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Blackstone Heights?
At the 2021 Census, Blackstone Heights had a population of about 1,245.
Is Blackstone Heights an advantaged area?
Blackstone Heights has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Blackstone Heights?
Blackstone Heights has average daytime highs of about 16.9°C and overnight lows of about 7.1°C, with roughly 778 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Blackstone Heights have high household incomes?
Blackstone Heights has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 3rd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,324 per week).
Where Blackstone Heights ranks
Blackstone Heights appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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