TAS · Kingborough Council
Blackmans Bay, TAS, 7052
Current weather
12.8°COvercast
86% humidity · 7.6 km/h wind · 14° / 9.1° today · 1.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Blackmans Bay is a smaller suburban community in the Kingborough area, home to around 7,688 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $495, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 7,688
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,806
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 163 of 3,074
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,655
- Employment rate
- 60.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 159 / 120 / 85
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $495
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 34
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,058.5
- Blackmans Bay Primary SchoolPrimary
- Illawarra Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
48 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.1 Garnett St
- No.180 Roslyn Ave
- No.30 Woodlands Dr
- No.37 Garnett St
- No.46 Illawarra Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
74 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Banjo's Bakery CafeBakery
- Bbq
- Bench (8)
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Bus Station
- Algona Rd opp ShopsBus stop
Algona Road, Blackmans Bay
- Algona Rd outside ShopsBus stop
Algona Road, Blackmans Bay
- Burwood Dr before Brightwater RdBus stop
1 Burwood Drive, Blackmans Bay
- Burwood Dr past Brightwater RdBus stop
Opp 1 Burwood Drive, Blackmans Bay
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Burwood ParkPark
- Melaleuka ReserveNature reserve
- Mirramar Park ReservePark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Slevin ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Terry white chemistpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Ocean View Child Care CentreRoslyn Avenuechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 96.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ocean View Child Care CentrechildcareRoslyn Avenuechildcare
- Terry white chemisthealthpharmacy
- Burwood Parkgovernmentpark
- Melaleuka Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Mirramar Park Reservegovernmentpark
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Slevin Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- No.1 Garnett Sttransport
- No.180 Roslyn Avetransport
- No.30 Woodlands Drtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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