NSW · Liverpool Plains Council
Blackville, NSW, 2343
Suburb snapshot
Blackville is a small locality in the Liverpool Plains area, home to around 128 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 339 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 2648.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $420, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 128
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,416
- Dwelling vacancy
- 43.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 57
- Median monthly mortgage
- $369
- Employment rate
- 45.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 0 / 0
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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $440
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 33
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 339
- Against the person
- 115
- Against property
- 133
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,648.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 49.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +14.5%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions28
- Domestic Violence Related Assault35
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment35
- Malicious Damage To Property43
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault26
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 914
- Blackville Public 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
18 public transport stops in this suburb
- Blackville Public School, ONeilie St
- Blackville RFB, Rowland St
- Bundella Rd At Bartons Lane
- Bundella Rd At Merrilong Rd
- Bundella Rd At Merrilong Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
4 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Rural worker's dwelling104 WEST WARRAH ROAD BLACKVILLE 2343Determined
2024· 2 proposals
June 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Market15 O'NEILE STREET BLACKVILLE 2343Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4156 BUNDELLA ROAD BLACKVILLE 2343Determined
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Other601 Staplegrove Road, Blackville, NSW, 2343Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2024… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- Blackville Public School, ONeilie Sttransport
- Blackville RFB, Rowland Sttransport
- Bundella Rd At Bartons Lanetransport
- Bundella Rd At Merrilong Rdtransport
- Bundella Rd At Merrilong Rdtransport
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning4156 BUNDELLA ROAD BLACKVILLE 2343Lodged 21 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Rural worker's dwellingplanning104 WEST WARRAH ROAD BLACKVILLE 2343Lodged 19 Jun 2025 · Determined
- Otherplanning601 Staplegrove Road, Blackville, NSW, 2343Lodged 27 Sep 2021 · Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Marketplanning15 O'NEILE STREET BLACKVILLE 2343Lodged 26 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Blackville Public SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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