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Taree and surrounds

Household type

In Taree and surrounds, 19.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.8% in New South Wales.

Taree and surrounds's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Taree and surrounds's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Taree and surrounds - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2016 to 2021
Couples with children2,20819.030.82,19620.431.5+12
Couples without children3,13827.025.03,01228.024.2+126
One parent families1,54813.310.61,41213.110.7+136
Other families1241.11.11091.01.2+15
Group household3352.93.73152.93.9+20
Lone person3,53930.523.73,16129.422.4+378
Other not classifiable household5624.84.04524.24.8+110
Visitor only households1671.41.21041.01.3+63
Total households11,621100.0100.010,761100.0100.0+860
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Taree and surrounds in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.3% were one-parent families, compared with 30.8% and 10.6% respectively for New South Wales.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 30.5% compared to 23.7% in New South Wales while the proportion of couples without children was 27.0% compared to 25.0% in New South Wales.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Taree and surrounds increased by 860 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Taree and surrounds between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+378 households)
  • One parent families (+136 households)
  • Couples without children (+126 households)

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