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Tamworth Regional CouncilCommunity profile

North Tamworth

Household type

In North Tamworth, 17.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 51.2% in Hills Plain.

North Tamworth'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, North Tamworth'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
North Tamworth - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Hills Plain %Number%Hills Plain %2006 to 2021
Couples with children38717.851.226717.644.8+120
Couples without children42519.625.836123.832.3+63
One parent families1808.39.016010.66.7+19
Other families241.10.3221.51.7+1
Group household994.60.7463.00.5+53
Lone person86839.911.061140.212.0+257
Other not classifiable household1557.11.5302.02.0+125
Visitor only households351.60.5211.4--+14
Total households2,173100.0100.01,521100.0100.0+652
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in North Tamworth in 2021 compared to Hills Plain shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 17.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.3% were one-parent families, compared with 51.2% and 9.0% respectively for Hills Plain.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 39.9% compared to 11.0% in Hills Plain while the proportion of couples without children was 19.6% compared to 25.8% in Hills Plain.

Emerging groups

The number of households in North Tamworth increased by 652 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in North Tamworth between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+257 households)
  • Couples with children (+120 households)
  • Couples without children (+63 households)
  • Group household (+53 households)

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