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Tamworth Regional CouncilCommunity profile

South Tamworth

Household type

In South Tamworth, 15.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.7% in Tamworth Regional Council.

South 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, South 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
South Tamworth - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Tamworth Regional Council %Number%Tamworth Regional Council %1991 to 2021
Couples with children46115.424.792234.140.4-462
Couples without children59920.026.069725.823.6-99
One parent families46315.512.132412.010.0+139
Other families471.61.1451.71.3+1
Group household1264.22.8913.43.2+35
Lone person1,04334.926.558121.518.7+461
Other not classifiable household2277.65.4331.21.5+193
Visitor only households250.81.4120.41.3+13
Total households2,991100.0100.02,708100.0100.0+282
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in South Tamworth in 2021 compared to Tamworth Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.5% were one-parent families, compared with 24.7% and 12.1% respectively for Tamworth Regional Council.

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 34.9% compared to 26.5% in Tamworth Regional Council while the proportion of couples without children was 20.0% compared to 26.0% in Tamworth Regional Council.

Emerging groups

The number of households in South Tamworth increased by 283 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in South Tamworth between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (-462 households)
  • Lone person (+461 households)
  • One parent families (+139 households)
  • Couples without children (-99 households)

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