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Tamworth Urban Area

Household type

In Tamworth Urban Area, 25.0% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 51.2% in Hills Plain.

Tamworth Urban Area'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, Tamworth Urban Area'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
Tamworth Urban Area - Total households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Households by typeNumber%Hills Plain %Number%Hills Plain %2011 to 2021
Couples with children4,87625.051.24,39526.644.9+481
Couples without children4,88425.025.84,38626.531.1+498
One parent families2,47612.79.02,18013.28.7+296
Other families2091.10.31641.0--+45
Group household5933.00.74712.82.2+122
Lone person5,17126.511.04,25025.711.6+921
Other not classifiable household1,0365.31.54903.00.4+546
Visitor only households2581.30.51941.21.1+64
Total households19,503100.0100.016,530100.0100.0+2,973
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Tamworth Urban Area in 2021 compared to Hills Plain shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.0% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.7% 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 26.5% compared to 11.0% in Hills Plain while the proportion of couples without children was 25.0% compared to 25.8% in Hills Plain.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Tamworth Urban Area increased by 2,973 between 2011 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Tamworth Urban Area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+921 households)
  • Couples without children (+498 households)
  • Couples with children (+481 households)
  • One parent families (+296 households)

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