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Port Macquarie Surrounds vs Taree Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 46 km apart · Port Macquarie Surrounds profile · Taree Surrounds profile
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Taree Surrounds and Port Macquarie Surrounds are two regional New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Taree Surrounds has far better access to basic needs on foot, with 26% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 23.4% near health services, compared to just 7% and 0% in Port Macquarie Surrounds. This is consistent with Taree Surrounds having far more public transport stops (83 versus 6) and a higher share of homes within a short walk of a stop (32% versus 4.2%). However, Port Macquarie Surrounds has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (55.8% versus 44.5%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (13.2% versus 8%).
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in typical age has grown to six years, with Taree Surrounds now noticeably older, and the gap in the share of children under 15 has also increased. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, such as their share of people born overseas (around 9%) and the percentage of people who speak a language other than English at home (about 2%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,036
- First area, 2016: 5,297
- First area, 2021: 5,301
- Second area, 2011: 11,516
- Second area, 2016: 12,438
- Second area, 2021: 13,044
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 0.7% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Taree Surrounds: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.4% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Taree Surrounds: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Taree Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.5% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Taree Surrounds: 5.1% males, 4.4% females
- 65–69 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 5.2% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Taree Surrounds: 5.9% males, 5.2% females
- 60–64 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.5% males, 5.3% females; 60–64 in Taree Surrounds: 5.3% males, 5.4% females
- 55–59 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.3% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Taree Surrounds: 4.1% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Taree Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Taree Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Taree Surrounds: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in Taree Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Taree Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Taree Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Taree Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Taree Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Taree Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Taree Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Taree Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $429
- First area, 2016: $534
- First area, 2021: $632
- Second area, 2011: $376
- Second area, 2016: $455
- Second area, 2021: $524
- First area, 2011: $905
- First area, 2016: $1,177
- First area, 2021: $1,334
- Second area, 2011: $761
- Second area, 2016: $887
- Second area, 2021: $1,069
- First area, 2011: $1,033
- First area, 2016: $1,372
- First area, 2021: $1,534
- Second area, 2011: $885
- Second area, 2016: $1,078
- Second area, 2021: $1,291
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $190
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $248
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,668
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Macquarie Surrounds vs Taree Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds/vs/108051170/taree-surrounds