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Gloucester vs Taree

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 64 km apart · Gloucester profile · Taree profile

Gloucester Taree

Taree and Gloucester are two distinct New South Wales areas with different layouts and age profiles. Taree is more walkable, with 69.7% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 33.4% in Gloucester. Taree also has a higher share of renters (33.4% versus 21.2%) and a larger First Nations population (12.0% versus 7.3%). In contrast, Gloucester has a much older population, with a typical resident aged 55 compared to 46 in Taree, and more people owning their homes outright (53.2% versus 38.2%).

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,000 to $1,100. While they share this financial baseline, the gap in their age profiles has widened since 2011, with Gloucester becoming far older. This trend is also seen in home ownership, where the gap in people owning their homes outright has grown to 15 percentage points. Taree continues to provide more access to public transport, with far more homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop than in Gloucester.

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Where they differ most

Population: 15,813 larger in Taree Owned outright: 15.0 pts higher in Gloucester Median age: 9 yrs older in Gloucester Recent arrivals: 9.0 pts higher in Taree Volunteering: 7.9 pts higher in Gloucester

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gloucesterin Taree +15,813 larger in Taree gap steady
5,310 24th pct 21,123 90th pct
Median age in Gloucesterin Taree +9 yrs older in Gloucester gap widening
55 yrs 97th pct 46 yrs 81st pct
First Nations in Gloucesterin Taree +4.7 pts higher in Taree gap widening
7.3% 86th pct 12.0% 90th pct
Aged 65+ in Gloucesterin Taree +6.0 pts higher in Gloucester gap widening
33.1% 99th pct 27.1% 90th pct
Under 15 in Gloucesterin Taree +3.8 pts higher in Taree gap steady
13.9% 14th pct 17.7% 48th pct
De facto in Gloucesterin Taree +0.2 pts higher in Taree gap steady
10.9% 35th pct 11.1% 38th pct

Age structure

33.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.0 pts 27.1%
29.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 24.1%
15.7% Young adults (25–44) +4.7 pts ▸ 20.4%
13.9% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 17.7%
7.9% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

49.2% Married ◂ +10.3 pts 38.9%
26.1% Never married +9.4 pts ▸ 35.6%
11.5% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 12.0%
9.2% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 9.1%
4.0% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Gloucester Taree

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Gloucesterin Taree +0.3 pts higher in Taree gap steady
8.1% 9th pct 8.4% 10th pct

Country of birth

84.4% Australia ◂ +1.4 pts 82.9%
3.5% England ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%
0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.4% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% South Africa even 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.7% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 42.3%
44.4% English ◂ +3.4 pts 41.0%
12.7% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 9.4%
9.9% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 9.3%
3.7% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%
1.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Greek even 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Gloucesterin Taree +2.5 pts higher in Taree gap widening
1.8% 1st pct 4.3% 18th pct
Limited English in Gloucesterin Taree +0.2 pts higher in Taree gap steady
0.2% 11th pct 0.4% 20th pct

Language used at home

91.8% English only ◂ +4.3 pts 87.6%
0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Gloucesterin Taree +3.4 pts higher in Taree gap widening
33.5% 25th pct 36.9% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

57.2% Christianity ◂ +5.4 pts 51.9%
33.5% No religion +3.4 pts ▸ 36.9%
7.8% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Other religions even 0.4%
0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Gloucesterin Taree +1.0 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
33.1% 6th pct 32.1% 4th pct
Bachelor+ in Gloucesterin Taree +2.6 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
12.2% 20th pct 9.6% 10th pct
Schools in Gloucesterin Taree +8 more in Taree
5 64th pct 13 92nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Gloucesterin Taree +3.31 more in Gloucester
6.78 91st pct 3.47 74th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Gloucesterin Taree +10 more in Taree
6 12th pct 16 43rd pct
Students in Gloucesterin Taree +4,252 more in Taree
686 26th pct 4,938 89th pct
Avg size in Gloucesterin Taree +243 larger in Taree
137 14th pct 380 44th pct
ICSEA in Gloucesterin Taree +19 higher in Gloucester
956 22nd pct 937 14th pct

Highest year of school

35.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 33.0%
33.1% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 32.1%
17.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 17.2%
6.1% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

38.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 37.3%
14.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 12.7%
14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 13.0%
3.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%
2.5% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

18.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.7 pts 12.4%
13.9% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 14.1%
11.9% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.9% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
8.9% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 7.7%
5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 2.5%
1.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%
1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
0.8% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Gloucesterin Taree +$5 higher in Gloucester gap narrowing
$564 9th pct $559 9th pct
Household income in Gloucesterin Taree +$48 higher in Gloucester gap narrowing
$1,069 7th pct $1,021 4th pct
Family income in Gloucesterin Taree +$35 higher in Gloucester gap narrowing
$1,362 8th pct $1,327 7th pct
High earners in Gloucesterin Taree +1.4 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
5.0% 14th pct 3.5% 6th pct
High-income homes in Gloucesterin Taree +0.9 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
8.3% 7th pct 7.4% 4th pct

Household income distribution

36.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 36.0%
25.5% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 26.3%
22.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 22.3%
4.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

52.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 51.1%
29.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 29.3%
8.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%
1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Gloucesterin Taree +2.9 pts higher in Taree
36.5% 91st pct 39.4% 99th pct
Mental health in Gloucesterin Taree +3.6 pts higher in Taree
10.0% 66th pct 13.6% 95th pct
Needs assistance in Gloucesterin Taree +2.5 pts higher in Taree gap steady
8.1% 86th pct 10.6% 100th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.5% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 14.3%
10.0% Mental health +3.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.0% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 11.9%
8.4% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.0% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
7.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%
4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%
3.4% Lung condition even 3.3%
1.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%
0.9% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.9% None ◂ +5.2 pts 49.8%
22.7% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 23.6%
8.6% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.2% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Gloucesterin Taree +7.9 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
20.6% 85th pct 12.7% 35th pct
Unpaid carers in Gloucesterin Taree +0.1 pts higher in Taree gap steady
14.4% 87th pct 14.6% 89th pct
Unpaid child care in Gloucesterin Taree +2.7 pts higher in Taree gap steady
18.9% 12th pct 21.7% 21st pct
Defence service in Gloucesterin Taree +0.4 pts higher in Gloucester
4.0% 77th pct 3.6% 72nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Gloucesterin Taree +4.9 pts higher in Gloucester gap widening
27.4% 93rd pct 22.5% 63rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Gloucesterin Taree +2,144 larger in Taree
386 73rd pct 2,530 90th pct
Median age in Gloucesterin Taree +8 yrs older in Gloucester
29 yrs 81st pct 21 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Gloucesterin Taree +1.2 pts higher in Gloucester
27.9% 13th pct 26.7% 11th pct
Unemployment in Gloucesterin Taree +9.0 pts higher in Taree
9.5% 46th pct 18.5% 87th pct
Median income in Gloucesterin Taree +$100 higher in Gloucester
$564 35th pct $464 13th pct
Household income in Gloucesterin Taree +$233 higher in Gloucester
$1,307 23rd pct $1,074 9th pct
Indigenous language in Gloucesterin Taree +0.6 pts higher in Taree
2.8% 27th pct 3.4% 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gloucesterin Taree +0.1 larger in Taree gap widening
2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Gloucesterin Taree +9.1 pts higher in Taree gap steady
15.1% 66th pct 24.2% 95th pct
Living alone in Gloucesterin Taree +2.9 pts higher in Taree gap widening
30.5% 74th pct 33.4% 86th pct

Family composition

41.5% Couples with children +1.9 pts ▸ 43.4%
42.4% Couples without children ◂ +11.5 pts 30.9%
15.1% One-parent families +9.1 pts ▸ 24.2%
1.0% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

43.1% 2 people ◂ +7.5 pts 35.6%
30.5% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 33.4%
11.1% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 12.9%
8.7% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 10.1%
4.6% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.8% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gloucesterin Taree +$15 higher in Taree gap narrowing
$275 21st pct $290 24th pct
Mortgage in Gloucesterin Taree even gap narrowing
$1,300 14th pct $1,300 14th pct
People / bedroom in Gloucesterin Taree even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Gloucesterin Taree +12.2 pts higher in Taree gap widening
21.2% 32nd pct 33.4% 67th pct
Owned outright in Gloucesterin Taree +15.0 pts higher in Gloucester gap widening
53.2% 100th pct 38.2% 69th pct
Separate houses in Gloucesterin Taree +12.2 pts higher in Gloucester gap widening
93.4% 76th pct 81.2% 42nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Gloucesterin Taree +5.0 pts higher in Gloucester gap steady
77.7% 45th pct 72.6% 32nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.2% Owned outright ◂ +15.0 pts 38.2%
21.2% Rented +12.2 pts ▸ 33.4%
21.2% Owned with a mortgage +3.0 pts ▸ 24.3%
2.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

93.4% Separate house ◂ +12.2 pts 81.2%
3.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.2 pts ▸ 9.9%
1.6% Flat or apartment +6.4 pts ▸ 8.0%
0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

45.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 44.7%
26.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 22.9%
15.5% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 19.6%
5.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%
4.1% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $200–$349 +0.3 pts ▸ 52.4%
21.6% $350–$549 +5.3 pts ▸ 26.9%
21.6% Under $200 ◂ +6.2 pts 15.4%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.6 pts ▸ 47.2%
27.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.0 pts 24.8%
19.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 17.9%
6.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Gloucesterin Taree +5.4 pts higher in Taree gap steady
3.7% 39th pct 9.1% 78th pct
Work from home in Gloucesterin Taree +10.5 pts higher in Gloucester gap widening
16.3% 56th pct 5.8% 12th pct
PT commute in Gloucesterin Taree even gap steady
0.4% 13th pct 0.4% 16th pct
PT stops in Gloucesterin Taree +91 more in Taree
16 25th pct 107 87th pct
Stops/1k in Gloucesterin Taree +2.05 more in Taree
3.01 31st pct 5.07 61st pct
Departures/1k in Gloucesterin Taree +81.1 more in Taree
26.7 15th pct 107.8 20th pct
PT routes in Gloucesterin Taree +31 more in Taree
15 78th pct 46 87th pct
Stop walk in Gloucesterin Taree
— 14 75th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) +10.2 pts ▸ 69.8%
16.3% Worked at home ◂ +10.5 pts 5.8%
3.5% Car (passenger) +2.8 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.8% Walked ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%
0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.3% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 42.6%
37.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 31.6%
12.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%
3.7% No vehicle +5.4 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Gloucesterin Taree +1.4 pts higher in Taree gap narrowing
35.6% 40th pct 37.0% 46th pct
Recent arrivals in Gloucesterin Taree +9.0 pts higher in Taree gap widening
4.6% 12th pct 13.6% 63rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Gloucesterin Taree +2.9 pts higher in Taree gap narrowing
5.4% 66th pct 8.3% 90th pct
Participation in Gloucesterin Taree +0.7 pts higher in Gloucester gap narrowing
46.3% 9th pct 45.6% 8th pct
Full-time in Gloucesterin Taree +0.7 pts higher in Taree gap narrowing
52.3% 12th pct 53.0% 13th pct

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance +11.4 pts ▸ 23.9%
16.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.1 pts 2.0%
8.4% Retail trade +5.1 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.0% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%
6.1% Accommodation & food +2.2 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.7% Education & training even 7.7%
6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%
4.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%
3.4% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.8% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%
3.7% Mining ◂ +3.3 pts 0.4%

Occupations people work in

18.2% Managers ◂ +8.7 pts 9.4%
12.5% Community & personal service +4.8 pts ▸ 17.4%
12.4% Professionals +3.0 pts ▸ 15.4%
14.4% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 14.0%
14.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%
7.7% Sales workers +4.7 pts ▸ 12.3%
9.1% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gloucesterin Taree +1 higher in Gloucester
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Gloucesterin Taree +1 higher in Gloucester
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Gloucesterin Taree +2 higher in Gloucester
4 36th pct 2 14th pct
IEO decile in Gloucesterin Taree +1 higher in Gloucester
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Gloucesterin Taree +52 higher in Gloucester
913 15th pct 861 6th pct
ERP in Gloucesterin Taree +16,042 higher in Taree
5,379 22nd pct 21,421 87th pct
Growth in Gloucesterin Taree +1.3 pts higher in Gloucester
1.9% 27th pct 0.6% 15th pct
Businesses in Gloucesterin Taree +641 higher in Taree
683 36th pct 1,324 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gloucesterin Taree +230 higher in Taree
1,213 75th pct 1,442 88th pct
Max temp in Gloucesterin Taree +2.0 higher in Taree
22.3 38th pct 24.3 56th pct
Min temp in Gloucesterin Taree +2.3 higher in Taree
9.9 23rd pct 12.2 56th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gloucesterin Taree +1.8 higher in Taree
3.0 20th pct 4.9 41st pct
Types ≤15 min in Gloucesterin Taree +1.8 more in Taree
3.2 21st pct 5.0 46th pct
15-min city in Gloucesterin Taree +36.3 pts higher in Taree
33.4% 23rd pct 69.7% 53rd pct
Walk to shops in Gloucesterin Taree +29.9 pts higher in Taree
29.8% 20th pct 59.6% 47th pct
Walk to transit in Gloucesterin Taree +45.5 pts higher in Taree
39.8% 21st pct 85.3% 42nd pct
Walk to school in Gloucesterin Taree +28.1 pts higher in Taree
43.4% 25th pct 71.6% 48th pct
Walk to a park in Gloucesterin Taree +25.5 pts higher in Taree
56.9% 17th pct 82.4% 29th pct
Walk to health in Gloucesterin Taree +4.6 pts higher in Gloucester
35.2% 40th pct 30.5% 35th pct
Amenities/1k in Gloucesterin Taree +7.0 more in Gloucester
18.6 70th pct 11.7 35th pct
Intersections/km² in Gloucesterin Taree +14 higher in Taree
0 4th pct 14 29th pct
Mean slope in Gloucesterin Taree +3.0 pts higher in Gloucester
8.0% 82nd pct 5.0% 45th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gloucester vs Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108051167/gloucester/vs/108051169/taree