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Forster - Tuncurry vs Tamworth

Urban Area comparison ≈ 190 km apart · Forster - Tuncurry profile · Tamworth profile

Forster - Tuncurry Tamworth

Tamworth and Forster - Tuncurry are two distinct New South Wales hubs with very different populations. Tamworth is a younger area where the typical resident is 37, with 20.6% of people under 15 and a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals (31.4%). In contrast, Forster - Tuncurry is far older; the typical resident is 59, and 40.4% of the population are seniors. This difference is reflected in their housing and work, with Tamworth having far more separate houses (84.2%) and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (59.0%) compared to Forster - Tuncurry (39.9%).

The gap between these two places has widened across almost every major measure since 2011. While they remain similar in their rates of volunteering and the typical monthly mortgage payment, they have drifted apart in age, income, and home ownership. Forster - Tuncurry has seen a sharp increase in the share of homes owned outright, reaching 49.5%, while Tamworth has seen a much higher rise in rentals, which now sit at 37.5%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 22,787 larger in Tamworth Median age: 22 yrs older in Forster - Tuncurry Recent arrivals: 22.8 pts higher in Tamworth Separate houses: 22.2 pts higher in Tamworth Aged 65+: 21.4 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +22,787 larger in Tamworth gap widening
21,087 35th pct 43,874 59th pct
Median age in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +22 yrs older in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
59 yrs 100th pct 37 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +8.1 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
6.0% 57th pct 14.1% 91st pct
Aged 65+ in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +21.4 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
40.4% 100th pct 19.0% 43rd pct
Under 15 in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +8.6 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
12.0% 0th pct 20.6% 84th pct
De facto in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +2.6 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
10.0% 1st pct 12.6% 49th pct

Age structure

40.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +21.4 pts 19.0%
15.2% Young adults (25–44) +10.8 pts ▸ 26.0%
24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 22.0%
12.0% Children (0–14) +8.6 pts ▸ 20.6%
7.6% Youth (15–24) +4.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

46.0% Married ◂ +4.3 pts 41.7%
25.7% Never married +12.7 pts ▸ 38.5%
13.3% Divorced ◂ +3.8 pts 9.5%
11.1% Widowed ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%
4.0% Separated even 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Forster - Tuncurry Tamworth

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.6 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap narrowing
11.3% 34th pct 9.7% 19th pct

Country of birth

82.1% Australia +0.7 pts ▸ 82.9%
3.4% England ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.5% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% India +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

45.0% English ◂ +7.1 pts 37.9%
41.6% Australian +1.1 pts ▸ 42.6%
11.6% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 10.4%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 9.0%
3.5% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.1% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%
0.7% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.4% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Other language in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +3.8 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
3.6% 11th pct 7.4% 59th pct
Limited English in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.9 pts higher in Tamworth gap steady
0.5% 24th pct 1.4% 76th pct

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +5.2 pts 85.1%
0.1% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Arabic even 0.2%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%
0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.7 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap steady
34.2% 12th pct 32.4% 8th pct

Religious affiliation

56.8% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 55.8%
34.2% No religion ◂ +1.7 pts 32.4%
7.1% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.6% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%
0.2% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +9.3 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
33.0% 3rd pct 42.3% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +3.9 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
11.6% 18th pct 15.5% 53rd pct

Highest year of school

33.0% Year 12 +9.3 pts ▸ 42.3%
34.9% Year 10 ◂ +5.5 pts 29.4%
17.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.8 pts 12.8%
6.1% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

36.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.4 pts 35.2%
14.7% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 18.8%
14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.3%
3.2% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.8% Certificate I / II even 2.8%

Field of qualification

16.7% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 17.0%
13.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 13.1%
11.5% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 12.9%
9.7% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.6% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%
7.5% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 5.3%
6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%
1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.0% Creative arts even 2.0%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.3% Information technology even 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +$219 higher in Tamworth gap widening
$555 2nd pct $774 66th pct
Household income in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +$451 higher in Tamworth gap widening
$960 0th pct $1,411 49th pct
Family income in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +$527 higher in Tamworth gap widening
$1,282 0th pct $1,809 48th pct
High earners in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +2.7 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
4.6% 7th pct 7.3% 34th pct
High-income homes in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +6.3 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
7.4% 1st pct 13.7% 41st pct

Household income distribution

38.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.0 pts 31.0%
19.8% $1,500–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 30.0%
26.9% Under $650 ◂ +8.6 pts 18.4%
4.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
3.3% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

Personal income distribution

52.6% Under $650 ◂ +13.6 pts 39.0%
28.3% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 36.6%
8.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 13.4%
1.8% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +9.4 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
42.4% 100th pct 33.0% 53rd pct
Mental health in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.0 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
12.1% 81st pct 11.1% 62nd pct
Needs assistance in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +4.2 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
11.1% 100th pct 6.9% 55th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.2% Arthritis ◂ +8.2 pts 10.1%
12.1% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%
9.7% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%
9.4% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 8.2%
8.2% Heart disease ◂ +3.6 pts 4.6%
7.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 5.3%
5.8% Cancer ◂ +2.6 pts 3.2%
3.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.7 pts 2.2%
2.7% Dementia ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%
2.3% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.4% None +7.0 pts ▸ 56.4%
24.2% One condition ◂ +3.0 pts 21.2%
10.6% Two conditions ◂ +3.1 pts 7.5%
7.5% Three or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.3 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap steady
14.5% 37th pct 14.2% 34th pct
Unpaid carers in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.9 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap steady
13.5% 67th pct 12.6% 43rd pct
Unpaid child care in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +9.1 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
17.0% 0th pct 26.2% 58th pct
Defence service in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.5 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
4.3% 81st pct 2.8% 29th pct
Housework 15h+ in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +3.0 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
23.1% 73rd pct 20.1% 28th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.4 larger in Tamworth gap widening
2.0 0th pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +2.8 pts higher in Tamworth gap steady
17.7% 64th pct 20.5% 88th pct
Living alone in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +6.4 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
36.5% 100th pct 30.1% 67th pct

Family composition

35.9% Couples with children +14.4 pts ▸ 50.3%
45.4% Couples without children ◂ +17.5 pts 27.9%
17.7% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 20.5%
1.1% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

41.8% 2 people ◂ +8.1 pts 33.7%
36.5% 1 person ◂ +6.4 pts 30.1%
9.6% 3 people +5.0 pts ▸ 14.6%
7.8% 4 people +4.8 pts ▸ 12.6%
3.0% 5 people +2.9 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.4% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +$30 higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
$330 64th pct $300 48th pct
Mortgage in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +$71 higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap narrowing
$1,571 57th pct $1,500 43rd pct
People / bedroom in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +11.2 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
26.3% 26th pct 37.5% 86th pct
Owned outright in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +19.5 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap widening
49.5% 100th pct 30.0% 27th pct
Separate houses in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +22.2 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
62.0% 4th pct 84.2% 49th pct
3+ bedrooms in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +11.3 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
67.3% 5th pct 78.6% 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.5% Owned outright ◂ +19.5 pts 30.0%
26.3% Rented +11.2 pts ▸ 37.5%
18.7% Owned with a mortgage +10.2 pts ▸ 28.9%
3.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

62.0% Separate house +22.2 pts ▸ 84.2%
18.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +16.0 pts 2.2%
17.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.9 pts 12.5%
1.9% Other dwelling ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

43.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 41.7%
19.9% 4 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 31.0%
25.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 15.8%
3.8% 5 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

40.9% $200–$349 +12.0 pts ▸ 52.9%
40.0% $350–$549 ◂ +9.4 pts 30.6%
12.2% Under $200 ◂ +0.4 pts 11.8%
3.3% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.9%
0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.3% $1,000–$1,799 +15.8 pts ▸ 48.1%
30.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 23.2%
23.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.0 pts 18.6%
7.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.2 pts higher in Tamworth gap narrowing
7.1% 73rd pct 7.4% 78th pct
Work from home in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.5 pts higher in Tamworth gap steady
9.2% 56th pct 10.8% 69th pct
PT commute in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.2 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap steady
0.4% 34th pct 0.3% 14th pct

How people get to work

64.1% Car (driver) ◂ +0.7 pts 63.4%
9.2% Worked at home +1.5 pts ▸ 10.8%
5.6% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.4% Walked ◂ +2.2 pts 2.2%
0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

48.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.8 pts 39.0%
31.9% 2 vehicles +4.8 pts ▸ 36.7%
8.7% 3 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 11.0%
7.1% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.6% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +4.2 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
38.8% 39th pct 43.1% 72nd pct
Recent arrivals in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +22.8 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
8.6% 23rd pct 31.4% 100th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.5 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry gap steady
5.6% 73rd pct 5.1% 57th pct
Participation in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +19.2 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
39.9% 0th pct 59.0% 55th pct
Full-time in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +14.6 pts higher in Tamworth gap widening
48.6% 5th pct 63.2% 86th pct

Industries people work in

21.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 18.5%
12.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.2 pts 10.7%
12.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.6 pts 7.5%
2.8% Manufacturing +7.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.7% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 7.7%
8.6% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%
4.9% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.4% Transport & warehousing +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.1% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%
3.4% Administrative & support even 3.3%
1.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 18.5%
17.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 13.4%
11.4% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 15.4%
14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 13.7%
11.9% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 9.4%
11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%
10.1% Managers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%
4.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.4 higher in Forster - Tuncurry
5.8 81st pct 5.4 67th pct
Types ≤15 min in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.3 more in Forster - Tuncurry
5.5 77th pct 5.2 67th pct
15-min city in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +0.3 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
62.8% 68th pct 62.5% 68th pct
Walk to shops in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +7.5 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
61.4% 71st pct 53.9% 49th pct
Walk to transit in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +9.0 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
96.7% 100th pct 87.7% 70th pct
Walk to school in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +4.5 pts higher in Tamworth
61.4% 42nd pct 65.9% 56th pct
Walk to a park in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +7.5 pts higher in Tamworth
83.1% 31st pct 90.6% 55th pct
Walk to health in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +11.0 pts higher in Forster - Tuncurry
50.0% 75th pct 39.0% 43rd pct
Amenities/1k in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +3.4 more in Forster - Tuncurry
18.8 72nd pct 15.5 54th pct
Intersections/km² in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +29 higher in Forster - Tuncurry
47 85th pct 18 46th pct
Mean slope in Forster - Tuncurryin Tamworth +1.2 pts higher in Tamworth
4.4% 36th pct 5.6% 60th pct

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Compare Tamworth with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forster - Tuncurry vs Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/vs/1032/tamworth