Taree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Taree

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Taree are made up of people living alone, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home in the area is smaller than most, with fewer people living in each dwelling.

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📍 Taree, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Taree sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Taree — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Taree2.3
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.4% of people live alone, which is much higher than most areas and rose 2.5 points since 2011. Because of this, the typical home in Taree has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.4% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Taree splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.2% of the total, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 14%. This proportion is among the highest for similar areas and has risen by 3 points since 2011.

24.2% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Taree, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (24%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051169/taree/topic/family-households