16,715 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,848
- 2016: 16,197
- 2021: 16,715
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taree · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Taree is 45, making the population noticeably older than across New South Wales and Australia. This is one of the largest areas at its level, with a significant proportion of seniors and a very high Indigenous population.
16,715
▲ +5.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taree — higher than 89% of areas.
| Taree | 16,715 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Taree has a total population of 16,715 people, which is among the largest for areas of this type.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
27.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taree splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.7% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. In terms of relationships, 11.2% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Taree splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13779/taree/topic/demographics-identity