326 ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 295
- 2016: 315
- 2021: 326
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taree South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taree South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 53 makes Taree South far older than most of Australia. This small community of 326 people is defined by a large senior population and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
326
▲ +10.5%
- 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 South — higher than 60% of areas.
| Taree South | 326 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Taree South much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.7% of the population, which is well below the state average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 30.1% of the area, a figure far above the national average.
30.1% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taree South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up only 6.7% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas.
7.4% ▲ +208.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▲ +67.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taree South, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13780/taree-south/topic/demographics-identity