2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Taree · Urban Area
Family & Households in Taree
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families is a defining feature of Taree, where 24% of families fit this description. This is far above the state and national figures. The area also sees a large number of people living alone, contributing to a smaller typical household size than most other Australian places.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Taree — lower than 86% of areas.
| Taree | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Taree has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with a high number of people living alone—33% of households—a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the New South Wales average.
33.0% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →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% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14% seen across New South Wales. This has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 43.8%.
24.0% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Taree, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, 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/sua/1033/taree/topic/family-households