Taree

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401902
Total population 17,820
Total dwellings 8,070
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,418
Male 679
Female 738
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 573
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $598
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,343
Median weekly rent $178

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,349 95.1 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 32 2.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 37 2.6 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,418 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 679 47.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 738 52.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Taree, there were 1,418 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 679 (or 47.9%) were male and 738 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 201 14.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 378 26.7 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 278 19.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 433 30.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 92 6.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 35 2.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Taree the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 140 16.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 36 4.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 74 8.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 29 3.5 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 560 66.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Taree 16.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 55 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Taree for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 132 17.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 113 14.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 522 68.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Taree 17.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Taree for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 60 9.6 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 235 37.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 158 25.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 39 6.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 3.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 9 1.4 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 106 16.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 627 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Taree, 44.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were attending a primary school, 25.2% were attending a secondary school and 9.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 0.4 111 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,375 97.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Taree. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 120 36.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 89 27.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 3.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 110 33.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 329 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 329 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Taree. Of these 36.5% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 33.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Taree who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 312 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 598 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Taree was $312 and the median weekly household income was $598.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Taree, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 178 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,343 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Taree, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $178 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,343.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 484 84.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 2.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 75 13.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 574 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Taree there were 574 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.3% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Taree % Taree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 49 8.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 90 15.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 412 71.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 22 3.8 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Taree, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.6% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 71.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.