East Tamworth

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,342 people in East Tamworth. Of these 45.6% were male and 54.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

The median age of people in East Tamworth was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.5% of the population.

Of people in East Tamworth aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

In East Tamworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Tamworth 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Tamworth, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Tamworth were Australian 31.0%, English 30.3%, Irish 11.0%, Scottish 9.1% and German 3.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in East Tamworth (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Tamworth, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, India 0.8%, South Africa 0.6%, New Zealand 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

In East Tamworth, 75.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Tamworth, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.5%, England 3.2%, India 1.2%, New Zealand 1.1% and South Africa 0.8%.

In East Tamworth, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.1%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, India 1.1% and South Africa 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in East Tamworth were Anglican 27.3%, Catholic 25.2%, No Religion, so described 20.5%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In East Tamworth, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Tamworth 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.6%, Punjabi 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and Greek 0.2%.

Employment

There were 2,665 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Tamworth. Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in East Tamworth, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Tamworth included Professionals 31.0%, Managers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in East Tamworth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.7%, Secondary Education 4.9%, Primary Education 2.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 2.3% and Local Government Administration 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Tamworth was $730.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In East Tamworth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.6%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Walked only 4.8%, Worked at home 3.9% and Truck 0.8%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Tamworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Tamworth, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Tamworth, 35.2% were couple families with children, 46.1% were couple families without children and 17.8% were one parent families.

In East Tamworth, 13.7% of single parents were male and 86.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Tamworth, of couple families with children, 23.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In East Tamworth, 87.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Tamworth, 81.3% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In East Tamworth, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Tamworth, 36.0% were owned outright, 27.4% were owned with a mortgage and 33.4% were rented.

Household composition

In East Tamworth, of all households, 66.6% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In East Tamworth, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In East Tamworth, 39.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Tamworth, 80.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In East Tamworth, 45.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.8% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In East Tamworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,275.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In East Tamworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,636.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)