Taree South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 315 people in Taree South. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Taree South was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.2% of the population.

Of people in Taree South aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Taree South, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Taree South 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.5% were in primary school, 26.9% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Taree South, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Taree South were English 37.2%, Australian 31.2%, Irish 7.2%, Scottish 7.0% and German 2.8%.

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 Taree South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Taree South, 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, Netherlands 1.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 1.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0%.

In Taree South, 64.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Taree South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.4%, England 8.0%, Netherlands 5.5%, New Zealand 1.3% and Northern Ireland 1.0%.

In Taree South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.8%, England 6.5%, Netherlands 4.5%, New Zealand 2.9% and Scotland 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Taree South were Anglican 26.8%, No Religion, so described 24.2%, Catholic 19.0%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Taree South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Taree South 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Taree South. Of these 50.4% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Taree South, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Taree South included Managers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.5%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.2%, Sales Workers 8.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Taree South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 12.7%, Car Retailing 11.1%, Takeaway Food Services 7.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 6.3% and Turf Growing 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Taree South was $448.

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

In Taree South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.9%, Worked at home 7.5%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Taree South, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.9% provided care for children and 19.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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 Taree South, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Taree South, 27.7% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

In Taree South, 42.1% of single parents were male and 57.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Taree South, of couple families with children, 15.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 15.9% 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 Taree South, 96.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Taree South, 76.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 15.5% were other dwellings.

In Taree South, of occupied private dwellings 12.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Taree South, 48.9% were owned outright, 25.2% were owned with a mortgage and 19.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Taree South, of all households, 70.2% were family households, 27.5% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Taree South, 36.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.2% 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 Taree South, 27.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Taree South, 78.2% 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 Taree South, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 31 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 Taree South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,087.

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

In Taree South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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