Tathra

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13774
People 1,675
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 52
Families 443
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 981
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,087
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,430
Median weekly rent $260
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 842 50.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 836 49.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 20 1.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,675 people in Tathra. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

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Age Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 52 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 66 3.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 67 4.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 88 5.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 87 5.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 55 3.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 70 4.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 66 3.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 63 3.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 107 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 108 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 142 8.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 154 9.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 175 10.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 138 8.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 110 6.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 89 5.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 51 3.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 52 3.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tathra was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 706 48.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 52 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 161 11.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 100 6.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 433 29.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tathra aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 605 49.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 148 12.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 459 37.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tathra, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 20 4.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 74 16.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 6 1.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 20 4.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 41 9.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 43 9.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 7 1.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 18 4.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 33 7.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 2.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 165 37.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tathra 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.3% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 338 23.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 131 9.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 37 2.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 204 14.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 165 11.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 77 5.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 188 12.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 77 5.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 194 13.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tathra, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 762 32.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 615 26.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 283 12.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 206 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 86 3.7 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tathra were English 32.6%, Australian 26.3%, Irish 12.1%, Scottish 8.8% and German 3.7%.

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 Tathra (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,355 81.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 50 3.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 18 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 10 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 10 0.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 9 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Tathra, 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 206 12.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 86 5.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 69 4.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,171 69.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tathra, 69.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,239 76.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 72 4.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 27 1.7 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 18 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 16 1.0 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Tathra, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.3%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,263 75.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 82 4.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 23 1.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 16 1.0 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Germany 15 0.9 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7

In Tathra, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.9%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 627 37.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 356 21.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 318 19.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 156 9.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 95 5.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Tathra were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Anglican 21.3%, Catholic 19.0%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Tathra, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 14 0.8 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
French 9 0.5 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Afrikaans 5 0.3 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Spanish 5 0.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Vietnamese 5 0.3 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,488 88.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 33 4.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tathra 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.8%, French 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Spanish 0.3% and Vietnamese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 393 54.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 254 35.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 55 7.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 22 3.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 724 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tathra. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 3.0% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 81 11.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 73 10.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 98 14.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 135 19.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 253 36.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tathra, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 185 26.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 103 14.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 97 13.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 87 12.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 80 11.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 65 9.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 58 8.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 16 2.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Tathra included Professionals 26.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Managers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Labourers 9.3%, Sales Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 41 6.3 1,782 0.1 9,256 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 40 6.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 32 4.9 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 30 4.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Local Government Administration 25 3.8 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Tathra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 6.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.1%, Accommodation 4.9%, Primary Education 4.6% and Local Government Administration 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 656 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,380 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,087 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tathra was $656.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 466 66.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 39 5.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 30 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 27 3.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 8 1.1 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 1.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 502 72.3 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tathra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.5%, Walked only 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Worked at home 3.9% and Bicycle 1.1%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,071 73.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 333 22.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 204 14.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 469 32.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tathra, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 263 18.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 443 30.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 224 15.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 142 9.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tathra, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 242 53.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 144 32.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 54 12.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 9 2.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tathra, 32.1% were couple families with children, 53.9% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tathra, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 60 15.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 21 5.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 71 18.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 30 7.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 28 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 129 33.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 16 4.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 27 7.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tathra, of couple families with children, 15.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 18.6% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 704 79.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 181 20.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tathra, 79.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 541 76.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 71 10.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 81 11.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 1.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Tathra, 76.8% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.5% were flats or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 29 4.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 183 25.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 292 41.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 186 26.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 3.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tathra, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.1% 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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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 303 43.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 164 23.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 210 29.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 24 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tathra, 43.0% were owned outright, 23.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 437 61.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 254 35.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 18 2.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tathra, of all households, 61.6% were family households, 35.8% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tathra, 24.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 260 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.6 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 25 3.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 279 39.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 284 40.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 83 11.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 36 5.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tathra, 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 118 16.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 563 80.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 21 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tathra, 80.2% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7 41.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 10 58.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tathra, 41.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.8% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,874 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tathra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tathra % Tathra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,680 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tathra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,680.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.