Taree
Household type
In Taree, 16.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 19.0% in Western Rural.
Taree's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.
To continue building the story, Taree's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Taree - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Western Rural % | Number | % | Western Rural % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 1,189 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 1,495 | 23.9 | 30.0 | -306 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 1,740 | 24.4 | 36.1 | 1,726 | 27.6 | 37.9 | +13 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 1,083 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 811 | 13.0 | 7.0 | +271 | 19502 |
| Other families | 85 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 74 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +10 | 19503 |
| Group household | 208 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 160 | 2.6 | 1.6 | +47 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 2,381 | 33.4 | 22.5 | 1,858 | 29.7 | 19.5 | +522 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 367 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 72 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +295 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 84 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 61 | 1.0 | 2.4 | +23 | 19507 |
| Total households | 7,137 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,261 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +875 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Taree in 2021 compared to Western Rural shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 16.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 15.2% were one-parent families, compared with 19.0% and 8.3% respectively for Western Rural.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 33.4% compared to 22.5% in Western Rural while the proportion of couples without children was 24.4% compared to 36.1% in Western Rural.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Taree increased by 876 between 2001 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Taree between 2001 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+522 households)
- Couples with children (-306 households)
- One parent families (+271 households)