Tamworth

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 32,440 people were counted in Tamworth: of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Of the total population 6.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth there were 7,291 children aged 0-14 years and 7,841 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 30,753 people were Australian citizens, 1,595 were born overseas and 103 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 49.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.9% were separated or divorced, 8.4% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 90.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tamworth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.2% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Tamworth on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 38.6%, Catholic 28.5%, No Religion 6.9%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1%, Greek 0.1% and Mandarin 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 14,740 people aged 15 years and over in Tamworth were in the labour force. Of these 58.1% worked full-time, 30.4% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.3% were unemployed. 9,670 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Professionals 8.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.2%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tamworth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2%, Education 4.0%, Business Services 3.6% and Food Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 8,559 families were counted: of these, 36.0% were couple families without children, 42.5% were couple families with children, 19.9% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 12,489 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tamworth, 81.9% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.0% were being purchased and 32.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 50.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tamworth, 67.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.