North Tamworth

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,092 people in North Tamworth of these 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.1% of the population.

The median age of people in North Tamworth was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.2% of the population.

Of people in North Tamworth aged 15 years and over, 40.5% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Tamworth was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In North Tamworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Tamworth was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In North Tamworth 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Tamworth were Australian 33.0%, English 30.5%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 7.7% and German 2.9%.

In North Tamworth, 86.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 0.5%, Germany 0.3%, India 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

In North Tamworth, 84.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Tamworth were Anglican 31.6%, Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 12.1%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%.

In North Tamworth 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.3%, Arabic 0.2%, Bengali 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,817 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Tamworth. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Tamworth, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Tamworth was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in North Tamworth included Professionals 22.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Labourers 10.2%, Managers 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in North Tamworth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 8.8%, School Education 5.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, Residential Care Services 2.7% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Tamworth was $533.

In North Tamworth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Walked only 5.7%, Truck 1.2% and Bicycle 0.7%. On the day, 0.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Tamworth, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Tamworth, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Tamworth, 32.6% were couple families with children, 43.0% were couple families without children and 22.2% were one parent families.

In North Tamworth 12.1% of single parents were male and 87.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Tamworth, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,006 and those without children was $2,055.

Employment status of couple families

In North Tamworth, of couple families with children, 25.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Tamworth, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Tamworth, 63.4% were separate houses, 15.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In North Tamworth, of occupied private dwellings 7.8% had 1 bedroom, 30.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Tamworth, 28.5% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.9% were rented.

Household composition

In North Tamworth, of all households, 56.9% were family households, 39.7% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In North Tamworth, 33.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

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

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In North Tamworth, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Tamworth, there were 250 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 156 (or 62.4%) were male and 94 (or 37.6%) were female. The median age was 28 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In North Tamworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,012.

In North Tamworth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.