Taren Point

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13766
People 1,734
Male 45.1%
Female 54.9%
Median age 57
Families 453
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 729
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,391
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,817
Median weekly rent $545
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 779 45.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 949 54.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,734 people in Taren Point. Of these 45.1% were male and 54.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 57 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 56 3.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 71 4.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 78 4.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 76 4.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 73 4.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 53 3.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 58 3.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 71 4.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 88 5.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 103 5.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 90 5.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 80 4.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 90 5.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 94 5.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 97 5.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 135 7.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 145 8.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 279 16.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Taren Point was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 43.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 842 54.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 32 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 93 6.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 257 16.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 310 20.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Taren Point aged 15 years and over, 54.9% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 730 55.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 59 4.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 519 39.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Taren Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 46 11.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 24 6.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 18 4.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 46 11.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 6.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 18 4.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 23 6.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 54 14.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 101 26.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Taren Point 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 296 19.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 141 9.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 35 2.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 162 10.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 207 13.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 59 3.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 190 12.5 702,178 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 139 9.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 235 15.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Taren Point, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 542 24.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 469 20.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Greek 208 9.3 132,829 1.3 397,431 1.3
Scottish 146 6.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 143 6.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Taren Point were English 24.2%, Australian 20.9%, Greek 9.3%, Scottish 6.5% and Irish 6.4%.

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 Taren Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,256 74.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 63 3.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Greece 41 2.4 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 35 2.1 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 28 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Egypt 23 1.4 19,724 0.3 39,779 0.2

In Taren Point, 74.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, Greece 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and Egypt 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 594 34.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 114 6.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 66 3.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 780 45.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Taren Point, 45.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 853 49.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 114 6.6 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
England 103 6.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 59 3.4 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Italy 54 3.1 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Taren Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.3%, Greece 6.6%, England 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.4% and Italy 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 905 52.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Greece 99 5.8 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9
England 96 5.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 55 3.2 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Italy 47 2.7 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Taren Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 52.9%, Greece 5.8%, England 5.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.2% and Italy 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 454 26.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 366 21.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 280 16.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Eastern Orthodox 235 13.5 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 120 6.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Taren Point were Anglican 26.0%, Catholic 21.0%, No Religion, so described 16.1%, Eastern Orthodox 13.5% and Not stated 6.9%. In Taren Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 136 7.9 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 35 2.0 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 31 1.8 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Macedonian 28 1.6 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Cantonese 27 1.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,289 74.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 158 22.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Taren Point 74.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 7.9%, Mandarin 2.0%, Arabic 1.8%, Macedonian 1.6% and Cantonese 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 378 59.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 196 30.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 36 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 30 4.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 640 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Taren Point. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 74 12.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 10.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 59 9.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 97 15.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 278 45.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Taren Point, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 139 22.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 110 18.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 104 17.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 74 12.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 71 11.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 50 8.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 31 5.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 18 2.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Taren Point included Professionals 22.7%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.0%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 24 4.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 3.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Real Estate Services 16 2.9 37,707 1.1 109,931 1.0
Air and Space Transport 15 2.7 17,045 0.5 46,173 0.4
Accounting Services 15 2.7 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2

Of the employed people in Taren Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Real Estate Services 2.9%, Air and Space Transport 2.7% and Accounting Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 698 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,796 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,391 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Taren Point was $698.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 418 69.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 34 5.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 30 5.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train 22 3.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 16 2.6 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 57 9.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 468 76.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Taren Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Worked at home 5.6%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Train 3.6% and Train, car as driver 2.6%. On the day, 9.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 973 63.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 302 19.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 171 11.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 258 17.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Taren Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% 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
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 308 20.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 363 23.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 164 10.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 140 9.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Taren Point, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 219 47.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 187 40.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 48 10.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Taren Point, 40.7% were couple families with children, 47.6% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Taren Point, 23.9% of single parents were male and 76.1% 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
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 57 14.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 17 4.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 55 13.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 52 13.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 145 36.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 4.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 33 8.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Taren Point, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 649 93.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 42 6.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Taren Point, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 329 50.7 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 109 16.8 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 208 32.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Taren Point, 50.7% were separate houses, 16.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 35 5.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 158 23.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 268 40.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 182 27.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 17 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Taren Point, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 338 51.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 146 22.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 65 10.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 75 11.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 27 4.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Taren Point, 51.9% were owned outright, 22.4% were owned with a mortgage and 10.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 439 67.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 209 32.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 0.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Taren Point, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 32.0% were single person households and 0.8% were group households.

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Household income Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Taren Point, 21.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.8% 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 Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 545 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,817 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 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 Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 52 8.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 238 36.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 219 33.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 110 16.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 31 4.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Taren Point, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 118 18.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 509 78.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 21 3.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Taren Point, 78.5% 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.
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 37.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 5 62.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 60 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Taren Point, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 60 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
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,792 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Taren Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,792.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Taren Point % Taren Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

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

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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.