Suburbs Taree

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Taree NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Taree, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Taree NSW is 16,715 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Taree is $544 per week ($28,288 per year). Median rent in Taree is $289 per week ($1,252 per month). Taree has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Taree has a population density of 349.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Taree is England. The most common religion is No Religion (39% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Taree is $1,300.

There were 720 recorded offences in Taree in 2025-26, a rate of 43 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (211 offences).

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📍 Taree, New South Wales — 31.8917°S, 152.4555°E

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Taree Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Taree Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$544/wk
$28,288 per year
#7794 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$289/wk
$1,252 per month
#5270 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
45years
7 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Taree Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.5% (7,935) Female 52.5% (8,770)

Population Density

349.4
people per km²
16,715 people · 47.8 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,290
Family income/wk

Taree Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Taree Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
62.4% 2,446 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
37.6% 1,476 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Taree Country of Birth

Australia
95.4%
England
2.3%
India
1.1%
Germany
0.5%
China
0.3%
Canada
0.1%
Brazil
0.1%
Greece
0.1%
Croatia
0.1%
Egypt
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Taree Religion

No Religion
38.7%
Anglican
22.0%
Catholic
16.3%
Not stated
10.1%
Uniting Church
4.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.2%
Christian (other)
2.8%
Baptist
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Taree Education Level

Year 10 or equivalent
39.9%
Year 12 or equivalent
38.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
12.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Taree Languages Spoken at Home

Other
22.5%
Malayalam
20.7%
SAL Tot
16.3%
Mandarin
9.7%
IAL Nepali
8.4%
IAL Punjabi
7.9%
Arabic
7.5%
SAL Tagalog
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Taree Employment

💼
Employed full-time
23.4% 2,850 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.7% 2,274 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.7% 571 people
🏠
Not in labour force
53.2% 6,485 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Taree Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
52.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.7%
Bachelor Degree
17.5%
Certificate I/II
5.1%
Postgraduate Degree
4.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Taree Occupation

Professionals
24.2%
Community & Personal Service
21.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.2%
Clerical & Administrative
9.8%
Labourers
9.4%
Managers
9.3%
Sales Workers
6.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Taree Field of Study

Health
19.2%
Management & Commerce
18.4%
Society & Culture
17.1%
Engineering
14.4%
Education
9.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.1%
Architecture & Building
6.1%
Agriculture & Environment
2.7%
Information Technology
1.9%
Creative Arts
1.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Taree Dwelling Types

Separate house
86.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
12.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Taree Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.7%
$400-$499/wk
12.1%
$500-$649/wk
8.5%
$650-$799/wk
11.7%
$800-$999/wk
9.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.4%
$4,000+/wk
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Taree Marital Status

💍
Married
37.0% 5,086
↔️
Separated
4.7% 649
📋
Divorced
12.1% 1,661
🕊️
Widowed
9.4% 1,299
👤
Never married
36.8% 5,062

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Taree Ancestry

Australian
33.1%
English
32.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
9.2%
Scottish
7.4%
Irish
7.2%
Other
3.5%
German
2.7%
Italian
1.1%
Dutch
0.9%
Filipino
0.9%
Indian
0.8%
Chinese
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Taree School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.7%
Secondary — Government
21.3%
Vocational Education
14.2%
Pre-school
11.1%
Primary — Catholic
6.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Taree Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
12.3% 3,773
✅
No need for assistance
87.7% 26,853

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Taree Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.1% 1,637
—
Not a volunteer
86.9% 10,877

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Taree Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.5%
$300-$449/mo
3.3%
$450-$599/mo
3.4%
$600-$799/mo
7.4%
$800-$999/mo
9.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
29.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Taree How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.8%
Did not go to work
11.5%
Car (passenger)
7.1%
Walked only
3.6%
Truck
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bus
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Other
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Taree Car Ownership

0 vehicles
10.8%
1 vehicle
45.2%
2 vehicles
29.8%
3 vehicles
9.4%
4+ vehicles
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Taree Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.2%
2 bedrooms
23.0%
3 bedrooms
46.0%
4 bedrooms
21.7%
5 bedrooms
3.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Taree Population Mobility

15.3%
moved in the last year
41.9%
moved in the last 5 years
9.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
44.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Taree Indigenous Population

13.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
4,235
Indigenous residents
26,718
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Taree Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
2,387
Arthritis
905
Asthma
806
Diabetes
613
Lung condition
606
Heart disease
556
Stroke
324
Kidney disease
314
Cancer
310
Dementia
113

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Taree Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.3%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
8.6%
$300-$399/wk
8.9%
$400-$499/wk
7.8%
$500-$649/wk
6.6%
$650-$799/wk
12.7%
$800-$999/wk
12.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
2.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Taree Family Structure

Couple — no children
31.6%
Couple — children under 15
30.6%
One parent — children under 15
17.0%
Couple — no children under 15
11.1%
One parent — no children under 15
9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Taree Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 7
🏅
Previously served
4.0% 502
👤
Never served
95.9% 12,037

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Taree Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.9% 1,980
—
Did not provide
84.1% 10,452

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Taree Children Ever Born

No children
27.0%
1 child
11.1%
2 children
28.0%
3 children
19.9%
4 children
10.4%
5+ children
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Taree When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
48
1951–1960
146
1961–1970
236
1971–1980
152
1981–1990
135
1991–2000
97
2001–2010
192
2011–2015
144
2016
44
2017
44
2018
44
2019
75
2020
39
2021
17

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Taree Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.3%
5–14 hours
24.8%
15–29 hours
13.0%
30+ hours
10.7%
Did not do domestic work
34.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Taree Household Size

1 person
35.6%
2 persons
35.1%
3 persons
12.2%
4 persons
9.5%
5 persons
4.6%
6+ persons
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Taree Where Residents Moved From

Same address
12,611
Moved — same area (SA2)
1,094
Moved from NSW
967
Moved from QLD
43
Moved from overseas
42
Moved from VIC
41
Moved from ACT
10
Moved from NT
8
Moved from TAS
6
Moved from WA
5
Moved from SA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Taree Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
74.4%
Step family — no other children
12.9%
Blended family — no other children
7.7%
Intact family — other children present
3.2%
Other couple — children only
1.0%
Blended family — other children present
0.4%
Step family — other children present
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Taree Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 720 total

Other Against Property
211
Theft
183
Assault
96
Property Damage
78
Other Against Person
61
Drug Offences
54
Sexual Offences
21
Weapons
15
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Taree Schools

8
schools nearby
6
government
870
avg ICSEA score
2,938
total students
St Clare's High School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 630 students
1012
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 271 students
952
ICSEA
Taree High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 623 students
918
ICSEA
Taree West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
910
ICSEA
Chatham Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 222 students
837
ICSEA
Chatham High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 493 students
814
ICSEA
Taree Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 83 students
795
ICSEA
Manning Gardens Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 207 students
724
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Taree Rent Prices & Affordability

30%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $968/wk
Median Rent $289/wk
Rent-to-Income 29.9%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Taree

≈ $4,195/month
Median rent $289/wk
Left after rent $679/wk
Rent share 29.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $593/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $44/wk
Narrandera
Income: $626/wk Rent: $210/wk Save: $79/wk
Culcairn
Income: $623/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $69/wk
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Income: $617/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $59/wk
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Income: $576/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $39/wk
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Income: $651/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $39/wk
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Income: $628/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $39/wk

Taree vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Warriewood
Pop: 8,379 Income: $1,060/wk Rent: $750/wk
Bella Vista
Pop: 8,384 Income: $1,081/wk Rent: $740/wk
Springwood (NSW)
Pop: 8,423 Income: $855/wk Rent: $400/wk
Narara
Pop: 8,471 Income: $808/wk Rent: $420/wk
Karabar
Pop: 8,517 Income: $975/wk Rent: $350/wk
Rozelle
Pop: 8,553 Income: $1,652/wk Rent: $650/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Taree

What is the population of Taree NSW?

The population of Taree NSW is 16,715 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 349.4 people per km².Taree is ranked #219 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Taree?

The median personal income in Taree NSW is $544 per week, or $28,288 per year.The median household income is $968 per week.Family income is $1,290 per week.Taree is ranked #7,794 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Taree?

Median rent in Taree NSW is $289 per week ($1,252 per month).Rent represents 29.9% of household income, which is considered moderate.Taree ranks #5,270 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Taree?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Taree NSW is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Taree?

The median age in Taree NSW is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Taree a good suburb to live in?

Taree is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 16,715.The median income is $544/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (29.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13779. All dollar figures in AUD.