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In the 2006 Census, 819 people were usually resident in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities): of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Of the total population 7.0% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In the 2006 Census, 22.1% of people usually resident in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities) were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.6% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.
In the 2006 Census, 91.7% of people usually resident in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities) were Australian citizens, 4.9% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.
In the 2006 Census, 39.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities) were married, 14.3% were either separated or divorced, 9.1% were widowed and 36.8% were never married.
During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 370 people aged 15 years and over in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities) were in the labour force. Of these 58.1% worked full-time, 27.0% worked part-time, 2.4% were away from work, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.2% were unemployed. 236 people were not in the labour force.
In the 2006 Census in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $371, the median family income was $870 and the median household income was $637.
In the 2006 Census, there were 215 families in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities): of these 36.7% were couple families without children, 36.7% were couple families with children, 24.7% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
26
7.5
702,550
9.2
Flat, unit or apartment
6
1.7
1,076,315
14.2
Other dwelling
18
5.2
127,337
1.7
Dwelling type not stated
0
0.0
4,594
0.1
In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), 85.5% were separate houses, 7.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 5.2% were other dwellings.
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme)
94
27.2
2,448,205
32.2
Rented (includes rent-free)
141
40.9
2,063,947
27.2
Other tenure type
0
0.0
65,715
0.9
Tenure type not stated
20
5.8
540,050
7.1
In the 2006 Census in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), 25.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 40.9% were rented.
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Real estate agent
15
10.6
1,043,198
50.5
State or Territory housing authority
28
19.9
306,697
14.9
Other landlord type
92
65.2
652,012
31.6
Landlord type not stated
7
5.0
62,037
3.0
In the 2006 Census in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 10.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 65.2% were rented from other landlord type.
In the 2006 Census in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), the median weekly rent was $90. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $563. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Family households
217
62.9
5,122,760
67.4
Single (or lone) person households
94
27.2
1,740,481
22.9
Group households
14
4.1
280,856
3.7
In the 2006 Census in Tara (L) (Urban Centres and Localities), 62.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.2% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 25/10/2007
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
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