West Tamworth

20.6% of West Tamworth's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

1,260 family households lived in West Tamworth; 27.3% were couple families and 34.2% were one-parent families.

39.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

West Tamworth had 5,471 residents at the 2021 Census.

26.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.8% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Separate houses made up 80.7% of occupied private dwellings in West Tamworth.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.

27.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

18.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.

53.4% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

The average household in West Tamworth had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 36.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 18.6% had four or more usual residents.

7.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

60.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.

0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.6% walked or cycled.

13.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

One-car households formed 50.2% of the total.

36.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

53.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.1% reported a different address.

10.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

77.2% of residents used only English at home.

8.8% used a language other than English at home.

1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

10.7% of West Tamworth's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.3% was born in Australia.

1.0% of residents were born in China.

0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 79.0%.

English ancestry accounted for 33.4% of ancestry responses in West Tamworth.

Australian ancestry made up 37.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.1% of responses.

12.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 7.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 16.5% of workers, and education and training employed 6.9%.

The labour-force participation rate was 48.7%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

27.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 10.3%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

45.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

13.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

11.6% reported asthma, 10.6% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

13.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.1%.

Median household income was $1,053 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $275 per week.

Working from home was 7.9% in West Tamworth, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 27.8% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 53.4% in West Tamworth, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.