Living in Taree

In Taree, the median rent tenants pay is €825 a month (2021) and unemployment is 8% (2021).

Taree had 26,858 residents in 2025 and is a city in Australia. Median rent was A$300 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,317 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population26,858people31 Dec 2025Official source · Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,511EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent825.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate8%country median 4.5% — 78% aboveOfficial source · 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Taree?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	11,127 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	10,424 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	300 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	825.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	825.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Taree a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 32–52%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Student22%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 14–30%

Family43%strong on family, weak on safety · range 34–52%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,145 of 26,858 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median personal income was A$562 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,037 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Taree is 8.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Taree 8.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	4,955 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	42.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,037 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	562 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,511 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁸Official
Unemployment rate	8 %country median 4.5%	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)¹Official

What does a salary buy in Taree?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €825
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Taree. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	3.88 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Taree. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

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For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

29°18°

27°17°

25°13°

22°10°

19°8°

19°6°

20°7°

23°9°

25°12°

26°15°

28°17°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

140

159

113

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 29.2 · Feb 28.6 · Mar 27 · Apr 24.7 · May 21.7 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 24.9 · Nov 26.3 · Dec 27.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAREE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 18.5 · Feb 18.2 · Mar 16.6 · Apr 13.4 · May 10.2 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 6.4 · Aug 6.6 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 16.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAREE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 23.9 · Feb 23.4 · Mar 21.8 · Apr 19.1 · May 16 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 20.6 · Dec 22.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAREE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 98.7 · Feb 139.5 · Mar 158.7 · Apr 84.7 · May 85.2 · Jun 91.8 · Jul 50.7 · Aug 43.8 · Sep 43.6 · Oct 70.7 · Nov 112.5 · Dec 96.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAREE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±5.8 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.5 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±7.6 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±4.8 °C, Houston (United States) ±9.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 186.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 143.9 people per km² in 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	186.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.²Official
Foreign-resident share	8.09 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	2,145 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	143.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	13,836 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	12,682 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	26,858 people	31 Dec 2025	Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

25,554

26,021

26,488

26,955

26,858200120052011201520212025

Population rose 3.5% between 2001 and 2025, from 25,949 to 26,858.

International community in Taree

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	26,519	100.0%
Australia	22,176	83.6%
Country of birth not stated	2,198	8.3%
England	549	2.1%
Born elsewhere(d)	208	0.8%
New Zealand	193	0.7%
Philippines	179	0.7%
India	158	0.6%
Netherlands	81	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	68	0.3%
Germany	65	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Scotland	65	0.2%
United States of America	52	0.2%
South Africa	42	0.2%
Nepal	37	0.1%
Thailand	35	0.1%
Vietnam	29	0.1%
Ireland	28	0.1%
Italy	25	0.1%
Pakistan	22	0.1%
Canada	21	0.1%
Egypt	21	0.1%
France	21	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	20	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	18	0.1%
Malaysia	18	0.1%
Zimbabwe	15	0.1%
Myanmar	14	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.0%
Fiji	13	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Japan	12	0.0%
Lebanon	12	0.0%
Malta	12	0.0%
Sri Lanka	12	0.0%
Wales	12	0.0%
Greece	11	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Iraq	9	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	8	0.0%
Poland	7	0.0%
Singapore	7	0.0%
Taiwan	5	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Croatia	4	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	26,519	100.0%
Australia	22,176	83.6%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,139	8.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	26,519	100.0%
Australian citizen	23,791	89.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	8.07 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	10,424 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	46.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	46 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,317 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Taree

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Port Macquarie as a Taree alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 4.8% Port Macquarie vs 8.0% Taree−40%
Residents: 53,369 Port Macquarie vs 26,858 Taree+99%
Median gross pay, region: €1,847 Port Macquarie vs €1,511 Taree+22%
Foreign residents: 19.1% Port Macquarie vs 8.1% Tareeno percentage

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Morisset - Cooranbong27,787 residents Maryborough27,820 residents Burnie - Wynyard27,826 residents Alice Springs25,912 residents Nelson Bay28,329 residents Victor Harbor - Goolwa28,363 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Taree?

The median gross salary is 1,511 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Taree?

The unemployment rate is 8 %. Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack).

How many people live in Taree?

The published population is 26,858 people. Source: Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Taree?

2,145 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Taree a good place to live?

Taree may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Taree?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,176 people (83.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Taree, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAREE AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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