# Muswellbrook vs Maitland — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 97 km apart

Muswellbrook and Maitland are two regional New South Wales areas with very different levels of accessibility. Maitland is far more connected, with a street connectivity score of 29 compared to just 1 in Muswellbrook. This is reflected in the walkability scores, where Maitland is somewhat walkable and Muswellbrook is mostly car-dependent. Residents in Maitland also have much better access to essentials, with 89.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to 64.4% in Muswellbrook, and 84.1% within a 10-minute walk of public transport against 72.2% in Muswellbrook.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked similarly in some key First Nations indicators. They share almost identical unemployment rates for First Nations people, at 10.7% in Muswellbrook and 10.5% in Maitland. Both areas also have similar shares of people who speak a First Nations language and nearly the same average terrain slope. However, Maitland has a far larger First Nations population with 6,739 people, compared to 1,908 in Muswellbrook.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Muswellbrook | Maitland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,908 | 6,739 | 4,831 larger in Maitland |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 20 yrs | 1 yrs older in Muswellbrook |  |
| Year 12 | 26.8% | 33.6% | 6.7 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Unemployment | 10.7% | 10.5% | 0.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook |  |
| Median income | $598 | $647 | $49 higher in Maitland |  |
| Household income | $1,636 | $1,829 | $193 higher in Maitland |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5 pts higher in Maitland |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Muswellbrook | Maitland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 higher in Maitland |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 more in Maitland |  |
| 15-min city | 43.2% | 52.2% | 9.0 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.7% | 47.1% | 3.4 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to transit | 72.2% | 84.1% | 11.9 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to school | 64.0% | 72.8% | 8.8 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to a park | 64.4% | 89.6% | 25.2 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to health | 31.8% | 42.5% | 10.7 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 29 | 29 higher in Maitland |  |
| Mean slope | 6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE102009/muswellbrook/vs/IARE104013/maitland