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Upper Hunter vs Maitland

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 98 km apart · Upper Hunter profile · Maitland profile

Upper Hunter Maitland

Upper Hunter and Maitland are two different types of New South Wales regions. Maitland is a far more walkable place, with 84.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to just 34.3% in Upper Hunter. Maitland also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 6,739 people compared to 990 in Upper Hunter. While Maitland is described as somewhat walkable, Upper Hunter is mostly car-dependent, with far fewer homes near parks and schools.

Both areas share a similar landscape, as their mean terrain slope is almost identical. Beyond the land, they differ in how people live; First Nations residents in Upper Hunter are noticeably older, with a typical age of 23 compared to 20 in Maitland. In Maitland, First Nations household income is a little higher at $1,829, while the typical income in Upper Hunter is $1,590.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Upper Hunterin Maitland +5,749 larger in Maitland
990 46th pct 6,739 88th pct
Median age in Upper Hunterin Maitland +3 yrs older in Upper Hunter
23 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 0th pct
Year 12 in Upper Hunterin Maitland +2.4 pts higher in Maitland
31.1% 46th pct 33.6% 54th pct
Unemployment in Upper Hunterin Maitland +1.3 pts higher in Maitland
9.1% 24th pct 10.5% 34th pct
Median income in Upper Hunterin Maitland +$54 higher in Maitland
$593 67th pct $647 78th pct
Household income in Upper Hunterin Maitland +$239 higher in Maitland
$1,590 70th pct $1,829 85th pct
Indigenous language in Upper Hunterin Maitland +1.3 pts higher in Maitland
1.6% 4th pct 2.9% 16th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Upper Hunterin Maitland +1.9 higher in Maitland
3.3 37th pct 5.1 73rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Upper Hunterin Maitland +1.4 more in Maitland
3.6 39th pct 5.0 73rd pct
15-min city in Upper Hunterin Maitland +9.0 pts higher in Maitland
43.2% 44th pct 52.2% 58th pct
Walk to shops in Upper Hunterin Maitland +4.6 pts higher in Maitland
42.6% 40th pct 47.1% 48th pct
Walk to transit in Upper Hunterin Maitland +49.8 pts higher in Maitland
34.3% 45th pct 84.1% 75th pct
Walk to school in Upper Hunterin Maitland +29.3 pts higher in Maitland
43.5% 28th pct 72.8% 68th pct
Walk to a park in Upper Hunterin Maitland +33.3 pts higher in Maitland
56.3% 26th pct 89.6% 68th pct
Walk to health in Upper Hunterin Maitland +3.8 pts higher in Maitland
38.6% 50th pct 42.5% 56th pct
Intersections/km² in Upper Hunterin Maitland +29 higher in Maitland
0 23rd pct 29 72nd pct
Mean slope in Upper Hunterin Maitland +0.6 pts higher in Upper Hunter
6.4% 75th pct 5.8% 68th pct

Compare Upper Hunter with nearby areas

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Compare Maitland with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Upper Hunter vs Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE102013/upper-hunter/vs/IARE104013/maitland