# Gosford vs Maitland — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 80 km apart

Maitland and Gosford are two regional hubs in New South Wales with very different layouts. Maitland has far more street intersections per square kilometre, with 29 compared to 15 in Gosford, and a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (72.8% versus 60.2%). Among First Nations residents, the typical age is noticeably older in Gosford at 23, while Maitland is younger at 20. This difference is mirrored in education, where Year 12 completion is well higher in Gosford at 41.1% compared to 33.6% in Maitland.

Both areas are similar in that they are somewhat walkable and have roughly the same number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They also share similar access to health services, with about 43% of homes within a 15-minute walk. However, the gap in school accessibility has widened by 13 percentage points, showing that Maitland has become much more walkable for students than Gosford over time.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Gosford | Maitland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 6,294 | 6,739 | 445 larger in Maitland |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 20 yrs | 3 yrs older in Gosford |  |
| Year 12 | 41.1% | 33.6% | 7.5 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Unemployment | 9.3% | 10.5% | 1.1 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Median income | $616 | $647 | $31 higher in Maitland |  |
| Household income | $1,678 | $1,829 | $151 higher in Maitland |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.9% | 2.9% | 1.0 pts higher in Gosford |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Gosford | Maitland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 higher in Gosford |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 more in Gosford |  |
| 15-min city | 57.1% | 52.2% | 4.9 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Walk to shops | 51.0% | 47.1% | 3.9 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.4% | 84.1% | 7.3 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Walk to school | 60.2% | 72.8% | 12.6 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to a park | 91.7% | 89.6% | 2.1 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Walk to health | 42.9% | 42.5% | 0.4 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Intersections/km² | 15 | 29 | 14 higher in Maitland |  |
| Mean slope | 9.8% | 5.8% | 4.0 pts higher in Gosford |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104007/gosford/vs/IARE104013/maitland