Maitland vs Taree

Maitland and Taree are two distinct New South Wales regions with very different levels of accessibility. Maitland is more walkable, with 89.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 72.8% within reach of a school. Taree is more car-dependent, where only 62.9% of homes are near a park and 43.5% are near a school. This gap extends to health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 42.5% of Maitland homes compared to just 22.1% in Taree.

Both areas are very similar in the share of people who speak a First Nations language, which is around 3%. Maitland has a larger First Nations population, and the typical household income for First Nations people there is well higher at $1,829, compared to $1,205 in Taree. In Taree, the First Nations unemployment rate is well higher at 13.8%, while Maitland's is 10.5%, which is a little below the national figure.