# Maitland vs Taree — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 121 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Maitland | Taree | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 6,739 | 4,347 | 2,392 larger in Maitland |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 21 yrs | 1 yrs older in Taree |  |
| Year 12 | 33.6% | 29.1% | 4.5 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Unemployment | 10.5% | 13.8% | 3.4 pts higher in Taree |  |
| Median income | $647 | $490 | $157 higher in Maitland |  |
| Household income | $1,829 | $1,205 | $624 higher in Maitland |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.5 pts higher in Taree |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Maitland | Taree | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 higher in Maitland |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 more in Maitland |  |
| 15-min city | 52.2% | 45.3% | 6.9 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to shops | 47.1% | 42.3% | 4.8 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to transit | 84.1% | 62.3% | 21.9 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to school | 72.8% | 43.5% | 29.3 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to a park | 89.6% | 62.9% | 26.7 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Walk to health | 42.5% | 22.1% | 20.3 pts higher in Maitland |  |
| Intersections/km² | 29 | 2 | 28 higher in Maitland |  |
| Mean slope | 5.8% | 6.4% | 0.6 pts higher in Taree |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104013/maitland/vs/IARE104019/taree