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Maitland vs Port Stephens

Name: Maitland vs Port Stephens — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Maitland profile · Port Stephens profile

Maitland Port Stephens

Maitland and Port Stephens are nearby New South Wales regions with very different age and workforce profiles. Port Stephens is far older, with a typical resident aged 47 and 25.9% of people aged 65 and over, compared to a typical age of 36 and 15.5% seniors in Maitland. This younger population in Maitland is consistent with a higher share of children and more adults working or looking for work (64.0% versus 52.3% in Port Stephens). There are also notable gaps in housing and accessibility; Port Stephens has a far higher share of homes owned outright (41.2% versus 28.0%), while Maitland has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and health services.

Everyday life in both areas shares many similarities, including nearly identical typical weekly rents of $370 and similar proportions of First Nations people and those who speak little or no English. However, some gaps have grown since 2011. The age difference has widened as Port Stephens became far older than Maitland, and the gap in typical weekly household income has increased, with Maitland now well higher at $1,766 compared to $1,372 in Port Stephens.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Port Stephens Participation: 11.7 pts higher in Maitland Owned outright: 13.2 pts higher in Port Stephens Aged 65+: 10.4 pts higher in Port Stephens Household size: 0.3 larger in Maitland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maitland in Port Stephens +14,950 larger in Maitland gap widening

90,226 83rd pct 75,276 80th pct

Median age in Maitland in Port Stephens +11 yrs older in Port Stephens gap widening

36 yrs 19th pct 47 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

27.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.9 pts 19.8%

23.2% Older adults (45–64) +3.4 pts ▸ 26.6%

15.5% Seniors (65+) +10.4 pts ▸ 25.9%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 17.1%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 10.5%

Marital status

46.2% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 48.9%

36.1% Never married ◂ +6.2 pts 29.9%

9.1% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.9% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Maitland Port Stephens

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.9% Australia ◂ +4.0 pts 82.9%

1.8% England +2.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.0% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% South Africa even 0.5%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.1% English +1.4 pts ▸ 44.5%

44.3% Australian ◂ +2.8 pts 41.5%

10.7% Irish +0.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.5% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.3% German even 4.3%

1.6% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only +0.3 pts ▸ 90.8%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.6% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 52.9%

38.5% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 39.1%

5.3% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Maitland in Port Stephens +11 more in Maitland

38 86th pct 27 78th pct

Schools/1k kids in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.12 more in Port Stephens

1.97 20th pct 2.09 23rd pct

Students in Maitland in Port Stephens +9,053 more in Maitland

18,665 86th pct 9,612 76th pct

Avg size in Maitland in Port Stephens +135 larger in Maitland

491 81st pct 356 68th pct

ICSEA in Maitland in Port Stephens +17 higher in Maitland

987 60th pct 970 49th pct

Highest year of school

44.3% Year 12 ◂ +4.2 pts 40.1%

31.7% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 33.1%

11.6% Year 9 or below +1.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

Highest qualification level

41.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.8 pts 39.6%

18.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.4 pts 16.0%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

4.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

2.6% Certificate I / II even 2.6%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 19.5%

18.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 17.7%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 10.2%

11.2% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

5.2% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences even 1.9%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Maitland in Port Stephens +$131 higher in Maitland gap widening

$802 64th pct $671 32nd pct

Household income in Maitland in Port Stephens +$394 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,766 75th pct $1,372 47th pct

Family income in Maitland in Port Stephens +$374 higher in Maitland gap widening

$2,088 73rd pct $1,714 44th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 27.1%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +5.6 pts ▸ 31.9%

14.2% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 8.1%

9.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 6.9%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 45.5%

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.0%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 14.3%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.2% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 11.6%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 9.7%

9.0% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.5% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.4% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.2% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.0% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None ◂ +3.6 pts 55.0%

22.5% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 23.3%

7.5% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.1% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Maitland in Port Stephens +1,853 larger in Maitland

6,738 89th pct 4,885 87th pct

Median age in Maitland in Port Stephens +2 yrs older in Port Stephens

20 yrs 7th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Maitland in Port Stephens +$65 higher in Maitland

$647 73rd pct $582 58th pct

Household income in Maitland in Port Stephens +$214 higher in Maitland

$1,830 82nd pct $1,616 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.3 larger in Maitland gap widening

2.7 86th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

57.7% Couples with children ◂ +7.5 pts 50.2%

24.9% Couples without children +8.5 pts ▸ 33.3%

16.4% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 15.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +5.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

22.2% 1 person +3.8 pts ▸ 26.0%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 13.5%

16.8% 4 people ◂ +4.1 pts 12.6%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maitland in Port Stephens even gap steady

$370 81st pct $370 81st pct

Mortgage in Maitland in Port Stephens +$96 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,829 75th pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.10 higher in Maitland gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.0% Owned outright +13.2 pts ▸ 41.2%

39.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.5 pts 30.6%

29.8% Rented ◂ +5.0 pts 24.8%

2.1% Other tenure even 2.0%

1.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

87.3% Separate house ◂ +6.4 pts 80.9%

9.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

2.3% Flat or apartment +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

41.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 33.2%

36.6% 3 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

11.5% 2 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

7.1% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% $350–$549 ◂ +6.5 pts 47.7%

29.2% $200–$349 +2.9 pts ▸ 32.1%

8.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

4.0% $550–$749 +3.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 33.4%

33.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.0 pts 31.7%

12.0% Under $1,000 +4.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

10.7% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Maitland in Port Stephens +79 more in Port Stephens

604 86th pct 683 86th pct

Stops/1k in Maitland in Port Stephens +2.38 more in Port Stephens

6.69 87th pct 9.07 96th pct

Departures/1k in Maitland in Port Stephens +262.5 more in Port Stephens

833.6 77th pct 1,096.1 81st pct

PT routes in Maitland in Port Stephens +26 more in Maitland

45 86th pct 19 69th pct

Stop walk in Maitland in Port Stephens +32 longer in Maitland

36 67th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Maitland in Port Stephens +2 longer in Port Stephens

116 82nd pct 118 83rd pct

How people get to work

59.0% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 56.0%

17.0% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 18.1%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

1.1% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 38.3%

31.2% 1 vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

14.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 13.0%

8.4% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%

4.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 14.5%

9.0% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 9.8%

6.8% Accommodation & food +2.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.5% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

6.1% Mining ◂ +4.2 pts 1.9%

4.7% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.3% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.3% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

17.0% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 15.5%

13.4% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%

10.4% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.3% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

9.1% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Maitland in Port Stephens +1 higher in Maitland

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Maitland in Port Stephens even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Maitland in Port Stephens even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Maitland in Port Stephens +1 higher in Maitland

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Maitland in Port Stephens +11 higher in Maitland

963 58th pct 952 49th pct

ERP in Maitland in Port Stephens +20,369 higher in Maitland

100,439 83rd pct 80,070 79th pct

Growth in Maitland in Port Stephens +4.6 pts higher in Maitland

10.8% 89th pct 6.3% 72nd pct

Businesses in Maitland in Port Stephens +889 higher in Maitland

6,143 76th pct 5,254 74th pct

Approvals in Maitland in Port Stephens +930 higher in Maitland

1,283 87th pct 353 76th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Maitland in Port Stephens +324 higher in Port Stephens

857 70th pct 1,182 84th pct

Max temp in Maitland in Port Stephens +1.2 higher in Maitland

25.2 60th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Maitland in Port Stephens +1.4 higher in Port Stephens

11.7 58th pct 13.0 71st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Maitland in Port Stephens +2,019 higher in Maitland

9,344 57th pct 7,325 42nd pct

Assault/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +228 higher in Maitland

1,293 67th pct 1,065 56th pct

Sexual/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +98 higher in Maitland

405 81st pct 307 62nd pct

Robbery/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +9 higher in Maitland

23 49th pct 15 29th pct

Burglary/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +199 higher in Maitland

464 44th pct 266 19th pct

Theft/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +353 higher in Maitland

938 34th pct 585 15th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +392 higher in Maitland

861 88th pct 469 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +189 higher in Maitland

870 61st pct 681 44th pct

Drugs/100k in Maitland in Port Stephens +16 higher in Maitland

367 41st pct 351 39th pct

5-yr change in Maitland in Port Stephens +11.9 pts higher in Port Stephens

-10.3% 19th pct 1.7% 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.7 higher in Maitland

5.1 74th pct 4.5 66th pct

Types ≤15 min in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.9 more in Maitland

5.0 73rd pct 4.1 55th pct

15-min city in Maitland in Port Stephens +4.4 pts higher in Maitland

52.1% 57th pct 47.7% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Maitland in Port Stephens +4.7 pts higher in Maitland

47.0% 49th pct 42.4% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.2 pts higher in Maitland

84.0% 78th pct 83.8% 78th pct

Walk to school in Maitland in Port Stephens +30.1 pts higher in Maitland

72.7% 75th pct 42.6% 30th pct

Walk to a park in Maitland in Port Stephens +6.1 pts higher in Maitland

89.5% 73rd pct 83.4% 67th pct

Walk to health in Maitland in Port Stephens +17.6 pts higher in Maitland

42.4% 59th pct 24.8% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Maitland in Port Stephens +5.0 more in Maitland

21.7 58th pct 16.7 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Maitland in Port Stephens +20 higher in Maitland

29 74th pct 9 72nd pct

Mean slope in Maitland in Port Stephens +0.5 pts higher in Port Stephens

5.8% 67th pct 6.3% 73rd pct

Compare Maitland with nearby areas

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Compare Port Stephens with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maitland vs Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15050/maitland/vs/LGA16400/port-stephens