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Maitland vs Upper Hunter Shire

Name: Maitland vs Upper Hunter Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 100 km apart · Maitland profile · Upper Hunter Shire profile

Maitland Upper Hunter Shire

Maitland and Upper Hunter Shire are two different types of New South Wales regions. Maitland is a more urbanised area with much better access to services, where 84% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and typical school sizes are far higher at 491. In contrast, Upper Hunter Shire is more rural and attracts more recent overseas arrivals, who make up 25.1% of its people compared to 9.9% in Maitland. Crime rates, including motor vehicle theft and sexual offences, are far higher in Maitland.

Since 2011, the gap in the typical age of residents has widened, with Upper Hunter Shire becoming noticeably older. Both areas share similar levels of personal income and a similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They also both sit near the national average for overall advantage. However, their workforces differ, with Upper Hunter Shire having a much larger share of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while Maitland is more focused on health care and social assistance.

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Where they differ most

Population: 75,997 larger in Maitland Recent arrivals: 15.2 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire Household size: 0.3 larger in Maitland People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Maitland Median age: 6 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +75,997 larger in Maitland gap widening

90,226 83rd pct 14,229 53rd pct

Median age in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +6 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire gap widening

36 yrs 19th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

27.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.0 pts 23.7%

23.2% Older adults (45–64) +2.9 pts ▸ 26.1%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.7 pts 18.6%

15.5% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 21.1%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 10.5%

Marital status

46.2% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 47.3%

36.1% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 33.3%

9.1% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.9% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Maitland Upper Hunter Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.9% Australia ◂ +3.0 pts 84.0%

1.8% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.2% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

44.3% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 45.3%

43.1% English ◂ +0.4 pts 42.7%

10.7% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.5% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.3% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

1.6% Italian even 1.5%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.9% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 89.5%

0.3% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.6% Christianity +8.3 pts ▸ 61.9%

38.5% No religion ◂ +9.4 pts 29.1%

5.3% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +25 more in Maitland

38 86th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +2.93 more in Upper Hunter Shire

1.97 20th pct 4.90 61st pct

Students in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +15,936 more in Maitland

18,665 86th pct 2,729 56th pct

Avg size in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +281 larger in Maitland

491 81st pct 210 47th pct

ICSEA in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +27 higher in Maitland

987 60th pct 960 42nd pct

Highest year of school

44.3% Year 12 ◂ +5.8 pts 38.5%

31.7% Year 10 +0.9 pts ▸ 32.6%

11.6% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

Highest qualification level

41.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.6 pts 40.8%

18.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 16.4%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.1 pts 12.7%

4.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 19.4%

18.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 13.6%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +4.0 pts 7.4%

11.2% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 11.0%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +5.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%

5.2% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$51 higher in Maitland gap widening

$802 64th pct $751 52nd pct

Household income in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$337 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,766 75th pct $1,429 53rd pct

Family income in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$174 higher in Maitland gap widening

$2,088 73rd pct $1,914 60th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 27.0%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

14.2% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 9.0%

9.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 7.5%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 40.7%

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.0%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 15.9%

3.3% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health ◂ +4.9 pts 8.2%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.9%

10.4% Arthritis even 10.3%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 7.3%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%

4.4% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.9% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Stroke even 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None +1.8 pts ▸ 60.3%

22.5% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 19.9%

7.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +5,748 larger in Maitland

6,738 89th pct 990 63rd pct

Median age in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +3 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire

20 yrs 7th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$54 higher in Maitland

$647 73rd pct $593 61st pct

Household income in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$240 higher in Maitland

$1,830 82nd pct $1,590 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +0.3 larger in Maitland gap steady

2.7 86th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

57.7% Couples with children ◂ +3.0 pts 54.7%

24.9% Couples without children +7.6 pts ▸ 32.5%

16.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.2 pts 12.2%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +3.9 pts ▸ 37.2%

22.2% 1 person +6.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 12.8%

16.8% 4 people ◂ +4.5 pts 12.2%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 6.6%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$100 higher in Maitland gap widening

$370 81st pct $270 54th pct

Mortgage in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +$269 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,829 75th pct $1,560 60th pct

People / bedroom in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +0.10 higher in Maitland gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 32.0%

28.0% Owned outright +8.7 pts ▸ 36.7%

29.8% Rented ◂ +5.6 pts 24.2%

2.1% Other tenure +3.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.1% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

87.3% Separate house +3.4 pts ▸ 90.7%

9.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 7.0%

2.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.5 pts 0.8%

0.7% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

36.6% 3 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 42.5%

41.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 30.1%

11.5% 2 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

7.1% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.5% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% $350–$549 ◂ +35.0 pts 19.3%

29.2% $200–$349 +22.8 pts ▸ 52.0%

8.7% Under $200 +11.7 pts ▸ 20.5%

4.0% $550–$749 ◂ +3.1 pts 0.8%

0.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.7% $1,000–$1,799 +5.0 pts ▸ 38.7%

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.3 pts 25.0%

12.0% Under $1,000 +7.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

10.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +587 more in Maitland

604 86th pct 17 44th pct

Stops/1k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +5.50 more in Maitland

6.69 87th pct 1.19 31st pct

Departures/1k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +815.5 more in Maitland

833.6 77th pct 18.1 37th pct

PT routes in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +41 more in Maitland

45 86th pct 4 43rd pct

Stop walk in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire

36 67th pct —

Drive to city in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire

116 82nd pct —

How people get to work

59.0% Car (driver) +4.5 pts ▸ 63.5%

17.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.8 pts 12.2%

1.1% Walked +3.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.9 pts 38.2%

31.2% 1 vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 33.3%

14.7% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.4% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +16.1 pts ▸ 17.3%

16.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.2 pts 9.1%

6.1% Mining +5.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 6.6%

9.0% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 7.0%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%

4.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

17.0% Professionals ◂ +4.9 pts 12.2%

16.2% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

10.3% Labourers +6.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

10.4% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +4.1 pts 9.3%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.0 pts 8.5%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Maitland

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Maitland

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Maitland

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +2 higher in Maitland

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +20 higher in Maitland

963 58th pct 943 41st pct

ERP in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +86,014 higher in Maitland

100,439 83rd pct 14,425 50th pct

Growth in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +9.7 pts higher in Maitland

10.8% 89th pct 1.2% 24th pct

Businesses in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +4,215 higher in Maitland

6,143 76th pct 1,928 58th pct

Approvals in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1,238 higher in Maitland

1,283 87th pct 45 47th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +162 higher in Maitland

857 70th pct 695 57th pct

Max temp in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1.2 higher in Maitland

25.2 60th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +2.4 higher in Maitland

11.7 58th pct 9.3 21st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +2,822 higher in Maitland

9,344 57th pct 6,522 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +310 higher in Maitland

1,293 67th pct 984 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +159 higher in Maitland

405 81st pct 246 48th pct

Robbery/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +16 higher in Maitland

23 49th pct 7 9th pct

Burglary/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +113 higher in Maitland

464 44th pct 351 30th pct

Theft/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +143 higher in Maitland

938 34th pct 794 27th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +447 higher in Maitland

861 88th pct 415 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +139 higher in Maitland

870 61st pct 731 49th pct

Drugs/100k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +226 higher in Maitland

367 41st pct 141 12th pct

5-yr change in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +8.9 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

-10.3% 19th pct -1.4% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1.9 higher in Maitland

5.1 74th pct 3.3 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +1.4 more in Maitland

5.0 73rd pct 3.6 39th pct

15-min city in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +8.9 pts higher in Maitland

52.1% 57th pct 43.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +4.5 pts higher in Maitland

47.0% 49th pct 42.5% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +49.7 pts higher in Maitland

84.0% 78th pct 34.3% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +29.1 pts higher in Maitland

72.7% 75th pct 43.5% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +33.2 pts higher in Maitland

89.5% 73rd pct 56.3% 28th pct

Walk to health in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +3.7 pts higher in Maitland

42.4% 59th pct 38.6% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +5.8 more in Maitland

21.7 58th pct 16.0 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +29 higher in Maitland

29 74th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Maitland in Upper Hunter Shire +0.5 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

5.8% 67th pct 6.4% 74th pct

Compare Maitland with nearby areas

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Compare Upper Hunter Shire with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maitland vs Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15050/maitland/vs/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire