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Maitland vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Maitland profile · Rutherford (South) - Telarah profile
Maitland Rutherford (South) - Telarah
Maitland and Rutherford (South) - Telarah are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with similar populations. Maitland is the more connected of the two, with far more public transport departures and a much higher share of homes within 15 minutes of schools, parks, and health services. It also has a higher typical income, with 19.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 11.5% in Rutherford (South) - Telarah. Education levels are also higher in Maitland, where 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, while the figure is 35.8% in Rutherford (South) - Telarah.
Both areas are very alike in their basic makeup, sharing the same typical resident age of 34 and having nearly identical home sizes. These similarities exist alongside a gap in overall advantage and resource access that is far higher in Maitland. This difference in access is consistent with the higher rates of Year 12 completion and university degrees found in Maitland.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,773
- First area, 2016: 6,603
- First area, 2021: 8,611
- Second area, 2021: 7,976
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Maitland: 0.7% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Maitland: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Maitland: 1.2% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Maitland: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Maitland: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Maitland: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Maitland: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.3% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Maitland: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Maitland: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Maitland: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Maitland: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Maitland: 4.4% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Maitland: 3.5% males, 4.6% females; 25–29 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Maitland: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Maitland: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Maitland: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Maitland: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Maitland: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 4.1% males, 3.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $493
- First area, 2016: $646
- First area, 2021: $829
- Second area, 2021: $724
- First area, 2011: $1,038
- First area, 2016: $1,430
- First area, 2021: $1,756
- Second area, 2021: $1,470
- First area, 2011: $1,337
- First area, 2016: $1,697
- First area, 2021: $2,087
- Second area, 2021: $1,786
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $245
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $390
- Second area, 2021: $330
- First area, 2011: $1,543
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $1,872
- Second area, 2021: $1,647
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maitland vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021114/maitland/vs/106021616/rutherford-telarah