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Maitland - North vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · Maitland - North profile · Rutherford (South) - Telarah profile
Maitland - North Rutherford (South) - Telarah
Maitland - North and Rutherford (South) - Telarah are neighbouring areas with very different economic profiles. Maitland - North is much more affluent, with 33.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 11.5% in Rutherford (South) - Telarah. This trend extends to education; 24% of adults in Maitland - North hold a bachelor degree or higher, while only 9.1% do in Rutherford (South) - Telarah. Residents in Maitland - North are also more likely to own their homes outright (37.7%) and live in larger houses, with 92.9% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, as Rutherford (South) - Telarah has seen much faster population growth (16.4%) than Maitland - North (5.5%). Despite these growth differences, they share similar rates of full-time work and have nearly the same proportion of people born overseas. Rutherford (South) - Telarah offers much better access to daily needs, with more public transport stops and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (50.7%) and groceries (58.7%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,615
- First area, 2016: 7,617
- First area, 2021: 8,727
- Second area, 2021: 7,976
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 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 - North: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Maitland - North: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Maitland - North: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Maitland - North: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Maitland - North: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Maitland - North: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Maitland - North: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.3% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Maitland - North: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Maitland - North: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Maitland - North: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Maitland - North: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Maitland - North: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Maitland - North: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Maitland - North: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Maitland - North: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Maitland - North: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Maitland - North: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Rutherford (South) - Telarah: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Maitland - North: 3.2% males, 3.2% 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: $669
- First area, 2016: $761
- First area, 2021: $921
- Second area, 2021: $724
- First area, 2011: $1,743
- First area, 2016: $1,843
- First area, 2021: $2,285
- Second area, 2021: $1,470
- First area, 2011: $1,995
- First area, 2016: $2,139
- First area, 2021: $2,552
- 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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $310
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2021: $330
- First area, 2011: $1,970
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,647
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- 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 - North vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/vs/106021616/rutherford-telarah