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East Maitland - Metford vs Thornton - Millers Forest

Name: East Maitland - Metford vs Thornton - Millers Forest — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · East Maitland - Metford profile · Thornton - Millers Forest profile

East Maitland - Metford Thornton - Millers Forest

East Maitland - Metford and Thornton - Millers Forest are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different characters. East Maitland - Metford is very walkable, with a typical resident aged 39 and a high density of public transport stops. In contrast, Thornton - Millers Forest is mostly car-dependent and has seen rapid growth, with its population increasing by 24.6% since 2021. Thornton - Millers Forest is also a younger area, where the typical resident is 33 and 92.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, compared to 80.7% in East Maitland - Metford.

Both areas share a very similar overall advantage score, which sits near the national average. They also have almost identical proportions of people born overseas and those who speak a First Nations language. While East Maitland - Metford remains a stable residential hub, Thornton - Millers Forest has become much more dynamic, with 54.7% of its residents moving in over the last five years compared to 36.8% in East Maitland - Metford.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 17.9 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest Living alone: 14.0 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford Separate houses: 13.7 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest No car: 4.7 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford 3+ bedrooms: 12.0 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +2,082 larger in East Maitland - Metford

17,981 86th pct 15,899 79th pct

Median age in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +6 yrs older in East Maitland - Metford

39 yrs 48th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

25.3% Young adults (25–44) +6.5 pts ▸ 31.8%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 22.1%

19.0% Children (0–14) +4.4 pts ▸ 23.4%

17.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.3 pts 10.0%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.7%

Marital status

44.3% Married +6.8 pts ▸ 51.1%

36.4% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 35.5%

10.0% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 7.4%

5.5% Widowed ◂ +3.0 pts 2.5%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

East Maitland - Metford Thornton - Millers Forest

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.2% Australia +1.5 pts ▸ 86.7%

0.7% India +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.7% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% New Zealand even 1.1%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.7% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 45.0%

43.6% English ◂ +1.5 pts 42.0%

11.3% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%

10.3% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 9.8%

4.2% German even 4.2%

1.0% Indian +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only +0.8 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.3% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Mandarin even 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.3% Christianity +1.1 pts ▸ 54.4%

37.5% No religion +0.5 pts ▸ 38.0%

5.8% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%

1.0% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +4 more in East Maitland - Metford

9 88th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1.29 more in East Maitland - Metford

2.64 63rd pct 1.35 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +9 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

22 55th pct 31 71st pct

Students in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1,319 more in East Maitland - Metford

4,019 87th pct 2,700 74th pct

Avg size in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +93 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

447 53rd pct 540 65th pct

ICSEA in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +28 higher in East Maitland - Metford

1,044 62nd pct 1,016 50th pct

Highest year of school

44.1% Year 12 +6.0 pts ▸ 50.1%

31.3% Year 10 ◂ +0.8 pts 30.5%

11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 9.1%

7.2% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

38.0% Certificate III / IV +4.7 pts ▸ 42.7%

18.9% Bachelor degree +1.7 pts ▸ 20.6%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

19.8% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 21.0%

18.7% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 20.9%

11.0% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.1% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.4% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

4.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$178 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$763 41st pct $941 72nd pct

Household income in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$619 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,590 41st pct $2,209 78th pct

Family income in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$360 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,990 44th pct $2,350 67th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 38.0%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.5 pts 20.4%

16.8% Under $650 ◂ +8.5 pts 8.3%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.8% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 ◂ +6.7 pts 34.8%

32.5% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 35.5%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 23.2%

3.0% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.3% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 12.0%

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +3.5 pts 7.9%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 10.7%

9.7% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 8.5%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.7% None +6.7 pts ▸ 63.4%

23.0% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 21.6%

8.3% Two conditions ◂ +2.0 pts 6.3%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +249 larger in East Maitland - Metford

1,243 87th pct 994 87th pct

Median age in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +2 yrs older in East Maitland - Metford

22 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$158 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$605 44th pct $763 72nd pct

Household income in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$477 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,614 45th pct $2,091 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.4 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

2.5 43rd pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples with children +8.4 pts ▸ 63.9%

25.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 23.6%

17.7% One-parent families ◂ +5.9 pts 11.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +0.9 pts ▸ 33.7%

26.8% 1 person ◂ +14.0 pts 12.8%

14.6% 4 people +7.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

16.1% 3 people +3.4 pts ▸ 19.5%

6.5% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.1% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$70 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$350 43rd pct $420 71st pct

Mortgage in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +$282 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,733 43rd pct $2,015 62nd pct

People / bedroom in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.2% Owned with a mortgage +11.3 pts ▸ 45.5%

34.0% Rented ◂ +4.6 pts 29.4%

29.1% Owned outright ◂ +5.8 pts 23.4%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

81.0% Separate house +13.7 pts ▸ 94.7%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.4 pts 4.4%

5.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.3 pts 0.8%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 4 bedrooms +21.1 pts ▸ 56.3%

39.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.4 pts 27.6%

13.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.1 pts 5.6%

6.5% 5 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.5 pts 0.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

48.2% $350–$549 +6.2 pts ▸ 54.4%

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.3 pts 26.1%

2.7% $550–$749 +9.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.9% Under $200 ◂ +8.8 pts 3.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.4% $1,800–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 46.0%

36.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.4 pts 27.2%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.5 pts 9.4%

9.3% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +71 more in East Maitland - Metford

146 90th pct 75 77th pct

Stops/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +3.40 more in East Maitland - Metford

8.12 86th pct 4.72 56th pct

Departures/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +662.3 more in East Maitland - Metford

1,157.3 63rd pct 495.0 38th pct

PT routes in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +7 more in East Maitland - Metford

16 80th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +5 longer in Thornton - Millers Forest

1 7th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1 longer in Thornton - Millers Forest

101 89th pct 102 89th pct

How people get to work

58.5% Car (driver) +0.1 pts ▸ 58.6%

17.6% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles +11.7 pts ▸ 50.1%

33.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.7 pts 22.2%

14.0% 3 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

7.1% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.5% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 16.6%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 9.3%

6.6% Public administration & safety +2.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 6.2%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 7.3%

7.1% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.9% Mining ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

4.0% Other services even 4.0%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%

15.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 15.8%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.0% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

10.2% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 8.9%

8.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +2 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +3 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +4 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +51 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

956 32nd pct 1,007 54th pct

ERP in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1,591 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

18,334 83rd pct 19,925 86th pct

Growth in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +23.1 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

1.6% 24th pct 24.6% 92nd pct

Businesses in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +110 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

1,108 61st pct 1,218 66th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +151 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

902 53rd pct 1,053 65th pct

Max temp in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.2 higher in East Maitland - Metford

24.8 63rd pct 24.6 60th pct

Min temp in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.5 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

12.0 52nd pct 12.5 59th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +2.2 higher in East Maitland - Metford

6.2 61st pct 4.0 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1.9 more in East Maitland - Metford

5.7 57th pct 3.8 28th pct

15-min city in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +31.4 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

58.5% 44th pct 27.1% 18th pct

Walk to shops in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +26.6 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

54.0% 42nd pct 27.4% 18th pct

Walk to transit in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +20.7 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

96.9% 62nd pct 76.1% 37th pct

Walk to school in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +14.8 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

83.7% 60th pct 68.9% 45th pct

Walk to a park in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +16.2 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

99.6% 61st pct 83.4% 30th pct

Walk to health in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +29.5 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

55.1% 58th pct 25.6% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +1.6 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

20.5 74th pct 22.1 77th pct

Intersections/km² in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +64 higher in East Maitland - Metford

105 52nd pct 41 37th pct

Mean slope in East Maitland - Metford in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.4 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

5.4% 52nd pct 5.8% 59th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Maitland - Metford vs Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021614/east-maitland-metford/vs/106021618/thornton-millers-forest