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East Maitland - Metford vs Seaham - Woodville

Name: East Maitland - Metford vs Seaham - Woodville — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 16 km apart · East Maitland - Metford profile · Seaham - Woodville profile

East Maitland - Metford Seaham - Woodville

East Maitland - Metford and Seaham - Woodville are nearby areas with very different layouts and lifestyles. East Maitland - Metford is a very walkable area where 34% of homes are rented and 26.8% of people live alone. In contrast, Seaham - Woodville is car-dependent, with 99.1% of dwellings being separate houses and a much higher share of homes owned outright at 41.4%. Wealth also differs, with 32.3% of households in Seaham - Woodville earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 18.1% in East Maitland - Metford.

Both areas share a similar proportion of children under 15, at around 19%. They are also alike in their First Nations populations, with the same typical age of 22 and nearly identical shares of people speaking a First Nations language. While they share these social traits, their physical environments remain worlds apart, with East Maitland - Metford providing far more public transport stops and a much higher number of amenities within a short walk.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.4 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford One-parent: 10.5 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford Separate houses: 18.1 pts higher in Seaham - Woodville Population: 12,288 larger in East Maitland - Metford No car: 5.7 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +12,288 larger in East Maitland - Metford

17,981 86th pct 5,693 27th pct

Median age in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +3 yrs older in Seaham - Woodville

39 yrs 48th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

25.3% Older adults (45–64) +6.5 pts ▸ 31.9%

25.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.1 pts 19.2%

19.0% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 15.8%

13.0% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

44.3% Married +13.3 pts ▸ 57.6%

36.4% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 29.8%

10.0% Divorced ◂ +3.4 pts 6.5%

5.5% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 3.3%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

East Maitland - Metford Seaham - Woodville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.2% Australia +4.5 pts ▸ 89.7%

1.7% England +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% New Zealand even 1.1%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.7% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.6% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.7% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 44.8%

43.6% English +1.2 pts ▸ 44.7%

11.3% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 11.0%

10.3% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.2% German +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.3% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.2%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only +5.7 pts ▸ 94.4%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.3% Christianity +6.3 pts ▸ 59.6%

37.5% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 34.6%

5.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +5 more in East Maitland - Metford

9 88th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +0.99 more in Seaham - Woodville

2.64 63rd pct 3.62 76th pct

Schools ≤3 km in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +7 more in East Maitland - Metford

22 55th pct 15 40th pct

Students in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +3,679 more in East Maitland - Metford

4,019 87th pct 340 11th pct

Avg size in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +362 larger in East Maitland - Metford

447 53rd pct 85 6th pct

ICSEA in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +59 higher in East Maitland - Metford

1,044 62nd pct 984 35th pct

Highest year of school

44.1% Year 12 +1.1 pts ▸ 45.2%

31.3% Year 10 +4.1 pts ▸ 35.4%

11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%

7.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

38.0% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 40.6%

18.9% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 15.5%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

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

Field of qualification

18.7% Engineering & related +4.2 pts ▸ 22.9%

19.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.2 pts 16.6%

11.0% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 9.0%

8.4% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.3% Architecture & building +3.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$113 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$763 41st pct $876 63rd pct

Household income in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$737 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$1,590 41st pct $2,327 85th pct

Family income in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$478 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$1,990 44th pct $2,468 73rd pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 29.9%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.7 pts 21.2%

8.8% $4,000 or more +8.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

16.8% Under $650 ◂ +9.3 pts 7.5%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 35.9%

32.5% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

3.0% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.3% Mental health ◂ +5.6 pts 8.6%

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 9.4%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 9.1%

9.7% Other condition ◂ +2.5 pts 7.2%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 4.2%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

2.9% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.7% None +5.2 pts ▸ 61.9%

23.0% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 21.7%

8.3% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 6.0%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +973 larger in East Maitland - Metford

1,243 87th pct 270 62nd pct

Median age in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$178 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$605 44th pct $783 73rd pct

Household income in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$760 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$1,614 45th pct $2,374 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +0.5 larger in Seaham - Woodville

2.5 43rd pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples with children +10.9 pts ▸ 66.4%

25.8% Couples without children +0.2 pts ▸ 25.9%

17.7% One-parent families ◂ +10.5 pts 7.2%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 35.1%

26.8% 1 person ◂ +15.4 pts 11.4%

14.6% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 19.6%

16.1% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

6.5% 5 people +3.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.1% 6 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$30 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$350 43rd pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +$434 higher in Seaham - Woodville

$1,733 43rd pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.2% Owned with a mortgage +16.1 pts ▸ 50.4%

29.1% Owned outright +12.2 pts ▸ 41.4%

34.0% Rented ◂ +27.4 pts 6.6%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

81.0% Separate house +18.1 pts ▸ 99.1%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +13.6 pts 0.2%

5.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.9 pts 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 4 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 46.9%

39.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 26.0%

6.5% 5 or more +13.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

13.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 4.8%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.0 pts 1.2%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

48.2% $350–$549 ◂ +16.2 pts 31.9%

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.3 pts 26.1%

2.7% $550–$749 +14.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

11.9% Under $200 ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.2 pts 24.4%

35.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 33.3%

9.3% $3,000 or more +12.0 pts ▸ 21.3%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +138 more in East Maitland - Metford

146 90th pct 8 16th pct

Stops/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +6.71 more in East Maitland - Metford

8.12 86th pct 1.41 16th pct

Departures/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +1,143.3 more in East Maitland - Metford

1,157.3 63rd pct 14.1 10th pct

PT routes in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +15 more in East Maitland - Metford

16 80th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville

1 7th pct —

Drive to city in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +14 longer in Seaham - Woodville

101 89th pct 115 91st pct

How people get to work

58.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 57.3%

17.6% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

1.1% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

33.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +21.1 pts 12.8%

7.1% 4 or more +16.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

14.0% 3 vehicles +7.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

6.5% No vehicle ◂ +5.7 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 14.9%

8.2% Construction +4.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.5%

7.8% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.0 pts 4.8%

7.1% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

4.0% Other services +1.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.5% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.9% Mining ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 18.6%

15.9% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 13.1%

13.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 11.4%

10.2% Managers +2.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 8.2%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +2.2 pts 7.3%

8.3% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +3 higher in Seaham - Woodville

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +4 higher in Seaham - Woodville

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +5 higher in Seaham - Woodville

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +2 higher in Seaham - Woodville

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +74 higher in Seaham - Woodville

956 32nd pct 1,030 63rd pct

ERP in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +12,435 higher in East Maitland - Metford

18,334 83rd pct 5,899 26th pct

Growth in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +2.1 pts higher in Seaham - Woodville

1.6% 24th pct 3.7% 42nd pct

Businesses in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +487 higher in East Maitland - Metford

1,108 61st pct 621 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +190 higher in Seaham - Woodville

902 53rd pct 1,092 68th pct

Max temp in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +0.4 higher in East Maitland - Metford

24.8 63rd pct 24.4 58th pct

Min temp in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +0.2 higher in Seaham - Woodville

12.0 52nd pct 12.1 54th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +5.4 higher in East Maitland - Metford

6.2 61st pct 0.8 3rd pct

Types ≤15 min in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +4.8 more in East Maitland - Metford

5.7 57th pct 0.9 3rd pct

15-min city in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +50.0 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

58.5% 44th pct 8.5% 5th pct

Walk to shops in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +44.2 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

54.0% 42nd pct 9.7% 6th pct

Walk to transit in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +94.3 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

96.9% 62nd pct 2.6% 2nd pct

Walk to school in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +64.8 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

83.7% 60th pct 18.9% 10th pct

Walk to a park in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +71.6 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

99.6% 61st pct 28.0% 6th pct

Walk to health in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +45.5 pts higher in East Maitland - Metford

55.1% 58th pct 9.6% 16th pct

Amenities/1k in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +14.0 more in East Maitland - Metford

20.5 74th pct 6.5 5th pct

Intersections/km² in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +102 higher in East Maitland - Metford

105 52nd pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in East Maitland - Metford in Seaham - Woodville +1.6 pts higher in Seaham - Woodville

5.4% 52nd pct 7.0% 73rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Maitland - Metford vs Seaham - Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021614/east-maitland-metford/vs/106031123/seaham-woodville