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Maitland vs Port Macquarie

Name: Maitland vs Port Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 155 km apart · Maitland profile · Port Macquarie profile

Maitland Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie and Maitland are two larger New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Port Macquarie is a significantly older community where the typical resident is 50, compared to just 36 in Maitland. This age gap is reflected in the homes; 44.1% of Port Macquarie residents own their homes outright, which is 16.1 percentage points higher than in Maitland. In contrast, Maitland has a much younger feel, with 21.4% of its population being children under 15, compared to 15.1% in Port Macquarie.

These age and housing gaps have widened since 2011, while other similarities remain. Both areas have almost identical unemployment rates, typical weekly rents, and shares of people who have completed Year 12. They also share similar patterns in unpaid housework and military service. However, Maitland remains much more connected, with more public transport stops and a far higher number of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 14 yrs older in Port Macquarie Unpaid child care: 9.5 pts higher in Maitland Under 15: 6.3 pts higher in Maitland Owned outright: 16.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie Aged 65+: 15.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maitland in Port Macquarie +9,477 larger in Maitland gap widening

90,226 88th pct 80,749 82nd pct

Median age in Maitland in Port Macquarie +14 yrs older in Port Macquarie gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 50 yrs 99th pct

Age structure

15.5% Seniors (65+) +15.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

27.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.6 pts 18.1%

23.2% Older adults (45–64) +3.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.3 pts 15.1%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 9.9%

Marital status

46.2% Married +2.4 pts ▸ 48.6%

36.1% Never married ◂ +7.9 pts 28.2%

9.1% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.9% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.8% Separated even 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Maitland Port Macquarie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.9% Australia ◂ +4.9 pts 82.1%

1.8% England +2.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.0% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.1% English +2.5 pts ▸ 45.6%

44.3% Australian ◂ +3.0 pts 41.3%

10.7% Irish +2.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.5% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.3% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

1.6% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only +0.6 pts ▸ 91.2%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.6% Christianity +0.2 pts ▸ 53.9%

38.5% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 37.7%

5.3% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.82 more in Port Macquarie

1.97 53rd pct 2.79 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Maitland in Port Macquarie +4 more in Maitland

38 86th pct 34 83rd pct

Students in Maitland in Port Macquarie +6,893 more in Maitland

18,665 89th pct 11,772 71st pct

Avg size in Maitland in Port Macquarie +145 larger in Maitland

491 52nd pct 346 26th pct

ICSEA in Maitland in Port Macquarie +24 higher in Port Macquarie

987 30th pct 1,011 44th pct

Highest year of school

44.3% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 44.0%

31.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 30.6%

11.6% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

Highest qualification level

41.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.3 pts 35.0%

18.4% Bachelor degree +1.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma even 15.8%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related ◂ +5.6 pts 14.0%

18.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 17.9%

11.2% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 11.3%

8.3% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.2% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.9%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

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

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Maitland in Port Macquarie +$162 higher in Maitland gap steady

$802 52nd pct $640 12th pct

Household income in Maitland in Port Macquarie +$530 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,766 54th pct $1,236 8th pct

Family income in Maitland in Port Macquarie +$536 higher in Maitland gap widening

$2,088 53rd pct $1,552 10th pct

Household income distribution

26.3% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 34.5%

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 24.9%

14.2% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 21.1%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 6.7%

9.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 47.6%

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 31.4%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 12.4%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Arthritis +4.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.2% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 11.2%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 9.6%

9.0% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.4% Heart disease +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.5% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Cancer +1.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.2% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.0% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None ◂ +3.7 pts 54.9%

22.5% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 23.6%

7.5% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.1% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.4 larger in Maitland gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

57.7% Couples with children ◂ +11.9 pts 45.8%

24.9% Couples without children +13.6 pts ▸ 38.4%

16.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 14.9%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +7.6 pts ▸ 40.9%

22.2% 1 person +7.2 pts ▸ 29.4%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +4.8 pts 12.2%

16.8% 4 people ◂ +6.0 pts 10.7%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 4.6%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maitland in Port Macquarie +$10 higher in Port Macquarie gap steady

$370 52nd pct $380 57th pct

Mortgage in Maitland in Port Macquarie +$96 higher in Maitland gap widening

$1,829 48th pct $1,733 41st pct

People / bedroom in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.10 higher in Maitland gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.0% Owned outright +16.1 pts ▸ 44.1%

39.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.9 pts 25.2%

29.8% Rented ◂ +4.3 pts 25.5%

2.1% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

87.3% Separate house ◂ +12.8 pts 74.5%

9.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

2.3% Flat or apartment +8.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.7% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

41.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.2 pts 26.8%

36.6% 3 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 39.7%

11.5% 2 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 20.5%

7.1% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

2.5% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% $350–$549 ◂ +3.1 pts 51.2%

29.2% $200–$349 ◂ +1.0 pts 28.2%

8.7% Under $200 +0.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.0% $550–$749 +3.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.3% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 34.8%

33.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.0 pts 30.7%

12.0% Under $1,000 +6.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

10.7% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Maitland in Port Macquarie +314 more in Maitland

604 93rd pct 290 58th pct

Stops/1k in Maitland in Port Macquarie +3.10 more in Maitland

6.69 88th pct 3.59 28th pct

Departures/1k in Maitland in Port Macquarie +463.9 more in Maitland

833.6 43rd pct 369.7 24th pct

PT routes in Maitland in Port Macquarie +5 more in Maitland

45 81st pct 40 76th pct

How people get to work

59.0% Car (driver) +5.5 pts ▸ 64.6%

17.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.5 pts 12.5%

3.6% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 36.8%

31.2% 1 vehicle +9.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

14.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 11.3%

8.4% 4 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 5.9%

4.6% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Health care & social assistance +4.7 pts ▸ 20.9%

10.1% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.8% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.0% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.8% Accommodation & food +2.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +3.3 pts 3.4%

6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

6.1% Mining ◂ +5.7 pts 0.4%

4.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

17.0% Professionals +4.6 pts ▸ 21.6%

16.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 13.9%

13.4% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 12.2%

10.4% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.3% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 9.5%

9.1% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.8 pts 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.4 higher in Maitland

5.1 41st pct 4.7 33rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.4 more in Maitland

5.0 42nd pct 4.6 35th pct

15-min city in Maitland in Port Macquarie +0.7 pts higher in Maitland

52.1% 33rd pct 51.5% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Maitland in Port Macquarie +3.6 pts higher in Maitland

47.0% 28th pct 43.5% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Maitland in Port Macquarie +12.7 pts higher in Maitland

84.0% 43rd pct 71.3% 29th pct

Walk to school in Maitland in Port Macquarie +21.7 pts higher in Maitland

72.7% 46th pct 50.9% 23rd pct

Walk to a park in Maitland in Port Macquarie +9.7 pts higher in Maitland

89.5% 37th pct 79.8% 26th pct

Walk to health in Maitland in Port Macquarie +1.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie

42.4% 43rd pct 43.8% 45th pct

Amenities/1k in Maitland in Port Macquarie +8.2 more in Maitland

21.7 85th pct 13.5 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Maitland in Port Macquarie +22 higher in Maitland

29 35th pct 7 26th pct

Mean slope in Maitland in Port Macquarie +1.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie

5.8% 59th pct 6.9% 75th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maitland vs Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10049/maitland/vs/SED10068/port-macquarie