90,226 ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67,478
- 2016: 77,305
- 2021: 90,226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maitland · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Maitland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than the state average defines Maitland, where the typical resident is 36. This growth is led by a significant increase in people, with the population jumping 34% to 90,226 since 2011.
90,226
▲ +33.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Maitland — higher than 83% of areas.
| Maitland | 90,226 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, making the area noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 39. This age has remained steady since 2011, even as the total population grew by 22,748 people.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national averages, though it rose 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maitland splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. The number of people in de facto relationships also rose to 13.5%, a little above the New South Wales average.
7.5% ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15050/maitland/topic/demographics-identity