87,019 ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64,207
- 2016: 74,162
- 2021: 87,019
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maitland · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Maitland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population growth of 36% since 2011 has seen Maitland expand to 87,019 people. This is a relatively young area where children under 15 make up over 21% of the community, which is well above the national figure.
87,019
▲ +35.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Maitland — higher than 70% of areas.
| Maitland | 87,019 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Maitland is larger than about 69% of similar areas, with the total population growing by 22,812 people since 2011. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national average at 15.5%, though this group rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 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 7.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also a little above the national average at 13.6%.
7.2% ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 47%, 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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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/sa3/10602/maitland/topic/demographics-identity