432 ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 533
- 2016: 471
- 2021: 432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Maitland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in South Maitland than in the rest of the state. This small community of 432 residents is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical age of 44 years.
432
▼ -18.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Maitland — higher than 63% of areas.
| South Maitland | 432 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | 39,163 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, making the area noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia. With 432 people, it is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +18.9%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to the area being older than most, especially as children under 15 are well below the state average at 15.0%.
22.5% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Maitland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at 8.2%.
11.6% ▲ +74.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Maitland, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
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 South Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13607/south-maitland/topic/demographics-identity