1,312 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,046
- 2016: 1,263
- 2021: 1,312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maitland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Maitland are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 51 years old. This makes the area far older than both the state and national averages. With 1,312 residents, it is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
1,312
▲ +25.4%
- 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 Maitland — higher than 74% of areas.
| Maitland | 1,312 |
|---|---|
| 5573, SA | 2,206 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is much higher than most similar areas. This makes Maitland far older than the South Australian average by 10 years and the national figure by 13 years.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.7%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
28.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maitland splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.9% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are less common here, at 9.3%, which is lower than most areas.
4.9% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maitland, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/demographics-identity