2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maitland
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has become more common in Maitland, where 32.1% of people now live alone. This is much higher than in most similar areas. While many homes still house families, a large number of residents live in two-person households.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maitland — lower than 71% of areas.
| Maitland | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5573, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Maitland holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. Single-person homes are very common here, making up 32.1% of all households, well above the national rate of 25.6%.
32.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.7% of families, while 35.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
11.4% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maitland, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/family-households