9.2% ▼ -70.7%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maitland · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maitland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sharp 22 percentage point drop in the overseas-born population since 2011 has shifted the makeup of Maitland. The area is now dominated by those with Australian and English roots, with the overseas-born share falling to just 9.2%. This is one of the lowest proportions seen in similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, making up 44.3% and 43.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 10.7% and 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.9%), followed by England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10049/maitland/topic/ancestry-heritage