Maitland (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 53,718 people were counted in Maitland (C): of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 2.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C) there were 12,863 children aged 0-14 years and 10,540 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 50,831 people were Australian citizens, 3,652 were born overseas and 85 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 29.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 88.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Maitland (C) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and Poland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Maitland (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.1%, Catholic 30.3%, No Religion 9.1%, Uniting Church 8.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 24,355 people aged 15 years and over in Maitland (C) were in the labour force. Of these 55.8% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.4% were unemployed. 15,513 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.3%, Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.1%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Maitland (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.9%, Food Retailing 3.9%, Business Services 3.8%, Education 3.7% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 14,933 families were counted: of these, 31.0% were couple families without children, 49.7% were couple families with children, 18.2% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 19,475 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Maitland (C), 89.2% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 39.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.6% were being purchased and 25.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 27.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Maitland (C), 75.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.