Maryland Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Maryland (2287) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 118 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Maryland is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 Census the population of Maryland is 7,787 and is comprised of 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the Maryland population is 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian average.

87.2% of people living in Maryland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0.7%, Philippines 0.5%, Scotland 0.4%.

90.2% of people speak English as their first language 1.3% Macedonian, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Cantonese.

The religious make up of Maryland is 27.6% Anglican, 24.7% Catholic, 17.9% No Religion, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.5% Baptist.

53.5% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 189 widowed people living in Maryland.

59.8% of the people living in Maryland are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Maryland has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people from Maryland are Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Professionals 15%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Labourers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.5%, Managers 7.9%.

The median individual income is $587.00 per week and the median household income is $1434.00 per week.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 50.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.1% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Maryland is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1796 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Maryland postcode 2287