Maitland Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Maitland (5573) is a suburb of Spencer Gulf, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It is about 105 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Maitland is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Maitland was 1,046 and is comprised of approximately 53.7% females and 46.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Maitland is 49 years of age.

89.5% of people living in the suburb of Maitland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 1.0% Germany, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Finland, 0.5% Ghana, 0.4% Poland.

94.9% of people living in Maitland speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Maitland is 28.4% Uniting Church, 18.5% No religion, 17.7% Anglican, 11.4% Lutheran, 9.5% Catholic, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 0.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

52.0% of people are married, 25.3% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 111 widowed people living in Maitland.

52.3% of the people living in Maitland over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.6% are working on a part time basis. Maitland has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Maitland are 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.1% Labourers, 13.1% Managers, 13.1% Professionals, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Maitland work in are 18.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.0% Retail trade, 8.5% Education and training, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Construction, 6.8% Wholesale trade, 6.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Public administration and safety.

41.3% of homes are fully owned, and 30.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $406 per week and the median household income is $719 per week.

The median rent in Maitland is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1053 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Maitland postcode 5573