Australian Demographic Profile
East Maitland, NSW 2323
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~11,768
Median age
42
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
24%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers24%
- Retired and semi-retired24%
- Established partnered households19%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~11,768
- Sex split
- F 52% / M 48%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 22%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)17%
- Young adults (15-24)12%
- Early career (25-39)20%
- Mid career (40-59)25%
- Senior (60+)26%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in East Maitland: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated28%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)22%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)33%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)14%
- Very high ($3k+)2.6%
Top occupations
- Professionals21%
- Technicians and Trades Workers18%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| East Maitland | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 22% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →