Maitland (SA), SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Maitland is a town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, roughly 168 km west of Adelaide and set on high ground between Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf. It lies on the lands of the Narungga people, who are said to have known the locality as Maggiwarda. Laid out in 1872 and named after Lady Jean Maitland, the town was planned on a generous grid of wide streets arranged around a central square, a pattern still clear today. It serves as a commercial hub for a surrounding district of grain country, where wheat and barley are the mainstay crops. The town retains a number of nineteenth-century stone buildings that reflect its early prosperity as an agricultural centre.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Maitland (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 917, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Maitland (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,312
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,143
- SEIFA score
- 917
- Coordinates
- -34.3528, 137.6705
Maitland (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Maitland (SA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 29%, 17% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 217 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 112 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 243 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 359 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 377 | 29% |
Share of the 1,308 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 234 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 129 | 27% |
| Rented | 80 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 453 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 22 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 480 occupied private dwellings in Maitland (SA).
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,554
- Median weekly personal income
- $617
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 74 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 19 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 64 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 372 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Employed full-time
- 272
- Employed part-time
- 184
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Maitland (SA)
Where is Maitland (SA)?
Maitland (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Maitland (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Maitland (SA) had a population of about 1,312.
Is Maitland (SA) an advantaged area?
Maitland (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 917, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 17 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of Australian suburbs.
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