Maitland Vale

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 135 people in Maitland Vale. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Maitland Vale was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

Of people in Maitland Vale aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Maitland Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Maitland Vale 40.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Maitland Vale, 3.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Maitland Vale were Australian 35.8%, English 34.6%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 5.6% and New Zealander 1.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Maitland Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Maitland Vale, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.7% and Germany 2.2%.

In Maitland Vale, 67.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Maitland Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.2%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 3.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and Germany 2.3%.

In Maitland Vale, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 74.4%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 6.0% and Germany 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Maitland Vale were No Religion, so described 25.8%, Catholic 24.2%, Anglican 22.6%, Not stated 19.4% and Christian, nfd 5.6%. In Maitland Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Maitland Vale 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maitland Vale. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Maitland Vale, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Maitland Vale included Professionals 25.0%, Managers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4% and Labourers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Maitland Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.7%, Gravel and Sand Quarrying 9.7%, Painting and Decorating Services 9.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.7% and Real Estate Services 9.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maitland Vale was $1,087.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Maitland Vale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.6%, Worked at home 13.2% and Car, as passenger 5.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Maitland Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.4% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Maitland Vale, 32.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Maitland Vale, 55.9% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

In Maitland Vale, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Maitland Vale, of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 9.7% had both employed part-time and 25.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Maitland Vale, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Maitland Vale, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Maitland Vale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.8% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Maitland Vale, 41.0% were owned outright, 46.2% were owned with a mortgage and 12.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Maitland Vale, of all households, 89.1% were family households, 10.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Maitland Vale, 11.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Maitland Vale, 22.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Maitland Vale, 93.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Maitland Vale, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Maitland Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Maitland Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)