NSW · Maitland Council
Oswald, NSW, 2321
Suburb snapshot
Oswald is a small locality in the Maitland area, home to around 88 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,048 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+9%), roughly 11909.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $650 (flats $520, houses $680), 8 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 88
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $2,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 29
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,734
- Employment rate
- 70.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 293
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,048
- Against the person
- 440
- Against property
- 380
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11,909.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +8.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order76
- Domestic Violence Related Assault132
- Fraud62
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment151
- Malicious Damage To Property99
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- 138 Oswald Rd
- 139 Oswald Rd
- 148 Oswald Rd
- 94 Oswald Rd
- 94 Oswald Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
October 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development74 OSWALD ROAD OSWALD 2321Determined
February 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing100 OSWALD ROAD OSWALD 2321Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 138 Oswald Rdtransport
- 139 Oswald Rdtransport
- 148 Oswald Rdtransport
- 94 Oswald Rdtransport
- 94 Oswald Rdtransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning74 OSWALD ROAD OSWALD 2321Lodged 18 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Pools / decks / fencingplanning100 OSWALD ROAD OSWALD 2321Lodged 21 Feb 2021 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime76
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime132
- Fraudcrime62
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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