Median house price
$816k
+10% change
NSW · Maitland Council
South Maitland, 2320
Est. population · Jun 2025
494
Growth (1 yr)
+2.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+18.8%
Median age
44
Median income
$995/wk
Employment rate
46.7%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$816,000
Languages at home
4.5%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
South Maitland is a practical smaller community in Maitland Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The capital is not on the doorstep: Sydney is a proper journey, while nearby towns cover more day-to-day needs. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability sits below average overall, with community and employment, plus growth momentum the main drag compared with similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
South Maitland snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$600/wk
Houses $620 · Units $485
Population (ERP)
494
+2.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#222
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
69th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
93rd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
57th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 34.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4870th in Australia
- State rank
- 1556th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #222 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #782 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 86%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $485
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 357
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $816,000
- Median price change
- +10%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
494(June 2025)
+2.7% annual · +18.8% over 5 years · 93th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.7%
- 5-year growth
- +18.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +13
- Change in 5 years
- +78
- Growth rank in NSW
- 93th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~650), extrapolated at +5.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 432
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $995
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 209
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 46.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 135 / 20 / 0 (+ 43 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 47
- Against the person
- 13
- Against property
- 17
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 95.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 33 residents
- State safety percentile
- 68.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -5.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions609
- Domestic Violence Related Assault329
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment381
- Malicious Damage To Property307
- Steal From Motor Vehicle237
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,023
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 57th
School list
- All Saints CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1023 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 1,191 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St John the Baptist Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1047 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 397 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Maitland Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 936 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 405 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Story House Early Learning MaitlandDevonshire Streetchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Blomfield St Opp Wallace St
- Cracknell Lane At Cultivation Rd
- Louth Park Rd Before Trappaud Rd
- Louth Park Rd Opp Cross St
- Park St At Smith St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
27 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 21/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Community(1)
- Story House Early Learning MaitlandChildcare
80-82 Devonshire Street
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(8)
8 bus stops
Other(7)
- Coach Stop Caravan ParkCaravan Site
- Parking (6)
- Parking Space (5)
- UnitedPetrol station
- Maitland Greyhound TrackTrack
- Maitland PacewayTrack
- Track
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Maitland Private Hospital (3.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 25
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 50.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 295 mm · ~37 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 366 mm · ~46 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 272 mm · ~34 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 230 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 6 proposals
August 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure84 ROSE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies20 BLOMFIELD STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure27 WALLACE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Service station; Take away food and drink5 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure42 WALLACE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure99 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
2025· 7 proposals
October 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Pender Road SOUTH MAITLAND NSW 2320Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Service station; Take away food and drink11 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
May 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure21 WALLACE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
April 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure62 SPARKE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Service station; Take away food and drink11 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
- Demolition23 TRAPPAUD ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
January 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Landscaping structures51 SPARKE STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Withdrawn
2024· 4 proposals
August 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation/Tourist PremiseMaitland Showground, 50 Blomfield St, Maitland NSWDetermined
July 2024
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Rural industry41 CRACKNELL LANE SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Pender Road SOUTH MAITLAND NSW 2320Determined
January 2024
- Demolition80-82 Devonshire Street, South Maitland, NSW, 2320Determined
2023· 2 proposals
June 2023
- Other50 Blomfield Street, South Maitland NSW, AustraliaDetermined
January 2023
- Shed50 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
2022· 3 proposals
October 2022
- Shed50 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
May 2022
- Signage; Take-away food and drink premises; Other11 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
January 2022
- Telecommunications and communication facilities50 LOUTH PARK ROAD SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing4 THERRY STREET SOUTH MAITLAND 2320Determined
September 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces50 BLOMFIELD STREET, SOUTH MAITLANDDetermined
- Demolition; OtherMaitland Showground, 50 Blomfield St, Maitland NSWDetermined
March 2021
- Shed74 Park St South MaitlandDetermined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Maitland Jewish CemeteryTrappaud Road, South MaitlandSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Paterson
- Member of Parliament
- Meryl SWANSON (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,926
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.1%Labor 56.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.2 km away).
Coalition 31.0%Labor 69.0%
12.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MaitlandLabor 72.4% · Coalition 27.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- East MaitlandLabor 69.0% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- East Maitland SouthLabor 60.9% · Coalition 39.1% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- East Maitland CentralLabor 64.8% · Coalition 35.2% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- TelarahLabor 65.1% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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