East Maitland flood & bushfire risk
Of East Maitland’s 7,854 mapped properties, 6.4% are in a mapped flood area and 8.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, East Maitland’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific East Maitland address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in East Maitland
Flood and bushfire areas across East Maitland. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near East Maitland
East Maitland sits in the Maitland council area, which recorded 8,522 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,522 total. Figures are for the whole Maitland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in East Maitland
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so East Maitland shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in East Maitland
East Maitland is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in East Maitland
East Maitland can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in East Maitland
At the 2021 Census, 9.2% of East Maitland’s 11,860 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near East Maitland
Maitland council approved 1,370 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just East Maitland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 112 Billabong Parade, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 17 Villa Street, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 27 Upington Drive, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 2 Davidson Street, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 2 Springbok Crescent, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 43 Page Street, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 44 Wallis Street, East Maitland NSW 2323
- 6 Kyabra Close, East Maitland NSW 2323
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Maitland
Compare East Maitland with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.