Maitland flood & bushfire risk
Of Maitland’s 2,766 mapped properties, 58.2% are in a mapped flood area and 7.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, 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 Maitland address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Maitland
Flood and bushfire areas across Maitland. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Maitland
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 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 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 Maitland
Maitland is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Maitland
Maitland can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Maitland
At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Maitland’s 1,972 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 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 Maitland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Maitland
Compare 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.