Maitland Vale flood & bushfire risk

Of Maitland Vale’s 154 mapped properties, 9.7% are in a mapped flood area and 68.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Maitland Vale’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Maitland Vale address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

9.7%
Of properties in a flood area
68.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
154
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Maitland Vale

Flood and bushfire areas across Maitland Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Maitland Vale

Maitland Vale sits in the Maitland council area, which recorded 8,522 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 Vale

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$851,000+13.85%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$640,000+16.42%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Maitland Vale 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 Vale

Maitland Vale is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential48.7% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Rural27.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other23.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Maitland Vale

Maitland Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Maitland Vale

At the 2021 Census, 5.7% of Maitland Vale’s 281 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47%
English41.6%
Scottish10.3%
Irish6.4%
German4.3%
Dutch3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
New Zealand1.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Maitland Vale

Maitland council approved 1,370 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,370
Dwellings/yr
705
Houses
665
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just Maitland Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.