South Maitland flood & bushfire risk
Of South Maitland’s 434 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 22.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, South Maitland’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific South Maitland address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in South Maitland
Flood and bushfire areas across South Maitland. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near South Maitland
South 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 South 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 South 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 South Maitland
South Maitland is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in South Maitland
South Maitland can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in South Maitland
At the 2021 Census, 7.4% of South Maitland’s 432 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 South 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 South Maitland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 127 High Street, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 15/19 Pender Road, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 16 Therry Street, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 28 Cross Street, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 34 Cracknell Lane, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 35 Louth Park Road, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 41 Sparke Street, South Maitland NSW 2320
- 99 Trappaud Road, South Maitland NSW 2320
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Maitland
Compare South 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.