Maitland Vale is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2320). With a population of 281, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $159K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Maitland Vale is $1.3 million, having grown strongly by 9.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,500.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.4%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 8.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +9.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.