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Maryland NSW 2287

Maryland is in Newcastle LGA, NSW, postcode 2287, with population 7,714.

The read

Livability-led

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$650/wk
+8.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2287 · Apr 2026
$680
$600
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$650/wk
Rent context available
8.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
7,714
8K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
6,440
358 added 12mo · 40MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,760
Median rent · wk$400

Affordability

36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,760/mo, while renters pay about $2,817/mo — renting runs $1,057/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$650
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,760

Household income

$93K household · yr+13.3% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$107K
Household
$93K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1008
Students977
Government2
  • Maryland Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 996
  • Glendore Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1019
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
10,954
6,285 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,285
Total incidents10,954· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault2,14352%
  • Sexual Offences60815%
  • Robbery832%
  • Break And Enter1,31332%

Full data detail

Maryland NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Newcastle local government area, Maryland is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 2287). With a population of 7,714, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The current median weekly rent is $650. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,760.

Maryland is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1008, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 55 bus stops. The crime rate in the Newcastle LGA is moderate at 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,760
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$650
Population growth · Newcastle LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)178,935
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Newcastle LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)648
Houses198
Units450
YoY change+0%
Employment · Newcastle LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2287ATO
Negatively geared1,337 (5.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,307/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,559
Reported capital gains1,622
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population7,714
Median age37
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,793
Personal income · wk$770
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops55
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Maryland has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 55 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Maryland FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Maryland in?

    Maryland is in the Newcastle Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2287. Council-level context for Newcastle LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Maryland?

    The median weekly rent in Maryland is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Maryland?

    Rent context available: Maryland has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Maryland a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Maryland show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Maryland?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Maryland data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.