Maude is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Hay local government area (postcode 2711). The area has roughly 110 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 +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 managers, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $280. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $325.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hay LGA is low at 0 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, 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.