Oswald (postcode 2321) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area. With a population of 88, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $111K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $635. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,734.
Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, 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.