South Maitland is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2320). The area has roughly 432 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $52K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in South Maitland stand at $590,000, having fallen by 5.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 5.6%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($590K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -5.2% 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.