Maitland Vale, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

89/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Maitland Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1070, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Maitland Vale at a glance

Population (2021): 281
Median age: 31
Median weekly household income: $3,050
SEIFA score: 1070
Coordinates: -32.6757, 151.5528

Maitland Vale demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Maitland Vale using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 30%, 10% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	80	30%
Youth (15–24)	36	13%
Young adults (25–44)	78	29%
Mid-life (45–64)	61	23%
Seniors (65+)	16	6%

Share of the 271 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	25	29%
Owned with a mortgage	53	61%
Rented	9	10%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	80	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 80 occupied private dwellings in Maitland Vale.

Median weekly rent: $513
Median monthly mortgage: $2,500
Average household size: 3.2 people
Median weekly family income: $3,200
Median weekly personal income: $1,262

Community and culture

Born overseas: 13 (5%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 5 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 104 (55%)
Labour-force participation: 75.5%
Unemployment rate: 4%
Employed full-time: 92
Employed part-time: 35

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Maitland Vale

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Maitland Vale is January (average daytime high around 30.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 17.4°C). The area receives roughly 773 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	30.1°C	19.4°C	75 mm
Feb	28.6°C	18.9°C	79 mm
Mar	26.8°C	17.8°C	133 mm
Apr	23.6°C	14.3°C	62 mm
May	20.4°C	10.8°C	29 mm
Jun	17.4°C	8.7°C	44 mm
Jul	17.4°C	7.7°C	44 mm
Aug	18.8°C	8.1°C	41 mm
Sep	22°C	10.5°C	47 mm
Oct	25°C	13.4°C	74 mm
Nov	26.7°C	15.4°C	67 mm
Dec	29°C	17.7°C	78 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Maitland Vale

Where is Maitland Vale?

Maitland Vale is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Maitland Vale?

At the 2021 Census, Maitland Vale had a population of about 281.

Is Maitland Vale an advantaged area?

Maitland Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1070, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 89 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Maitland Vale?

Maitland Vale has average daytime highs of about 23.8°C and overnight lows of about 13.6°C, with roughly 773 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).