Fletcher vs Maryland

Fletcher is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Maryland. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fletcher, most households are couple families. In Maryland, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fletcher: a median of $1.03 million, against $905,000 in Maryland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fletcher tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Fletcher

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Fletcher

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($741,500 vs $1,250,000)
  • has cheaper units ($675,000 vs $782,500)
  • But Maryland has cheaper houses ($905,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maryland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $510/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (148.7 km vs 151.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maryland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.0% vs 0.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fletcher and Maryland drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Fletcher Maryland
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Fletcher Maryland
Walkability 72 / 67
Fletcher — Walkability: 72/100 Maryland — Walkability: 67/100
Low fire risk 43 / 38
Fletcher — Low fire risk: 43/100 Maryland — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Fletcher has higher household incomes ($132,340 vs $93,236); Fletcher rents higher ($510/wk vs $400/wk).

Fletcher Maryland
Population 8,014
+4% vs other
 7,714
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +56.0% +0.3%
Median age 32 37
Median household income $132,340/yr
+30% vs other
 $93,236/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+22% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fletcher Maryland
0-4 8.4% / 6.1%
Fletcher — 0-4: 8.4% Maryland — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 19.0% / 13.1%
Fletcher — 5-14: 19.0% Maryland — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.4% / 7.3%
Fletcher — 15-19: 7.4% Maryland — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.1% / 7.0%
Fletcher — 20-24: 6.1% Maryland — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 13.9% / 13.1%
Fletcher — 25-34: 13.9% Maryland — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 18.7% / 12.7%
Fletcher — 35-44: 18.7% Maryland — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.1% / 14.4%
Fletcher — 45-54: 13.1% Maryland — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 6.5% / 12.8%
Fletcher — 55-64: 6.5% Maryland — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 4.8% / 8.6%
Fletcher — 65-74: 4.8% Maryland — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 1.8% / 3.6%
Fletcher — 75-84: 1.8% Maryland — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.2% / 1.1%
Fletcher — 85+: 0.2% Maryland — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 70.0% couple families
Fletcher — Couple Families: 70.0% Fletcher — Lone Person: 10.6% Fletcher — One Parent Families: 13.4% Fletcher — Group Household: 5.0% Fletcher — Other Families: 1.0%
Maryland 50.0% couple families
Maryland — Couple Families: 50.0% Maryland — Lone Person: 24.0% Maryland — One Parent Families: 20.4% Maryland — Group Household: 4.3% Maryland — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 28.1% renting
Fletcher — Owned Outright: 17.8% Fletcher — Mortgage: 54.1% Fletcher — Renting: 28.1%
Maryland 23.0% renting
Maryland — Owned Outright: 31.6% Maryland — Mortgage: 45.4% Maryland — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Fletcher Maryland
India 5.8% / 1.0%
Fletcher — India: 5.8% Maryland — India: 1.0%
England 2.0% / 1.5%
Fletcher — England: 2.0% Maryland — England: 1.5%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.0%
Fletcher — Philippines: 1.4% Maryland — Philippines: 1.0%
China 1.0% / 1.3%
Fletcher — China: 1.0% Maryland — China: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.6%
Fletcher — New Zealand: 1.2% Maryland — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Fletcher Maryland
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 19.2%
Fletcher — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Maryland — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 9.2%
Fletcher — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Maryland — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.8%
Fletcher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Maryland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 2.6%
Fletcher — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Maryland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.2%
Fletcher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Maryland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 91.8% houses
Fletcher — Houses: 91.8% Fletcher — Townhouses: 7.3% Fletcher — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Maryland 90.1% houses
Maryland — Houses: 90.1% Maryland — Townhouses: 9.4% Maryland — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fletcher Maryland
Median house price $1,030,000 $905,000
Median unit price $675,000 $782,500
Median land price $741,500 $1,250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 106 sales
 16 days
from 34 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Fletcher Maryland
3 bed $822K / $870K
Fletcher — 3 bed: $822K (38 sales) Maryland — 3 bed: $870K (55 sales)

38 vs 55 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $970K
Fletcher — 4 bed: $1.05M (103 sales) Maryland — 4 bed: $970K (27 sales)

103 vs 27 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1.08M
Fletcher — 5 bed: $1.26M (29 sales) Maryland — 5 bed: $1.08M (7 sales)

29 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Fletcher has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 25%).

Fletcher Maryland
Residential 52% 55%
Environmental 42% 25%
Parks and recreation 5% 15%
Industrial 0% 5%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Fletcher Maryland
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +77%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fletcher Maryland
Houses 4.1%
$800/wk on $1.01M
 4.4%
$755/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fletcher Maryland
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

Fletcher scores higher overall (56 vs 37).

Fletcher Maryland
Grade B C
Score 56/100 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Fletcher Maryland
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fletcher Maryland
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 6.3 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.3%

Schools in Fletcher

  • Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Maryland

  • Glendore Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Maryland Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fletcher Maryland
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 7
Childcare 5 6
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Maryland sits further from the CBD (151.3 km vs 148.7 km).

Fletcher Maryland
Walkability score 72/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 148.7 km 151.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 114 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 195.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Fletcher Maryland
Car (driver) 69.4% / 74.2%
Fletcher — Car (driver): 69.4% Maryland — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 19.8%
Fletcher — Worked from Home: 25.8% Maryland — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.1%
Fletcher — Car (passenger): 4.0% Maryland — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus 0.6% / 0.7%
Fletcher — Bus: 0.6% Maryland — Bus: 0.7%
Walked Only 0.1% / 0.6%
Fletcher — Walked Only: 0.1% Maryland — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Fletcher Maryland
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Fletcher Maryland
Connectivity score 88/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
2,830 premises
 53%
2,997 premises

Climate

Fletcher Maryland
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fletcher Maryland
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Fletcher Maryland
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Fletcher Maryland
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fletcher Maryland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fletcher

Family Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre River

Maryland

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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