Louth Park vs South Maitland

Louth Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in South Maitland. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Louth Park, the large majority of households are couple families. In South Maitland, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Louth Park: a median of $1.62 million, against $640,000 in South Maitland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Louth Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while South Maitland suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Louth Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Louth Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)
  • South Maitland has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $1,620,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Maitland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Louth Park leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Louth Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 122 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (160.7 km vs 164 km)
  • But South Maitland is more walkable (64/100 vs 19/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Maitland

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 19/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
  • But Louth Park carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Louth Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.0% vs -8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Louth Park South Maitland
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.

Louth Park South Maitland
Walkability 19 / 64
Louth Park — Walkability: 19/100 South Maitland — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 45 / 17
Louth Park — Safety: 45/100 South Maitland — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Louth Park — Low fire risk: 74/100 South Maitland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Louth Park has higher household incomes ($171,236 vs $51,740); Louth Park has more residents (922 vs 432).

Louth Park South Maitland
Population 922
+53% vs other
 432
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.0% -8.3%
Median age 35 44
Median household income $171,236/yr
+70% vs other
 $51,740/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+30% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Louth Park South Maitland
0-4 4.6% / 7.4%
Louth Park — 0-4: 4.6% South Maitland — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 18.1% / 7.2%
Louth Park — 5-14: 18.1% South Maitland — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 8.7% / 3.5%
Louth Park — 15-19: 8.7% South Maitland — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 6.5% / 5.6%
Louth Park — 20-24: 6.5% South Maitland — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.8% / 13.0%
Louth Park — 25-34: 10.8% South Maitland — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 11.3% / 14.4%
Louth Park — 35-44: 11.3% South Maitland — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 19.1% / 12.5%
Louth Park — 45-54: 19.1% South Maitland — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.5% / 16.2%
Louth Park — 55-64: 12.5% South Maitland — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 5.9% / 11.8%
Louth Park — 65-74: 5.9% South Maitland — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 1.4% / 5.8%
Louth Park — 75-84: 1.4% South Maitland — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.7% / 3.2%
Louth Park — 85+: 0.7% South Maitland — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 81.4% couple families
Louth Park — Couple Families: 81.4% Louth Park — Lone Person: 5.9% Louth Park — One Parent Families: 9.8% Louth Park — Group Household: 2.9% Louth Park — Other Families: 0.0%
South Maitland 23.5% couple families
South Maitland — Couple Families: 23.5% South Maitland — Lone Person: 51.8% South Maitland — One Parent Families: 18.2% South Maitland — Group Household: 3.5% South Maitland — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 5.6% renting
Louth Park — Owned Outright: 31.6% Louth Park — Mortgage: 62.8% Louth Park — Renting: 5.6%
South Maitland 33.2% renting
South Maitland — Owned Outright: 37.4% South Maitland — Mortgage: 29.5% South Maitland — Renting: 33.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Louth Park South Maitland
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 18.5%
Louth Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% South Maitland — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 6.9%
Louth Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% South Maitland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 4.6%
Louth Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% South Maitland — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.6%
Louth Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% South Maitland — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.9%
Louth Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% South Maitland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Louth Park South Maitland
England 1.0% / 1.9%
Louth Park — England: 1.0% South Maitland — England: 1.9%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.9%
Louth Park — South Africa: 0.9% South Maitland — South Africa: 0.9%
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Louth Park — Vietnam: not among its largest South Maitland — Vietnam: 1.6%
Greece — / 1.4%
Louth Park — Greece: not among its largest South Maitland — Greece: 1.4%
Germany — / 1.2%
Louth Park — Germany: not among its largest South Maitland — Germany: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.3% / 0.7%
Louth Park — New Zealand: 0.3% South Maitland — New Zealand: 0.7%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Louth Park — Zimbabwe: 0.7% South Maitland — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Louth Park — India: 0.4% South Maitland — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Louth Park 98.9% houses
Louth Park — Houses: 98.9% Louth Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Louth Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
South Maitland 68.5% houses
South Maitland — Houses: 68.5% South Maitland — Flats / Apartments: 21.3% South Maitland — Townhouses: 10.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Louth Park South Maitland
Median house price $1,620,000 $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $860,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 4 sales
 49 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Louth Park has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Louth Park South Maitland
Rural and farming 74% 83%
Residential 15% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Environmental 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Louth Park South Maitland
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Louth Park South Maitland
House price Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW

Liveability

South Maitland is more walkable (64 vs 19).

Louth Park South Maitland
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Louth Park carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); South Maitland carries more crime risk (83 vs 55).

Louth Park South Maitland
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
83/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Louth Park South Maitland
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Louth Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in South Maitland

  • Hunter Valley Grammar School - Farm Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Louth Park South Maitland
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

South Maitland sits further from the CBD (164 km vs 160.7 km).

Louth Park South Maitland
Walkability score 19/100 64/100
Distance to Sydney 160.7 km 164 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
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.

Louth Park South Maitland
Car (driver) 67.8% / 82.6%
Louth Park — Car (driver): 67.8% South Maitland — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 12.5%
Louth Park — Worked from Home: 25.5% South Maitland — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 2.8%
Louth Park — Car (passenger): 3.3% South Maitland — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.3% / 2.1%
Louth Park — Walked Only: 2.3% South Maitland — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Louth Park — Bicycle: 1.2% South Maitland — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Louth Park South Maitland
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km 22.2 km

NBN connectivity

Louth Park South Maitland
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
413 premises
 100%
203 premises

Climate

Louth Park South Maitland
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Louth Park South Maitland
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Louth Park South Maitland
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Louth Park South Maitland
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Louth Park South Maitland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Louth Park

Acreage Family

South Maitland

Affordable Parks Quiet

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