Maitland Vale vs Mindaribba
Maitland Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 53 in Mindaribba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mindaribba: a median of $3.75 million, against $1.35 million in Maitland Vale, though rent is higher in Maitland Vale. On these figures, Maitland Vale tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mindaribba suits older residents.
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
Maitland Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Maitland Vale
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $3,750,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mindaribba
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($23/wk vs $513/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (1% vs 17%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Maitland Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 136 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (172.9 km vs 176.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Maitland Vale carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)
- Mindaribba has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Maitland Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (108.1% vs 29.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Maitland Vale and Mindaribba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Maitland Vale rents higher ($513/wk vs $23/wk); Maitland Vale has more residents (281 vs 97).
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 281 +65% vs other | 97 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +108.1% | +29.3% |
| Median age | 31 | 53 |
| Median household income | $158,600/yr +15% vs other | $134,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $513/wk +96% vs other | $23/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,350,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 98% |
| Environmental | 3% | 2% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mindaribba carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Mindaribba carries more crime risk (40 vs 29).
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mindaribba sits further from the CBD (176.9 km vs 172.9 km).
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 172.9 km | 176.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 136 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).
Setting
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.2 km | 28.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 60% 129 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Maitland Vale | Mindaribba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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