Maitland Vale vs Oakhampton

Maitland Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 68 in Oakhampton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maitland Vale, most households are couple families. In Oakhampton, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Oakhampton: a median of $4.65 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, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Oakhampton suits people living alone and 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 78%)

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 $4,650,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Maitland Vale leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 29%)
  • Oakhampton has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $513/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakhampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakhampton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 6%)
  • But Maitland Vale carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 77/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 -13.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
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.

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Walkability 0 / 21
Maitland Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Oakhampton — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 71 / 23
Maitland Vale — Safety: 71/100 Oakhampton — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Maitland Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakhampton — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Maitland Vale has higher household incomes ($158,600 vs $58,500); Oakhampton skews older (68 vs 31).

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Population 281
+41% vs other
 165
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +108.1% -13.2%
Median age 31 68
Median household income $158,600/yr
+63% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $513/wk
+37% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
0-4 9.3% / 1.8%
Maitland Vale — 0-4: 9.3% Oakhampton — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 19.2% / 7.3%
Maitland Vale — 5-14: 19.2% Oakhampton — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 6.8% / 2.4%
Maitland Vale — 15-19: 6.8% Oakhampton — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 6.0% / 1.8%
Maitland Vale — 20-24: 6.0% Oakhampton — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 11.0% / 5.5%
Maitland Vale — 25-34: 11.0% Oakhampton — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 16.7% / 5.5%
Maitland Vale — 35-44: 16.7% Oakhampton — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 9.6% / 5.5%
Maitland Vale — 45-54: 9.6% Oakhampton — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 12.1% / 14.5%
Maitland Vale — 55-64: 12.1% Oakhampton — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 4.6% / 13.3%
Maitland Vale — 65-74: 4.6% Oakhampton — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 — / 23.0%
Maitland Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Oakhampton — 75-84: 23.0%
85+ 1.1% / 19.4%
Maitland Vale — 85+: 1.1% Oakhampton — 85+: 19.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
England 2.5% / 2.4%
Maitland Vale — England: 2.5% Oakhampton — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Maitland Vale — New Zealand: 1.1% Oakhampton — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maitland Vale 64.7% couple families
Maitland Vale — Couple Families: 64.7% Maitland Vale — Lone Person: 14.7% Maitland Vale — One Parent Families: 16.2% Maitland Vale — Group Household: 4.4%
Oakhampton 24.3% couple families
Oakhampton — Couple Families: 24.3% Oakhampton — Lone Person: 64.9% Oakhampton — One Parent Families: 10.8% Oakhampton — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maitland Vale 97.6% houses
Maitland Vale — Houses: 97.6% Maitland Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Maitland Vale — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Oakhampton 78.2% houses
Oakhampton — Houses: 78.2% Oakhampton — Townhouses: 27.3% Oakhampton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 14.5%
Maitland Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Oakhampton — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 10.9%
Maitland Vale — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Oakhampton — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.5%
Maitland Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Oakhampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 3.6%
Maitland Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Oakhampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.8%
Maitland Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Oakhampton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maitland Vale 10.3% renting
Maitland Vale — Owned Outright: 28.7% Maitland Vale — Mortgage: 60.9% Maitland Vale — Renting: 10.3%
Oakhampton 10.5% renting
Oakhampton — Owned Outright: 63.2% Oakhampton — Mortgage: 26.3% Oakhampton — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Median house price $1,350,000 $4,650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $190,000

Zoning mix

Maitland Vale has more rural and farming land (95% vs 74%).

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Rural and farming 95% 74%
Residential 2% 12%
Environmental 3% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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 Oakhampton
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
House price Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Oakhampton is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Oakhampton carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Oakhampton carries more crime risk (77 vs 29).

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
77/100
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
same for both

Schools

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
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 Oakhampton
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 172.9 km 171.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 133 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.

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Car (driver) 64.5% / 78.0%
Maitland Vale — Car (driver): 64.5% Oakhampton — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 29.8% / 22.0%
Maitland Vale — Worked from Home: 29.8% Oakhampton — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 3.2% / —
Maitland Vale — Walked Only: 3.2% Oakhampton — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.4% / —
Maitland Vale — Car (passenger): 2.4% Oakhampton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.2 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Connectivity score 72/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
129 premises
 5%
113 premises

Climate

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
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 Oakhampton
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 Oakhampton
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Division Lyne Paterson
Member Alison Penfold Meryl Swanson
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Maitland Vale Oakhampton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maitland Vale

Family Rural Young Families

Oakhampton

Luxury Retirees Rural Townhouses

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