Maryville vs Carrington

Carrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Maryville. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Maryville, most households own their home. In Carrington, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Maryville: a median of $1.22 million, against $1.02 million in Carrington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Carrington tends to suit renters 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

Carrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Carrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($883,750 vs $1,337,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,022,500 vs $1,215,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $505/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maryville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maryville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Maryville is growing faster (15.7% vs 6.8%)
  • Carrington returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maryville Carrington
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.

Maryville Carrington
Walkability 71 / 57
Maryville — Walkability: 71/100 Carrington — Walkability: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maryville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carrington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maryville rents higher ($505/wk vs $430/wk); Maryville has higher household incomes ($107,484 vs $91,832).

Maryville Carrington
Population 1,671 2,061
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% +6.8%
Median age 39 36
Median household income $107,484/yr
+15% vs other
 $91,832/yr
Median weekly rent $505/wk
+15% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maryville Carrington
0-4 6.2% / 5.9%
Maryville — 0-4: 6.2% Carrington — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 9.6% / 9.3%
Maryville — 5-14: 9.6% Carrington — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 3.7% / 3.0%
Maryville — 15-19: 3.7% Carrington — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 7.2% / 8.0%
Maryville — 20-24: 7.2% Carrington — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 16.0% / 21.0%
Maryville — 25-34: 16.0% Carrington — 25-34: 21.0%
35-44 14.8% / 14.3%
Maryville — 35-44: 14.8% Carrington — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.3% / 11.8%
Maryville — 45-54: 12.3% Carrington — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.6% / 12.8%
Maryville — 55-64: 14.6% Carrington — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 10.1% / 8.9%
Maryville — 65-74: 10.1% Carrington — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 4.0% / 3.6%
Maryville — 75-84: 4.0% Carrington — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.1% / 1.5%
Maryville — 85+: 1.1% Carrington — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maryville 37.5% lone person
Maryville — Lone Person: 37.5% Maryville — Couple Families: 35.4% Maryville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Maryville — Group Household: 11.8% Maryville — Other Families: 1.7%
Carrington 43.6% lone person
Carrington — Lone Person: 43.6% Carrington — Couple Families: 27.1% Carrington — One Parent Families: 16.0% Carrington — Group Household: 12.6% Carrington — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maryville 30.1% renting
Maryville — Owned Outright: 34.7% Maryville — Mortgage: 35.2% Maryville — Renting: 30.1%
Carrington 45.4% renting
Carrington — Owned Outright: 24.2% Carrington — Mortgage: 30.4% Carrington — Renting: 45.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maryville Carrington
Bachelor Degree 22.2% / 19.1%
Maryville — Bachelor Degree: 22.2% Carrington — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 14.8%
Maryville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Carrington — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.2%
Maryville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Carrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 6.5%
Maryville — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Carrington — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.6%
Maryville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Carrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Maryville Carrington
England 2.4% / 2.4%
Maryville — England: 2.4% Carrington — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.8%
Maryville — New Zealand: 1.4% Carrington — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.6%
Maryville — South Africa: 0.5% Carrington — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.2%
Maryville — Scotland: 0.8% Carrington — Scotland: 0.2%
Pakistan 0.7% / —
Maryville — Pakistan: 0.7% Carrington — Pakistan: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.5%
Maryville — Philippines: not among its largest Carrington — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Maryville — Germany: not among its largest Carrington — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maryville 62.6% houses
Maryville — Houses: 62.6% Maryville — Townhouses: 29.1% Maryville — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Carrington 61.6% houses
Carrington — Houses: 61.6% Carrington — Townhouses: 30.1% Carrington — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maryville Carrington
Median house price $1,215,000 $1,022,500
Median unit price $1,337,500 $883,750
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 13 sales
 22 days
from 20 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.

Maryville Carrington
2 bed $1.1M / $915K
Maryville — 2 bed: $1.1M (15 sales) Carrington — 2 bed: $915K (35 sales)

15 vs 35 sales

3 bed $1.24M / $1.14M
Maryville — 3 bed: $1.24M (37 sales) Carrington — 3 bed: $1.14M (35 sales)

37 vs 35 sales

Zoning mix

Maryville has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 9%); Maryville has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 1%).

Maryville Carrington
Infrastructure and transport 4% 65%
Residential 46% 16%
Industrial 32% 9%
Environmental 14% 1%
Parks and recreation 4% 8%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Maryville Carrington
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.

Maryville Carrington
Houses 3.5%
$848/wk on $1.27M
 4.3%
$820/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maryville Carrington
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW

Liveability

Maryville is more walkable (71 vs 57).

Maryville Carrington
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Maryville Carrington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Maryville Carrington
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City), 2.7 km
 2
The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City), 1.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 3.1%

Schools in Maryville

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

Schools in Carrington

  • Carrington Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maryville Carrington
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Maryville Carrington
Walkability score 71/100 57/100
Distance to Sydney 159 km 160.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 126 min
Public transport score 39/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2293
 0.8%
postcode 2294
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 2293
 23
postcode 2294

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.

Maryville Carrington
Car (driver) 51.3% / 57.9%
Maryville — Car (driver): 51.3% Carrington — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 30.7%
Maryville — Worked from Home: 39.6% Carrington — Worked from Home: 30.7%
Walked Only 3.6% / 4.2%
Maryville — Walked Only: 3.6% Carrington — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bicycle 2.8% / 3.2%
Maryville — Bicycle: 2.8% Carrington — Bicycle: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.1%
Maryville — Car (passenger): 2.8% Carrington — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Maryville Carrington
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 487 m
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Maryville Carrington
Connectivity score 65/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
880 premises
 39%
1,221 premises

Climate

Maryville Carrington
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)

Maryville Carrington
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 22.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.89 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Maryville Carrington
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Maryville Carrington
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maryville Carrington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maryville

Coastal Parks Professionals River Townhouses Village Feel

Carrington

Coastal Parks Professionals Townhouses

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