Maitland SA 5573
Maitland sits 163 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. Census data records 1,312 residents with a median age of 51 and a median household income of $59,436 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 3.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $867. Of 2 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Maitland a good town?
Maitland scores a C (41/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 57/100 · 162.9 km · 114 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $424K
Low all-round risk
Fire 34/100 · Crime 37/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 51 · 1,312 residents
Liveability Rating
41 / 100 · Ranked #372 in SAEach bar is Maitland's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Maitland?
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Our score
41 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMaitland's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $424,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$424,500
Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 80 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 19 sales $430K
- 4 bed 14 sales $470K
Land
$183,500
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 112 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Maitland are currently listed at around $459,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.
$459K
7 houses listed in the last 6 months.
7 of the suburb's 473 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Maitland safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Maitland sits in the low band, with 26 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 62% on the prior year.
26 offences
61.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Two schools serve Maitland, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Maitland Lutheran School leads the pack.
- • 612 students across 2 schools (avg 306)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 854-984, median 919 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Maitland Lutheran School (480 students)
Combined
Walkability
Maitland is somewhat walkable on foot — at 57/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Maitland.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 661
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Yorke Peninsula: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Maitland is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,312
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$59,436/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$32,084/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
25.8%
Total Dwellings
473
Owner-Occupier Rate
81.9%
Houses
95.8%
Rental Stress
17.5%
Mortgage Stress
17.5%
Work From Home
15.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
14 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 80 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.3%
- Employment Rate
- 45.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.9% of residents (62) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (59).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,264 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 491).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,494 a year through Yorke Peninsula based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 99%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Yorke Peninsula
In the year to August 2026, 97 new dwellings were approved across Yorke Peninsula. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 18.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Maitland, 0.1 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 192 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 17.2 km
- Annual rainfall
- 459 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.4°C
- 23 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.6°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 0.8 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 0.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5573, 7 of 2,513 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (40 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5573, 945 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,508 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 53 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Chantelle Thomas Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chantelle Thomas ON | 50.1% |
| 2022 | Fraser Ellis IND | 58.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Maitland?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Maitland
Is Maitland a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Maitland is low (37/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Maitland?
Maitland has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Maitland a good place to live?
Maitland has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (41/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Maitland?
Maitland, SA had a population of 1,312 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Maitland, SA?
The postcode for Maitland, SA is 5573.
How far is Maitland from Adelaide?
Maitland is 163 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 114 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Maitland?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Maitland was $59,436 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Maitland?
There are too few current rental listings in Maitland for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Maitland?
The median age of residents in Maitland was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Maitland at risk of bushfire?
Maitland has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Maitland?
There are 2 schools inside the Maitland boundary: 1 above and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Maitland walkable?
Maitland scores 57/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Maitland?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Maitland, Maitland (0.1 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 459 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 23 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Maitland?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Maitland belong to?
Maitland sits within the Yorke Peninsula local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Maitland?
The average residential rates bill through Yorke Peninsula is $1,494 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Maitland?
Across Yorke Peninsula, 97 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 18.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Maitland in?
Maitland sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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