East Maitland - Metford
New South Wales · Maitland · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Why “East Maitland - Metford”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of East Maitland into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
East Maitland - Metford is a locality in the Maitland area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the East Maitland - Metford SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the East Maitland - Metford SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Metford Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Maitland - Metford.
This is the zoned in-area government school for East Maitland - Metford (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in East Maitland - Metford
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment1,161ICSEA1134
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment832ICSEA1047
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment559ICSEA975
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment514ICSEA1008
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment449ICSEA1063
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment265ICSEA887
- Combined · Independent · Years 3-12Enrolment108ICSEA975
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment70ICSEA958
- Special · Independent · Years UEnrolment61ICSEA971
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - East MaitlandCentre-Based Care · 80 places · East Maitland
- Exceeding NQSHunter Valley Grammar School Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Ashtonfield
- Exceeding NQSShamrock Hill Early Learning and Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Ashtonfield
- Exceeding NQSEast Maitland Pre-School (Brunswick St)Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Maitland East
- Exceeding NQSEast Maitland Pre-School (George St)Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Maitland East
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Hunter Valley GrammarCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Ashtonfield
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Ashtonfield Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Ashtonfield
- Meeting NQSEast Maitland Before & After School CareCentre-Based Care · 105 places · East Maitland
- Meeting NQSFoundations Learning AcademyCentre-Based Care · 100 places · East Maitland
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH East MaitlandCentre-Based Care · 90 places · East Maitland
- Meeting NQSMetford After School Care and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Metford
- Meeting NQSCharlie's OOSHCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Metford
+ 13 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,744
- vs previous year
- +14%
- vs 2021
- 1,511
- Theft 749
- Assault 189
- Malicious damage to property 159
- Transport regulatory offences 144
- Against justice procedures 126
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 5
- Parks
- 22
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the East Maitland - Metford SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the East Maitland - Metford SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $838,000
- House price YoY
- +13.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $610/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+49Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Maitland
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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