Maitland Vale, New South Wales

Maitland Vale is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[1]

Maitland Vale New South Wales
Maitland Vale
Coordinates	32°39′54.3″S 151°33′04.3″E
Population	135 (2016 census)[3]
• Density	11.95/km^2 (30.94/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2320
Elevation	10 to 126 m (33 to 413 ft)[4]
Area	11.3 km^2 (4.4 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	181 km (112 mi) NE of Sydney 43 km (27 mi) NW of Newcastle 14 km (9 mi) N of Maitland 18 km (11 mi) S of Paterson
LGA(s)	Maitland[2]
Region	Hunter[2]
County	Durham[5]
Parish	Middlehope[5]
State electorate(s)	Maitland[6]
Federal division(s)	Lyne[7]
Suburbs around Maitland Vale: Rosebrook Mindaribba Mindaribba Melville Maitland Vale Bolwarra Heights Aberglasslyn Oakhampton Bolwarra Heights

Maitland Vale is a predominantly rural suburb and covers an area of 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) with a new residential development in the southeastern corner comprising 20.5 hectares (51 acres).[4] The Hunter River is located along the southern boundary, with the North Coast Railway along the eastern boundary.

The suburb is situated in a valley with hills rising in the west, north and east. Maitland Vale has a minimum elevation of 10 metres (33 ft) along the southern boundary rising to 126 metres (413 ft) in the north.[4] Comerfords Hill is a prominent point in the southeast with a height of 84 metres (276 ft).[4]

References

1. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
2. "Local Government Area Boundaries and Mapping Information". New South Wales Office of Local Government. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maitland Vale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
4. "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
5. "Maitland Vale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
7. "Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.