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Maryland NSW 2287

3,362 addresses · 109 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Maryland · 118 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Maryland is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,714 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,793 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,714Population
37Median age
$1,793Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sandgate, 4.2 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 18.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maryland

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Maryland NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 65.7%

Population by age in Maryland
Population by age, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4467
5-141,012
15-19563
20-24542
25-341,012
35-44983
45-541,109
55-64990
65-74667
75-84280
85+82
Dwelling types in Maryland
Dwelling types, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,456
Townhouse257
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Maryland
Households by weekly income, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650327
$650-1,499739
$1,500-2,999954
$3,000+514
Top ancestries in Maryland
Top ancestries, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,105
English3,079
Scottish792
Irish660
Other615
Aboriginal573
Housing tenure in Maryland
Housing tenure, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned846
Mortgage1,215
Rented617
Other22
Cars per household in Maryland
Cars per household, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
067
1801
21,165
3437
4+241
Commute to work in Maryland
Commute to work, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,493
Train4
Bus14
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle8
Home630
Top countries of birth in Maryland
Top countries of birth, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England112
China100
Philippines76
India75
New Zealand47
Vietnam47
Languages used at home in Maryland
Languages used at home, Maryland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin107
Macedonian89
Vietnamese64
Cantonese51
Arabic38
Tagalog34

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

97,675 bird observations recorded near Maryland — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maryland

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.