Maxwell NSW 2650
68 addresses · 8 streets
Riverina Electorate › Wagga Wagga LGA › Maxwell · 390 km from Sydney
Living Here
Maxwell is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 90 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,166 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wagga Wagga Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maxwell itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 3.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 5.9% |
Demographics
Population by age in Maxwell
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Maxwell
| House | 24 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Maxwell
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Maxwell
| English | 40 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 26 |
| Ancestry NS | 17 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| German | 7 |
Housing tenure in Maxwell
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Maxwell
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Maxwell
| Car | 21 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Maxwell
| England | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
336 bird observations recorded near Maxwell — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (19)
- Brown Falcon (17)
- Galah (17)
- Superb Fairy-wren (17)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (17)
- Australian Raven (16)
- Willie Wagtail (15)
- Eastern Rosella (14)
- Common Starling (13)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (13)
- Nankeen Kestrel (12)
- Red Wattlebird (12)
- White-winged Chough (12)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Maxwell
- Noisy Miner (11)
- Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- Peaceful Dove (10)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (10)
- Crested Pigeon (9)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (9)
- Little Eagle (9)
- Red-rumped Parrot (9)
- Welcome Swallow (9)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8)
- Restless Flycatcher (8)
- Grey Fantail (7)
- Magpie-lark (7)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (7)
- Southern Whiteface (7)
- Australian Wood Duck (6)
- Black Kite (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Maxwell:
- Gelston Park (5.5 km)
- Rowan (9.6 km)
- Big Springs (10.9 km)
- Uranquinty (11.6 km)
- Gregadoo (12 km)
- Springvale (12.6 km)
- Mangoplah (12.9 km)
- Kapooka (14.3 km)
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Streets
- Barcoo Lane (4)
- Burkes Creek Road (1)
- Holbrook Road (31)
- Maxwell Road (7)
- O'briens Creek Road (14)
- Oxley Bridge Road (5)
- Rocky Falls Road (2)
- Thirteen Mile Reserve Road (4)
