East Maitland - Metford

NSW

East Maitland - Metford is a stable region in NSW with 18,334 residents.

SA2 code: 106021614
State: NSW

Population

18,334

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.0%

3yr: +0.9% · 10yr: -0.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,590/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — East Maitland - Metford (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.9%5yr: +1.0%10yr: -0.0%Total: +24.9%

Population grew from 14,674 to 18,334 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.4%

Almost entirely detached houses (81.1%), mixed tenure (63.3% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 81.1%

5,536 houses943 townhouses348 apartments

Tenure

Owned 29.1%

Mortgage 34.2%

Renting 34.0%

Owned 29.1%Mortgage 34.2%Renting 34.0%Other / NS 2.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

288 (4.3%)

2 bed

937 (13.9%)

3 bed

2,667 (39.6%)

4 bed

2,403 (35.6%)

5 bed

394 (5.8%)

6+ bed

52 (0.8%)