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 | |||||||||||||||
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  Maitland Vale | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°39′54.3″S 151°33′04.3″E / 32.665083°S 151.551194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 135 (2016 census)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.95/km2 (30.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 to 126 m (33 to 413 ft)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Maitland[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Durham[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Middlehope[5] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyne[7] | ||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Local Government Area Boundaries and Mapping Information". New South Wales Office of Local Government. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maitland Vale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Maitland Vale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
