Maitland
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city in New South Wales, Australia
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- New South Wales
- Region
- Hunter
- Lga
- Maitland City Council
- Location
- 166 km (103 mi) N of Sydney 35 km (22 mi) NW of Newcastle 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cessnock 49 km (30 mi) ESE of Singleton
- State electorate
- Maitland
- Federal division
- Paterson
- Total
- 392 km (151 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 3 m (9.8 ft)
- Density
- 230/km (600/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+10 ( AEST )
- Summer dst
- UTC+11 ( AEDT )
- County
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Maitland
- Mean max temp
- 24.5 °C (76.1 °F)
- Mean min temp
- 11.8 °C (53.2 °F)
- Annual rainfall
- 821.3 mm (32.33 in)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 89597
- Elevation
- 16
- Image
- Cintra House in Maitland (1).jpg
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- postal code
- 2320
- Commons category
- Maitland, New South Wales
- male population
- 902
- female population
- 981
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Maitland (/ˈmeɪtlənd/ MAYT-lənd) is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) by road north of Sydney and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway approximately 17 km (11 mi) from its origin at Hexham.
At the 2021 census it had approximately 89,597 inhabitants, spread over an area of 392 square kilometres (151 sq mi), with most of the population located in a strip along the New England Highway between the suburbs of Lochinvar and Thornton. The city centre is located on the right bank of the Hunter River, protected from moderate potential flooding by a levee.