Maitland Vale, New South Wales
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.
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| Coordinates: 32°39′54.3″S 151°33′04.3″E / 32.665083°S 151.551194°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 to 126 m (33 to 413 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 135 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.95/km2 (30.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2320 | ||||||||||||
| County | Durham | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Middlehope | ||||||||||||
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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). 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. Comerfords Hill is a prominent point in the southeast with a height of 84 metres (276 ft).