NSW · Maitland Council
Anambah, 2320
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Suburb profile
Anambah is a residential smaller community in Maitland with a familiar suburban feel. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 64
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $3,049
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 18
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 55.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $485
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 357
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 7
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 109.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 32 residents
- State safety percentile
- 77.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions609
- Domestic Violence Related Assault329
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment381
- Malicious Damage To Property307
- Steal From Motor Vehicle237
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
88 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure31 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
April 2026
- Subdivision381 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Additional Information Requested
February 2026
- Subdivision381 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure31 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
2025· 23 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision381 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Additional Information Requested
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure33 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
October 2025
- Subdivision50 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation27 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation48 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation38 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation35 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation44 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation40 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
June 2025
- Subdivision381 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Deferred Commencement
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation39 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah39 SANDSTONE DRIVE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Subdivision118 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Subdivision118 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Rejected
March 2025
- Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)33 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation15 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation19 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation34 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation32 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation30 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation36 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation40 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure25 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Animal care premises452 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation26 CULLAMI STREET ANAMBAH 2320Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 WATTAWAN CRESCENT ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Subdivision30 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Withdrawn
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation36 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation46 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation34 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
July 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation28 MARLOWE AVENUE ANAMBAH 2320Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Swimming pool (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Anambah HouseAnambah Road, Gosforth via RutherfordSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime609
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime329
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime381
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime307
- Steal From Motor Vehiclecrime237
- Anambah HouseheritageAnambah Road, Gosforth via RutherfordSHR
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Animal care premisesplanning452 ANAMBAH ROAD ANAMBAH 2320Lodged 20 Nov 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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