City of Maitland

City of Maitland
MaitlandNew South Wales
Location in Greater Newcastle
Coordinates32°45′S 151°35′E / 32.750°S 151.583°E / -32.750; 151.583
Population90,226 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density230.17/km2 (596.1/sq mi)
Area392 km2 (151.4 sq mi)[2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor Cr. Philip Penfold (Independent)[3]
Council seatMaitland
RegionHunter[4]
State electorate(s)Maitland[5]
Federal division(s)Paterson[6]
WebsiteCity of Maitland
LGAs around City of Maitland:
Singleton Dungog Dungog
Singleton City of Maitland Port Stephens
Cessnock Lake Macquarie Newcastle

The City of Maitland is a local government area in the lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line.

The mayor of the City of Maitland is Cr. Philip Penfold,[8] a Liberal party turned Independent politician.[9][3]

The deputy mayor of the City of Maitland is Cr. Bill Hackney, an Independent politician who is part of Mayor Penfold's Independent team.

The current General Manager is Mr Jeff Smith.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maitland (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Maitland (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 6 October 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  7. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Maitland City Council – Meet the Councillors".
  9. ^ "10 QUESTIONS WITH PHILIP PENFOLD – Maitland Mayoral Candidate". NBN News. 29 August 2012.

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