Maimuru is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Hilltops local government area (postcode 2594). With a population of 145, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, sales, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Maimuru has a median house price of $1.2 million, which has climbed sharply by 104.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,120.
Maimuru is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 966, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hilltops LGA is below average at 3,254 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.1%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +104.8% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.