East Maitland, New South Wales

Green Hills is a major commercial district called which includes the large Stockland Green Hills and The Pavilion which features Aldi, Rebel, Repco and the East Maitland Library.

There are also shops near Victoria Street railway station.

• St Joseph's Primary School, co-ed Catholic primary school at 57 King Street[4]
• East Maitland Primary School, co-ed government primary at 32 William Street[5]
• Linuwel School, alternative co-ed private K–12 located at 133 Morpeth Street[6]
• Maitland High School (formerly Maitland Boys' High School), co-ed government secondary school at 32 High Street[7]
• Maitland Grossman High School (formerly Maitland Girls' High School), co-ed government secondary school on Cumberland Street[8]

Opened to cross the Hunter River in 1866.[9] It was located on Pitnacree Road to the Harry Boyle Bridge around 500 meters north east.[9] It was designed as people can travel from Woodville to East Maitland.[9] In 1951 flooding changed the course of the river meaning the bridge was no longer used.[9] It was demolished in 1962 with no above evidence of its existence.[9]

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 11,782 people in East Maitland.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.
• 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 2.0% and New Zealand 0.9%.
• 90.2% of people spoke only English at home.
• The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.0%, No Religion 24.6% and Anglican 22.7%.[10]

View along King Street of three heritage-listed properties

East Maitland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 18 Day Street: East Maitland Post Office[11]
• John Street: Maitland Gaol[12]
• 20 John Street: East Maitland Police Station[13]
• 34–40 King Street: 34–40 King Street[14]
• 42–44 King Street: Goonoobah[15]
• 44 King Street: Woodlands[16]
• Main Northern railway: East Maitland railway station[17]
• Main Northern railway: Victoria Street railway station[18]
• 3 Mill Street: Caroline Chisholm Cottage[19]
• 91 Newcastle Road: Smith's Flour Mill[20]
• 49 Newcastle Street: Englefield[21]
• 12 Wallis Street: Oldholme[22]
• 47 William Street: St Peter's Anglican Church and Glebe Cemetery[23]

• Herbert Evatt, Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Justice of the High Court
• Frederick Lancelot Nott, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• Les Darcy, world champion boxer, is buried in the Catholic Section of East Maitland Cemetery.