Who lives here
7,714
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age37
- Aged 65+13.3%
- Under 2533.5%
- Median household income$1,793/wk
- Median rent$400/wk
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle suburb still filling in around families.
Maryland is a young suburb in a construction-heavy patch of Newcastle. The 2021 census counted 7,714 people, with a median age of 37 and 33.5% of residents under 25, a suburb still filling in with families rather than one that finished growing years ago. Construction is the largest industry in the Newcastle council area, 2,526 businesses deep, ahead of professional services and health care, which says as much about what's still being built around Maryland as what already stands.
You would expect a suburb of 7,714 people to run on word of mouth and not much else. It doesn't: Maryland already counts 740 businesses of its own. Construction remains the biggest game in the wider Newcastle council area, and a suburb still filling in with new builds needs tradies who can be found by people who don't yet know their name. A plumber, an electrician, a physiotherapist or a mortgage broker working Maryland is competing with every search result Newcastle throws up for the same job, not just the outfit two streets over. Household income here runs to $1,793 a week and family income to $2,056, comfortably enough to pay for a job done properly, provided the household finds the right business first. A website that actually ranks locally is the cheapest tradesman on Maryland's books, and it never quotes a job wrong or turns up late.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Maryland brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Maryland market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Maryland itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Newcastle area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~740
businesses in Maryland (estimated*)
- Newcastle total16,296
- Solo / non-employing9,383
- 1–4 staff4,469
- 5–19 staff1,806
- 20+ staff638
85% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Newcastle (2025)
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Construction2,526
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Professional, scientific & technical services2,456
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Health care & social assistance2,309
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Rental, hiring & real estate1,893
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Transport, postal & warehousing1,129
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Retail trade949
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Maryland businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and other trades working Maryland's new-build streets: a mobile-first site that turns a phone search into a quote request, not a missed call.
- Mobile-first quote request form
- Job gallery with before/after shots
- Google Business Profile setup
- Local SEO for trade searches
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For brokers, agents and consultants selling advice into Maryland's professional households: a site that reads as credible as the job you're pitching for.
- Service pages for each specialty
- Client enquiry form with CRM email
- Clean, credible professional layout
- Calendar link for consultations
Health & Allied Care Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For GPs, physios and allied health practices serving Maryland's growing number of young families: online booking and intake forms that cut the phone tag before the first visit.
- Online appointment booking
- New patient intake forms
- Practitioner bio pages
- SMS/email appointment reminders
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Why FindDevs in Maryland
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~740 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Maryland's actual customers.
The median age in Maryland is 37. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Maryland questions.
It depends on the job. A trade or service site for a builder, electrician or similar runs $3,000 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A professional services site for a broker, agent or consultant runs $3,500 – $9,000 over 3–5 weeks. A booking site for a health or allied care practice, with online appointments and intake forms, runs $4,500 – $12,000 over 4–6 weeks. We send three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to any of them.
Not necessarily, and it doesn't change the outcome. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. They build to the same standard whether they're across town or interstate, and you get fixed-price quotes back within 24 hours either way. What matters for a Maryland business is a site that ranks for local searches and works properly on a phone, not where the person who built it happens to sit.
It depends what you sell. Health and allied care practices get the most out of online booking, since patients expect to lock in a time without ringing during business hours. Trades and professional services usually do better with a fast enquiry form and a phone number that's easy to find, since most jobs still get quoted after a look at the property or a phone conversation. An online store only earns its cost if you're actually shipping product, which most Maryland businesses aren't. We'll size the build to what you sell, not the other way round.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Maryland businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
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Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Maryland, by registered businesses in Newcastle. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
2,526
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
2,456
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
2,309
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,893
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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