Average rent in Armidale Surrounds - South, NSW — 2026

Armidale Surrounds - South sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $250/week — 41% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 78% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 17% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 5,894, the median age is 47, and the most common occupation is Managers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Armidale Surrounds - South is 368km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.