Average rent in Bathurst Surrounds, NSW — 2026

Bathurst Surrounds sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $273/week — 36% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 86% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 9% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 6,909, the median age is 47, and the most common occupation is Managers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Bathurst Surrounds is 140km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.