Average rent in Cessnock Surrounds, NSW — 2026

Cessnock Surrounds sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $360/week — 15% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 87% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 10% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (99%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 9,145, the median age is 42, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Cessnock Surrounds is 101km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.