Average rent in East Maitland - Metford, NSW — 2026

East Maitland - Metford sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $350/week — 17% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 63% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 34% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (81%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 17,981, the median age is 39, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 11% of residents were born overseas. East Maitland - Metford is 128km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.