Average rent in Grafton, NSW — 2026

Grafton sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 29% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 64% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 33% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (82%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 19,255, the median age is 43, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 6% of residents were born overseas. Grafton is 493km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.