Average rent in Parkes (NSW), NSW — 2026

Parkes (NSW) sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $260/week — 39% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 66% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 30% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (88%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 10,919, the median age is 39, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 6% of residents were born overseas. Parkes (NSW) is 291km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.