Average rent in Rutherford (South) - Telarah, NSW — 2026

Rutherford (South) - Telarah sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $330/week — 22% 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 (89%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 7,976, the median age is 34, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 7% of residents were born overseas. Rutherford (South) - Telarah is 130km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.