Average rent in Taree, NSW — 2026

Taree sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $290/week — 32% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 62% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 33% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (81%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 21,123, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Taree is 249km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.