Average rent in Tenambit - East Maitland, NSW — 2026

Tenambit - East Maitland sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $360/week — 15% 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 28% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (80%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 10,091, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 7% of residents were born overseas. Tenambit - East Maitland is 131km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.