Average rent in Wellington, NSW — 2026

Wellington sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $230/week — 46% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 69% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 26% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (93%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 8,769, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 7% of residents were born overseas. Wellington is 255km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.