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Rutherford NSW 2320

7,039 addresses · 204 streets

Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Rutherford · 132 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rutherford is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 13,091 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,475 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

13,091Population
35Median age
$1,475Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maitland - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rutherford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Telarah, 1.9 km south-east · Railway halt: East Greta Junction, 2.9 km south-east · Airport: Maitland Airport, 3.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 20.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 58.2%

Population by age in Rutherford
Population by age, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4983
5-141,886
15-19741
20-24768
25-342,082
35-441,665
45-541,377
55-641,221
65-741,269
75-84798
85+304
Dwelling types in Rutherford
Dwelling types, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,203
Townhouse528
Apartment94
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rutherford
Households by weekly income, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650811
$650-1,4991,455
$1,500-2,9991,609
$3,000+600
Top ancestries in Rutherford
Top ancestries, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian5,735
English5,441
Scottish1,289
Aboriginal1,286
Irish1,181
Other734
Housing tenure in Rutherford
Housing tenure, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,160
Mortgage1,747
Rented1,635
Other223
Cars per household in Rutherford
Cars per household, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0322
11,760
21,766
3635
4+288
Commute to work in Rutherford
Commute to work, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,798
Train16
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked66
Bicycle16
Home604
Top countries of birth in Rutherford
Top countries of birth, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England203
New Zealand138
Philippines106
India102
South Africa55
Germany45
Languages used at home in Rutherford
Languages used at home, Rutherford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi61
Tagalog56
Afrikaans38
Spanish31
Australian Indigenous26
Mandarin26

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