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Rutherford NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Rutherford, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Rutherford NSW is 13,091 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Rutherford is $711 per week ($36,972 per year). Median rent in Rutherford is $360 per week ($1,560 per month). Rutherford has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Rutherford has a population density of 971.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Rutherford is England. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rutherford is $1,733.

There were 405 recorded offences in Rutherford in 2025-26, a rate of 31 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (181 offences).

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Rutherford Population

residents (Census 2021)

Rutherford Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$711/wk

$36,972 per year

#5279 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$360/wk

$1,560 per month

#2908 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

35years

3 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Rutherford Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (6,347) Female 51.5% (6,745)

Population Density

971.8

people per km²

13,091 people · 13.5 km²

Households

2.6

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,774

Family income/wk

Rutherford Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Rutherford Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

39.9% 1,160 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

60.1% 1,747 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Rutherford Country of Birth

Australia

96.3%

England

1.8%

India

1.0%

Germany

0.3%

Fiji

0.2%

China

0.1%

Hong Kong

0.1%

Bangladesh

0.1%

Canada

0.1%

Iran

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Rutherford Religion

No Religion

40.4%

Catholic

23.7%

Anglican

20.6%

Not stated

6.7%

Uniting Church

3.2%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.3%

Christian (other)

1.8%

Baptist

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Rutherford Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

39.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

38.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

12.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

9.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Rutherford Languages Spoken at Home

Other

30.1%

IAL Punjabi

16.4%

SAL Tot

16.0%

Afrikaans

9.6%

SAL Tagalog

7.8%

Italian

7.8%

Mandarin

6.4%

Urdu

5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Rutherford Employment

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Employed full-time

36.1% 3,354 people

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Employed part-time

19.8% 1,840 people

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Unemployed

3.6% 336 people

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Not in labour force

40.4% 3,751 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Rutherford Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

59.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

16.9%

Bachelor Degree

14.6%

Certificate I/II

3.8%

Postgraduate Degree

3.2%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Rutherford Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

21.9%

Community & Personal Service

18.8%

Professionals

15.7%

Clerical & Administrative

12.5%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

9.5%

Managers

9.0%

Labourers

6.9%

Sales Workers

5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Rutherford Field of Study

Engineering

24.5%

Management & Commerce

19.5%

Society & Culture

14.5%

Health

10.9%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

9.5%

Education

7.0%

Architecture & Building

6.3%

Agriculture & Environment

2.1%

Creative Arts

2.1%

Information Technology

1.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Rutherford Dwelling Types

Separate house

88.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

9.1%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Rutherford Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.1%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.0%

$300-$399/wk

2.8%

$400-$499/wk

8.0%

$500-$649/wk

4.5%

$650-$799/wk

7.9%

$800-$999/wk

8.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.4%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.6%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.6%

$4,000+/wk

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Rutherford Marital Status

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Married

40.6% 4,148

↔️

Separated

4.0% 406

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Divorced

10.0% 1,026

🕊️

Widowed

6.5% 668

👤

Never married

38.9% 3,979

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Rutherford Ancestry

Australian

33.8%

English

32.1%

Scottish

7.6%

Aboriginal Australianralian

7.6%

Irish

7.0%

Other

4.3%

German

3.2%

Italian

1.1%

Filipino

1.0%

Dutch

0.8%

Polish

0.7%

Indian

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Rutherford School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

31.1%

Secondary — Government

20.3%

Vocational Education

13.7%

Pre-school

13.1%

Primary — Catholic

11.3%

Secondary — Catholic

7.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

1.7%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Rutherford Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

9.6% 2,373

✅

No need for assistance

90.4% 22,378

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Rutherford Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

8.5% 820

—

Not a volunteer

91.5% 8,836

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Rutherford Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

2.9%

$300-$449/mo

1.6%

$450-$599/mo

1.6%

$600-$799/mo

2.5%

$800-$999/mo

5.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

17.5%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

28.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

29.9%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

7.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Rutherford How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

72.2%

Did not go to work

18.4%

Car (passenger)

4.9%

Walked only

1.3%

Truck

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.6%

Bus

0.5%

Train

0.3%

Bicycle

0.3%

Other

0.3%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Rutherford Car Ownership

0 vehicles

6.7%

1 vehicle

36.9%

2 vehicles

37.0%

3 vehicles

13.3%

4+ vehicles

6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Rutherford Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.2%

2 bedrooms

13.6%

3 bedrooms

43.7%

4 bedrooms

35.7%

5 bedrooms

3.4%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Rutherford Population Mobility

16.1%

moved in the last year

46.7%

moved in the last 5 years

5.7%

unemployment rate (Census)

58.2%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Rutherford Indigenous Population

10.8%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

2,697

Indigenous residents

22,330

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Rutherford Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,902

Asthma

672

Arthritis

562

Diabetes

449

Heart disease

414

Lung condition

405

Kidney disease

207

Cancer

195

Stroke

190

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Rutherford Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.9%

$1-$149/wk

4.4%

$150-$299/wk

6.2%

$300-$399/wk

5.7%

$400-$499/wk

4.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.9%

$650-$799/wk

10.8%

$800-$999/wk

12.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

6.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.1%

$3,500+/wk

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Rutherford Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

41.4%

Couple — no children

25.5%

One parent — children under 15

14.4%

Couple — no children under 15

11.7%

One parent — no children under 15

7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Rutherford Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 20

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 9

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Previously served

3.3% 316

👤

Never served

96.4% 9,370

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Rutherford Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.5% 1,305

—

Did not provide

86.5% 8,332

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Rutherford Children Ever Born

No children

28.8%

1 child

13.2%

2 children

28.6%

3 children

19.1%

4 children

7.8%

5+ children

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Rutherford When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

103

1971–1980

100

1981–1990

117

1991–2000

2001–2010

247

2011–2015

154

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Rutherford Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.8%

5–14 hours

26.4%

15–29 hours

12.9%

30+ hours

9.4%

Did not do domestic work

32.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Rutherford Household Size

1 person

26.1%

2 persons

32.4%

3 persons

17.1%

4 persons

14.0%

5 persons

7.0%

6+ persons

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Rutherford Where Residents Moved From

Same address

10,237

Moved from NSW

1,477

Moved — same area (SA2)

328

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from WA

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Rutherford Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

75.4%

Step family — no other children

14.2%

Blended family — no other children

8.4%

Intact family — other children present

1.1%

Other couple — children only

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Rutherford Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 405 total

Theft

181

Other Against Property

Assault

Other Against Person

Property Damage

Sexual Offences

Drug Offences

Weapons

Robbery

Homicide

Domestic Violence

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Rutherford Schools

schools nearby

government

942

avg ICSEA score

3,558

total students

St Paul's Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 370 students

996

ICSEA

Hunter Trade College Independent

Secondary · 11-12 · 257 students

978

ICSEA

Rutherford Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 1,007 students

933

ICSEA

Rutherford Technology High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,405 students

922

ICSEA

Telarah Public School Government

Primary · P-6 · 519 students

879

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Rutherford Rent Prices & Affordability

24%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,475/wk

Median Rent $360/wk

Rent-to-Income 24.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Rutherford

Your weekly income

≈ $6,392/month

Median rent $360/wk

Left after rent $1,115/wk

Rent share 24.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rutherford

What is the population of Rutherford NSW?

The population of Rutherford NSW is 13,091 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 971.8 people per km².Rutherford is ranked #368 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Rutherford?

The median personal income in Rutherford NSW is $711 per week, or $36,972 per year.The median household income is $1,475 per week.Family income is $1,774 per week.Rutherford is ranked #5,279 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Rutherford?

Median rent in Rutherford NSW is $360 per week ($1,560 per month).Rent represents 24.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Rutherford ranks #2,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Rutherford?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rutherford NSW is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Rutherford?

The median age in Rutherford NSW is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Rutherford a good suburb to live in?

Rutherford is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 13,091.The median income is $711/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13464. All dollar figures in AUD.