Anambah vs Rutherford

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anambah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Anambah: a median of $848,000, against $755,000 in Rutherford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Anambah tends to suit couples, while Rutherford suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Rutherford

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Anambah is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Anambah leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)
  • Rutherford has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $848,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rutherford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $525/wk)
  • But Anambah leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Rutherford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (171.6 km vs 174.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rutherford

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Anambah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (113.3% vs 10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anambah and Rutherford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anambah Rutherford
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anambah Rutherford
Walkability 0 / 28
Anambah — Walkability: 0/100 Rutherford — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 4 / 14
Anambah — Safety: 4/100 Rutherford — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Anambah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rutherford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rutherford has more residents (13,091 vs 64); Anambah has higher household incomes ($158,548 vs $76,700).

Anambah Rutherford
Population 64 13,091
+20355% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +113.3% +10.2%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $158,548/yr
+52% vs other
 $76,700/yr
Median weekly rent $525/wk
+31% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anambah Rutherford
0-4 — / 7.5%
Anambah — 0-4: not among its largest Rutherford — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 21.9% / 14.4%
Anambah — 5-14: 21.9% Rutherford — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.7%
Anambah — 15-19: 4.7% Rutherford — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Anambah — 20-24: not among its largest Rutherford — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.2% / 15.9%
Anambah — 25-34: 6.2% Rutherford — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 10.9% / 12.7%
Anambah — 35-44: 10.9% Rutherford — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 9.4% / 10.5%
Anambah — 45-54: 9.4% Rutherford — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 14.1% / 9.3%
Anambah — 55-64: 14.1% Rutherford — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 4.7% / 9.7%
Anambah — 65-74: 4.7% Rutherford — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.2% / 6.1%
Anambah — 75-84: 6.2% Rutherford — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Anambah — 85+: not among its largest Rutherford — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anambah 50.0% couple families
Anambah — Couple Families: 50.0% Anambah — Lone Person: 25.0% Anambah — One Parent Families: 25.0% Anambah — Group Household: 0.0% Anambah — Other Families: 0.0%
Rutherford 38.9% couple families
Rutherford — Couple Families: 38.9% Rutherford — Lone Person: 34.7% Rutherford — One Parent Families: 21.5% Rutherford — Group Household: 3.4% Rutherford — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anambah 13.6% renting
Anambah — Owned Outright: 45.5% Anambah — Mortgage: 40.9% Anambah — Renting: 13.6%
Rutherford 36.0% renting
Rutherford — Owned Outright: 25.5% Rutherford — Mortgage: 38.5% Rutherford — Renting: 36.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anambah 100.0% houses
Anambah — Houses: 100.0% Anambah — Townhouses: 0.0% Anambah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rutherford 86.9% houses
Rutherford — Houses: 86.9% Rutherford — Townhouses: 10.9% Rutherford — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anambah Rutherford
Certificate III & IV 26.6% / 20.3%
Anambah — Certificate III & IV: 26.6% Rutherford — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.8%
Anambah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Rutherford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 5.0%
Anambah — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Rutherford — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Anambah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rutherford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Anambah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rutherford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Property market

Anambah Rutherford
Median house price $848,000 $755,000
Median unit price — $565,000
Median land price — $835,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 6 sales
 23 days
from 192 sales

Zoning mix

Anambah has more rural and farming land (59% vs 1%); Rutherford has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 0%).

Anambah Rutherford
Rural and farming 59% 1%
Residential 26% 38%
Industrial 0% 31%
Environmental 13% 8%
Parks and recreation 1% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Anambah Rutherford
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Anambah Rutherford
Houses — 4.2%
$655/wk on $808K
Units — 4.2%
$500/wk on $625K

Ranking within NSW

Anambah Rutherford
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 30% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Rutherford is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Anambah Rutherford
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Anambah carries more crime risk (96 vs 86).

Anambah Rutherford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Anambah Rutherford
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anambah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rutherford

  • Rutherford Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rutherford Technology High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Paul's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anambah Rutherford
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 8
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Anambah sits further from the CBD (174.2 km vs 171.6 km).

Anambah Rutherford
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 174.2 km
+1% vs other
 171.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anambah Rutherford
Car (driver) 63.6% / 78.4%
Anambah — Car (driver): 63.6% Rutherford — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 13.3%
Anambah — Worked from Home: 36.4% Rutherford — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Anambah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rutherford — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Anambah — Walked Only: not among its largest Rutherford — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train — / 0.6%
Anambah — Train: not among its largest Rutherford — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Anambah Rutherford
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.4 km 28.2 km

NBN connectivity

Anambah Rutherford
Connectivity score 88/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
156 premises
 53%
6,279 premises

Climate

Anambah Rutherford
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Anambah Rutherford
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Anambah Rutherford
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Anambah Rutherford
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anambah Rutherford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anambah

Rural

Rutherford

Large Blocks Regional Centre

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