Telarah
NSW 2320 · Maitland
2,318 (2021) → 2,698 est. (2025) · High Growth
Part of the Maitland local government area (est. 99,787 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Telarah is a high growth suburb in Maitland, NSW 2320, about 131km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $669K is more affordable than the NSW average. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 79/100, and is about 30km inland. Telarah has an overall score of 70/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 16/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.08%), New Zealand (0.86%), Philippines (0.56%), Germany (0.43%), USA (0.39%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.35%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.22%), Polish (0.22%), Tagalog (0.22%), Italian (0.17%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 988 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Telarah Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 874
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Paul's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.9kmICSEA 997
- Hunter Trade CollegeSecondary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 974
- Maitland Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 940
- Rutherford Technology High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 917
- Rutherford Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 929
- Nillo Infants SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1043
- All Saints College (St Peter's)Secondary · Catholic · 2.4km
- St John the Baptist Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1043
- All Saints CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1031
- Gillieston Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 938
- Hunter Valley Grammar School - FarmSecondary · Independent · 3.6km
- Bolwarra Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1022
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Telarah
Is Telarah safe?
Telarah has a residential safety score of 16/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 13,029 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Telarah?
In Telarah, the median house price is $669K and the median unit price is $378K. Median weekly house rent is $620.
How far is Telarah from Sydney CBD?
Telarah is about 130.9 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Telarah?
Telarah has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 874 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Telarah?
Telarah has a transport score of 79/100 and 20 bus stops.