Rutherford (South) - Telarah
New South Wales · Maitland · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Why “Rutherford (South) - Telarah”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Rutherford into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Rutherford (South) - Telarah is a locality in the Maitland area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Rutherford (South) - Telarah SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Rutherford (South) - Telarah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Telarah Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rutherford (South) - Telarah.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Rutherford (South) - Telarah (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Rutherford (South) - Telarah
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment519ICSEA879
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment370ICSEA996
- Secondary · Independent · Years 11-12Enrolment257ICSEA978
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - RutherfordCentre-Based Care · 174 places · Rutherford
- Exceeding NQSStory House Early Learning AberglasslynCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Aberglasslyn
- Exceeding NQSMaitland Community Pre-schoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Maitland
- Exceeding NQSTelarah Public School PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Telarah
- Meeting NQSRutherford Before and After School Care and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Rutherford
- Meeting NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - BolwarraCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Bolwarra
- Meeting NQSThe Hub Preschool & Early Education Academy Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 106 places · Rutherford
- Meeting NQSStory House Early Learning MaitlandCentre-Based Care · 106 places · South Maitland
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning RutherfordCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Rutherford
- Meeting NQSMaitland ELCCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Maitland
- Meeting NQSBusy Bees at Heritage ParcCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Rutherford
- Meeting NQSBright Beginnings MaitlandCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Maitland
+ 18 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,341
- vs previous year
- -12%
- vs 2021
- 1,182
- Theft 519
- Assault 204
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 149
- Against justice procedures 143
- Malicious damage to property 113
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 6
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Rutherford (South) - Telarah SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Rutherford (South) - Telarah SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+286Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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