Ruthven is a locality in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It sits within the City of Lismore local government area and is located south of Lismore. In the it had a population of 114 people.
The traditional owners are the Widjabul and Wia-bal people of the Bundjalung Nation.
The European name for this place was given to it by Alex McDonald after Ruthven in Scotland where his family had come from.