What rent costs, area by area
Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 517 areas across Victoria. This is what households actually reported paying — not advertised asking rents, which run higher.
$375/wkNational median rent
$1,863/moNational median mortgage
$1,746/wkMedian household income
517Areas with rent data
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaumaris | VIC | $612/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,622/wk |
| 2 | Brighton East | VIC | $602/wk | $3,335/mo | $2,720/wk |
| 3 | Brighton (Vic.) | VIC | $600/wk | $3,467/mo | $2,718/wk |
| 4 | Port Melbourne Industrial | VIC | $585/wk | $2,279/mo | $2,407/wk |
| 5 | Balwyn North | VIC | $554/wk | $3,102/mo | $2,350/wk |
| 6 | Carlton North - Princes Hill | VIC | $541/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,355/wk |
| 7 | Glen Iris - East | VIC | $522/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,914/wk |
| 8 | Port Melbourne | VIC | $522/wk | $2,515/mo | $2,347/wk |
| 9 | Keysborough - South | VIC | $520/wk | $2,478/mo | $2,493/wk |
| 10 | Templestowe | VIC | $513/wk | $2,700/mo | $2,163/wk |
| 11 | Mount Eliza | VIC | $512/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,547/wk |
| 12 | Aspendale Gardens - Waterways | VIC | $510/wk | $2,115/mo | $2,348/wk |
| 13 | Bentleigh East - North | VIC | $508/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,250/wk |
| 14 | Richmond (South) - Cremorne | VIC | $508/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,577/wk |
| 15 | Braeside | VIC | $504/wk | $1,998/mo | $933/wk |
| 16 | Kew - South | VIC | $501/wk | $3,050/mo | $2,577/wk |
| 17 | Clifton Hill - Alphington | VIC | $500/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,529/wk |
| 18 | Glen Waverley - East | VIC | $500/wk | $2,600/mo | $1,949/wk |
| 19 | Torquay | VIC | $500/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,281/wk |
| 20 | Doncaster East - North | VIC | $497/wk | $2,400/mo | $1,934/wk |
| 21 | Mount Martha | VIC | $496/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,097/wk |
| 22 | Vermont South | VIC | $496/wk | $2,383/mo | $1,944/wk |
| 23 | Albert Park | VIC | $493/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,303/wk |
| 24 | Bentleigh - McKinnon | VIC | $491/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,240/wk |
| 25 | Bentleigh East - South | VIC | $490/wk | $2,512/mo | $2,173/wk |
| 26 | Camberwell | VIC | $490/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,472/wk |
| 27 | Northcote - West | VIC | $490/wk | $2,346/mo | $2,318/wk |
| 28 | Toorak | VIC | $490/wk | $3,146/mo | $2,538/wk |
| 29 | Moorabbin Airport | VIC | $486/wk | — | — |
| 30 | Sandringham - Black Rock | VIC | $486/wk | $2,800/mo | $2,356/wk |
| 31 | Mount Waverley - North | VIC | $485/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,049/wk |
| 32 | Caulfield - South | VIC | $483/wk | $2,798/mo | $2,289/wk |
| 33 | Fitzroy North | VIC | $481/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,300/wk |
| 34 | Warrandyte - Wonga Park | VIC | $481/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,779/wk |
| 35 | Wheelers Hill | VIC | $481/wk | $2,500/mo | $1,818/wk |
| 36 | East Melbourne | VIC | $480/wk | $2,383/mo | $2,345/wk |
| 37 | Plenty - Yarrambat | VIC | $480/wk | $2,272/mo | $2,554/wk |
| 38 | Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury | VIC | $475/wk | $3,150/mo | $2,709/wk |
| 39 | Templestowe Lower | VIC | $475/wk | $2,500/mo | $1,919/wk |
| 40 | Hampton | VIC | $471/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,415/wk |
| 41 | Rowville - South | VIC | $471/wk | $2,062/mo | $2,363/wk |
| 42 | Mount Waverley - South | VIC | $470/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,079/wk |
| 43 | Kew East | VIC | $466/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,485/wk |
| 44 | Glen Waverley - West | VIC | $462/wk | $2,400/mo | $1,890/wk |
| 45 | Research - North Warrandyte | VIC | $462/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,831/wk |
| 46 | Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert | VIC | $462/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,388/wk |
| 47 | Yarraville | VIC | $462/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,483/wk |
| 48 | Balwyn | VIC | $461/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,017/wk |
| 49 | Northcote - East | VIC | $461/wk | $2,427/mo | $2,251/wk |
| 50 | Bulleen | VIC | $460/wk | $2,400/mo | $1,812/wk |
Rent, mortgage and income are 2021 Census medians (ABS, CC-BY 4.0). Advertised asking rents are consistently higher than what sitting households report paying.