What rent costs, area by area

Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 2,392 areas across every state and territory. 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
2,392Areas with rent data
#AreaStateMedian rentMedian mortgageHousehold income
501 Pallara - Willawong QLD $450/wk $2,100/mo$2,385/wk
502 Parkinson - Drewvale QLD $450/wk $1,950/mo$2,194/wk
503 Tarragindi QLD $450/wk $2,453/mo$2,928/wk
504 Tewantin QLD $450/wk $1,800/mo$1,261/wk
505 Upper Coomera - North QLD $450/wk $1,820/mo$1,913/wk
506 Victoria Point QLD $450/wk $1,950/mo$1,511/wk
507 Wellington Point QLD $450/wk $2,013/mo$2,173/wk
508 West End QLD $450/wk $2,100/mo$2,103/wk
509 Brunswick - South VIC $450/wk $2,018/mo$2,126/wk
510 Coburg - West VIC $450/wk $2,299/mo$2,186/wk
511 Dingley Village VIC $450/wk $2,058/mo$1,981/wk
512 Doncaster VIC $450/wk $2,167/mo$1,595/wk
513 Highett (West) - Cheltenham VIC $450/wk $2,500/mo$2,291/wk
514 Rowville - North VIC $450/wk $2,156/mo$2,285/wk
515 Skye - Sandhurst VIC $450/wk $2,000/mo$2,224/wk
516 Strathmore VIC $450/wk $2,500/mo$2,440/wk
517 Williamstown VIC $450/wk $2,600/mo$2,382/wk
518 Canning Vale - West WA $450/wk $2,000/mo$2,326/wk
519 Landsdale WA $450/wk $2,167/mo$2,439/wk
520 Madeley - Darch WA $450/wk $2,000/mo$2,261/wk
521 Mullaloo - Kallaroo WA $450/wk $2,300/mo$2,292/wk
522 Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley WA $450/wk $3,521/mo$2,610/wk
523 Swanbourne - Mount Claremont WA $450/wk $3,250/mo$3,167/wk
524 Calwell ACT $448/wk $2,000/mo$2,460/wk
525 Eltham VIC $446/wk $2,297/mo$2,464/wk
526 Bonython ACT $445/wk $1,950/mo$2,223/wk
527 Duffy ACT $445/wk $2,476/mo$2,593/wk
528 Newcastle - Cooks Hill NSW $445/wk $2,169/mo$1,929/wk
529 Oxenford - Maudsland QLD $445/wk $1,950/mo$2,040/wk
530 Palm Beach QLD $445/wk $2,093/mo$1,721/wk
531 Chirnside Park VIC $443/wk $2,167/mo$2,084/wk
532 Jandakot WA $443/wk $2,167/mo$2,323/wk
533 Cook ACT $440/wk $2,167/mo$2,269/wk
534 Gowrie (ACT) ACT $440/wk $2,167/mo$2,674/wk
535 Narrabundah ACT $440/wk $2,392/mo$2,353/wk
536 Phillip ACT $440/wk $1,608/mo$2,075/wk
537 Banora Point NSW $440/wk $1,900/mo$1,316/wk
538 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone NSW $440/wk $2,265/mo$2,294/wk
539 Hornsby - East NSW $440/wk $2,115/mo$1,817/wk
540 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek NSW $440/wk $3,000/mo$2,372/wk
541 Jilliby - Yarramalong NSW $440/wk $2,600/mo$2,575/wk
542 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer NSW $440/wk $2,383/mo$2,291/wk
543 Robertson - Fitzroy Falls NSW $440/wk $2,167/mo$1,914/wk
544 St Clair NSW $440/wk $2,167/mo$2,067/wk
545 Albany Creek QLD $440/wk $2,037/mo$2,267/wk
546 Ashgrove QLD $440/wk $2,600/mo$2,873/wk
547 Birkdale QLD $440/wk $2,000/mo$1,944/wk
548 Carina QLD $440/wk $2,000/mo$2,075/wk
549 Carseldine QLD $440/wk $2,000/mo$2,012/wk
550 Golden Beach - Pelican Waters QLD $440/wk $2,123/mo$1,347/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.