What rent costs, area by area
Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 635 areas across New South Wales. 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
635Areas with rent data
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Dubbo - South | NSW | $320/wk | $1,567/mo | $1,662/wk |
| 502 | Dubbo - West | NSW | $320/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,626/wk |
| 503 | Evans Head | NSW | $320/wk | $1,563/mo | $1,127/wk |
| 504 | Goonellabah | NSW | $320/wk | $1,560/mo | $1,325/wk |
| 505 | Goulburn | NSW | $320/wk | $1,636/mo | $1,418/wk |
| 506 | Lethbridge Park - Tregear | NSW | $320/wk | $2,080/mo | $1,411/wk |
| 507 | Raymond Terrace | NSW | $320/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,272/wk |
| 508 | Tamworth - North | NSW | $320/wk | $1,543/mo | $1,513/wk |
| 509 | Warwick Farm | NSW | $320/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,120/wk |
| 510 | Lord Howe Island | NSW | $310/wk | $1,400/mo | $1,699/wk |
| 511 | Moruya - Tuross Head | NSW | $310/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,150/wk |
| 512 | Muswellbrook | NSW | $310/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,603/wk |
| 513 | Queanbeyan - East | NSW | $310/wk | $1,700/mo | $1,796/wk |
| 514 | Sussex Inlet - Berrara | NSW | $310/wk | $1,504/mo | $909/wk |
| 515 | Taree Surrounds | NSW | $310/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,069/wk |
| 516 | Tuncurry | NSW | $310/wk | $1,322/mo | $854/wk |
| 517 | Wingham | NSW | $306/wk | $1,371/mo | $1,105/wk |
| 518 | Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton | NSW | $300/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,216/wk |
| 519 | Bulahdelah - Stroud | NSW | $300/wk | $1,538/mo | $1,189/wk |
| 520 | Dungog | NSW | $300/wk | $1,820/mo | $1,485/wk |
| 521 | Eurobodalla Hinterland | NSW | $300/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,290/wk |
| 522 | Fairfield - East | NSW | $300/wk | $1,850/mo | $1,187/wk |
| 523 | Goulburn Surrounds | NSW | $300/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,516/wk |
| 524 | Grafton | NSW | $300/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,125/wk |
| 525 | Grafton Surrounds | NSW | $300/wk | $1,365/mo | $1,193/wk |
| 526 | Griffith (NSW) | NSW | $300/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,699/wk |
| 527 | Gunnedah | NSW | $300/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,535/wk |
| 528 | Kempsey Surrounds | NSW | $300/wk | $1,307/mo | $1,160/wk |
| 529 | Lismore | NSW | $300/wk | $1,343/mo | $1,176/wk |
| 530 | Nambucca Heads Surrounds | NSW | $300/wk | $1,400/mo | $1,111/wk |
| 531 | Orange | NSW | $300/wk | $1,510/mo | $1,342/wk |
| 532 | Port Kembla - Warrawong | NSW | $300/wk | $1,820/mo | $1,108/wk |
| 533 | Port Macquarie Surrounds | NSW | $300/wk | $1,668/mo | $1,334/wk |
| 534 | Riverwood | NSW | $300/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,208/wk |
| 535 | Tamworth - East | NSW | $300/wk | $1,452/mo | $1,383/wk |
| 536 | Wagga Wagga - East | NSW | $300/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,699/wk |
| 537 | Wagga Wagga - South | NSW | $300/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,609/wk |
| 538 | Bathurst - South | NSW | $295/wk | $1,430/mo | $1,198/wk |
| 539 | Dubbo - East | NSW | $295/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,679/wk |
| 540 | Armidale | NSW | $290/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,432/wk |
| 541 | Cooma | NSW | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,377/wk |
| 542 | Cooma Surrounds | NSW | $290/wk | $1,627/mo | $1,596/wk |
| 543 | Narooma - Bermagui | NSW | $290/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,017/wk |
| 544 | Scone | NSW | $290/wk | $1,625/mo | $1,526/wk |
| 545 | Tamworth - West | NSW | $290/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,233/wk |
| 546 | Taree | NSW | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,021/wk |
| 547 | Kempsey | NSW | $285/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,081/wk |
| 548 | Nambucca Heads | NSW | $285/wk | $1,300/mo | $850/wk |
| 549 | Casino | NSW | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,093/wk |
| 550 | Dorrigo | NSW | $280/wk | $1,200/mo | $939/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.