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
551 Indooroopilly QLD $440/wk $2,039/mo$2,070/wk
552 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach QLD $440/wk $1,733/mo$1,638/wk
553 Ormeau (East) - Stapylton QLD $440/wk $1,950/mo$1,970/wk
554 Pimpama - North QLD $440/wk $2,052/mo$1,886/wk
555 Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) QLD $440/wk $1,950/mo$2,013/wk
556 Wishart QLD $440/wk $1,959/mo$2,017/wk
557 Woolloongabba QLD $440/wk $2,000/mo$1,864/wk
558 Edithvale - Aspendale VIC $440/wk $2,200/mo$2,223/wk
559 Ivanhoe VIC $440/wk $2,500/mo$2,280/wk
560 Moorabbin - Heatherton VIC $440/wk $2,300/mo$2,046/wk
561 Leeming WA $440/wk $2,167/mo$2,330/wk
562 Burwood East VIC $439/wk $2,147/mo$1,610/wk
563 McKellar ACT $438/wk $2,167/mo$2,687/wk
564 Page ACT $438/wk $2,000/mo$1,773/wk
565 Toongabbie - Constitution Hill NSW $438/wk $2,200/mo$2,012/wk
566 Box Hill North VIC $438/wk $2,491/mo$1,920/wk
567 Watson ACT $437/wk $2,067/mo$2,414/wk
568 Emu Plains - Leonay NSW $437/wk $2,200/mo$2,122/wk
569 Ringwood North VIC $436/wk $2,200/mo$2,330/wk
570 Auburn - South NSW $435/wk $2,167/mo$1,517/wk
571 Mittagong NSW $435/wk $2,167/mo$1,637/wk
572 Manly West QLD $435/wk $2,050/mo$2,117/wk
573 Marcoola - Mudjimba QLD $435/wk $1,811/mo$1,506/wk
574 Pimpama - South QLD $435/wk $1,950/mo$1,839/wk
575 Runaway Bay QLD $435/wk $2,000/mo$1,382/wk
576 Southport - South QLD $435/wk $1,733/mo$1,362/wk
577 Lysterfield VIC $435/wk $2,200/mo$2,756/wk
578 Niddrie - Essendon West VIC $435/wk $2,400/mo$2,239/wk
579 Brunswick - North VIC $431/wk $2,167/mo$2,062/wk
580 Croydon Hills - Warranwood VIC $431/wk $2,167/mo$2,377/wk
581 Belconnen ACT $430/wk $1,517/mo$1,776/wk
582 Bruce ACT $430/wk $1,733/mo$2,266/wk
583 Gilmore ACT $430/wk $2,048/mo$2,416/wk
584 Pearce ACT $430/wk $2,383/mo$2,362/wk
585 Reid ACT $430/wk $2,300/mo$2,272/wk
586 Theodore ACT $430/wk $2,002/mo$2,588/wk
587 Croydon Park - Enfield NSW $430/wk $2,500/mo$1,844/wk
588 Ermington - Rydalmere NSW $430/wk $2,600/mo$1,958/wk
589 Hill Top - Colo Vale NSW $430/wk $2,000/mo$1,937/wk
590 Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra NSW $430/wk $2,300/mo$3,014/wk
591 Ryde - North NSW $430/wk $2,500/mo$1,889/wk
592 Stockton - Fullerton Cove NSW $430/wk $2,167/mo$1,419/wk
593 Wentworth Falls NSW $430/wk $2,080/mo$1,528/wk
594 Biggera Waters QLD $430/wk $1,699/mo$1,314/wk
595 Burpengary - East QLD $430/wk $2,100/mo$2,346/wk
596 Eungella Hinterland QLD $430/wk $4,800/mo$2,624/wk
597 Greenbank - North Maclean QLD $430/wk $1,950/mo$2,073/wk
598 Hawthorne QLD $430/wk $2,800/mo$3,018/wk
599 Macgregor (Qld) QLD $430/wk $1,950/mo$1,752/wk
600 Mansfield (Qld) QLD $430/wk $2,144/mo$2,060/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.