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
#AreaStateMedian rentMedian mortgageHousehold income
551 Mudgee Surrounds - West NSW $280/wk $1,651/mo$1,414/wk
552 Muswellbrook Surrounds NSW $280/wk $1,733/mo$1,741/wk
553 Oberon NSW $280/wk $1,517/mo$1,381/wk
554 Wagga Wagga Surrounds NSW $280/wk $1,490/mo$1,748/wk
555 Gloucester NSW $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,069/wk
556 Gunnedah Surrounds NSW $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,585/wk
557 Tamworth Surrounds NSW $275/wk $1,590/mo$1,431/wk
558 Bathurst Surrounds NSW $273/wk $1,863/mo$1,835/wk
559 Blayney NSW $270/wk $1,517/mo$1,548/wk
560 Eden NSW $270/wk $1,517/mo$1,013/wk
561 Illawarra Catchment Reserve NSW $270/wk $1,595/mo$3,249/wk
562 Inverell NSW $270/wk $1,250/mo$1,187/wk
563 Kyogle NSW $270/wk $1,300/mo$1,013/wk
564 Lithgow NSW $270/wk $1,462/mo$1,088/wk
565 Lithgow Surrounds NSW $270/wk $1,517/mo$1,393/wk
566 Wagga Wagga - West NSW $270/wk $1,302/mo$1,279/wk
567 Albury - North NSW $268/wk $1,300/mo$1,330/wk
568 Ashcroft - Busby - Miller NSW $266/wk $1,842/mo$1,027/wk
569 Bega-Eden Hinterland NSW $265/wk $1,300/mo$1,220/wk
570 Corowa Surrounds NSW $265/wk $1,300/mo$1,248/wk
571 Dubbo Surrounds NSW $265/wk $1,733/mo$1,952/wk
572 Junee NSW $260/wk $1,247/mo$1,387/wk
573 Narrabri NSW $260/wk $1,443/mo$1,558/wk
574 Orange Surrounds NSW $260/wk $1,773/mo$1,799/wk
575 Parkes (NSW) NSW $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,389/wk
576 Mount Hutton - Windale NSW $255/wk $1,772/mo$1,221/wk
577 Albury - South NSW $250/wk $1,517/mo$1,439/wk
578 Armidale Surrounds - North NSW $250/wk $1,094/mo$1,228/wk
579 Armidale Surrounds - South NSW $250/wk $1,426/mo$1,402/wk
580 Casino Surrounds NSW $250/wk $1,304/mo$1,147/wk
581 Lavington NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,138/wk
582 Leeton NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,427/wk
583 Scone Surrounds NSW $250/wk $1,500/mo$1,362/wk
584 Young NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,170/wk
585 Tumut NSW $245/wk $1,300/mo$1,244/wk
586 Rookwood Cemetery NSW $243/wk $1,874/wk
587 Narromine NSW $240/wk $1,200/mo$1,319/wk
588 Tenterfield NSW $240/wk $1,083/mo$885/wk
589 Corowa NSW $230/wk $1,213/mo$1,130/wk
590 Cowra NSW $230/wk $1,213/mo$1,078/wk
591 Deniliquin NSW $230/wk $1,083/mo$1,199/wk
592 Forbes NSW $230/wk $1,257/mo$1,257/wk
593 Moree NSW $230/wk $1,336/mo$1,494/wk
594 Mudgee Surrounds - East NSW $230/wk $1,083/mo$890/wk
595 Quirindi NSW $230/wk $1,133/mo$1,165/wk
596 Wellington NSW $230/wk $1,100/mo$1,153/wk
597 Albury Surrounds NSW $222/wk $1,387/mo$1,518/wk
598 Broken Hill NSW $220/wk $867/mo$1,173/wk
599 Glen Innes NSW $220/wk $1,083/mo$934/wk
600 Griffith Surrounds NSW $220/wk $1,200/mo$1,630/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.