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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.