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
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Middle Park - Jamboree Heights | QLD | $430/wk | $1,886/mo | $2,141/wk |
| 602 | Morningside - Seven Hills | QLD | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,323/wk |
| 603 | Red Hill (Qld) | QLD | $430/wk | $2,700/mo | $2,355/wk |
| 604 | Wavell Heights | QLD | $430/wk | $2,450/mo | $2,638/wk |
| 605 | Berwick - South East | VIC | $430/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,361/wk |
| 606 | Gisborne | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,311/wk |
| 607 | Greenvale - Bulla | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,250/wk |
| 608 | Mulgrave | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,913/wk |
| 609 | Narre Warren South - East | VIC | $430/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,352/wk |
| 610 | Southbank (West) - South Wharf | VIC | $430/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,054/wk |
| 611 | Fraser Rise - Plumpton | VIC | $429/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,254/wk |
| 612 | Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek | VIC | $429/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,496/wk |
| 613 | Wantirna | VIC | $427/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,883/wk |
| 614 | Caulfield - North | VIC | $426/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,184/wk |
| 615 | Elsternwick | VIC | $426/wk | $2,447/mo | $2,171/wk |
| 616 | South Yarra - North | VIC | $426/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,042/wk |
| 617 | Vermont | VIC | $426/wk | $2,383/mo | $2,042/wk |
| 618 | Wantirna South | VIC | $426/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,821/wk |
| 619 | Lyneham | ACT | $425/wk | $1,800/mo | $2,084/wk |
| 620 | Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi | NSW | $425/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,803/wk |
| 621 | Niagara Park - Lisarow | NSW | $425/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,987/wk |
| 622 | Roselands | NSW | $425/wk | $2,300/mo | $1,704/wk |
| 623 | Shellharbour - Oak Flats | NSW | $425/wk | $1,950/mo | $1,478/wk |
| 624 | Tuggerah - Kangy Angy | NSW | $425/wk | $1,866/mo | $1,795/wk |
| 625 | Wulagi | NT | $425/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,331/wk |
| 626 | Cornubia - Carbrook | QLD | $425/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,315/wk |
| 627 | Taroona - Bonnet Hill | TAS | $425/wk | $1,785/mo | $1,910/wk |
| 628 | Abbotsford | VIC | $425/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,197/wk |
| 629 | Collingwood | VIC | $425/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,130/wk |
| 630 | Knoxfield - Scoresby | VIC | $425/wk | $2,117/mo | $1,953/wk |
| 631 | Rowville - Central | VIC | $425/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,083/wk |
| 632 | Mount Hawthorn - Leederville | WA | $425/wk | $2,383/mo | $2,632/wk |
| 633 | Banks | ACT | $424/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,419/wk |
| 634 | Flinders | VIC | $424/wk | $2,244/mo | $2,197/wk |
| 635 | Gowanbrae | VIC | $423/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,162/wk |
| 636 | Armadale | VIC | $421/wk | $2,479/mo | $2,207/wk |
| 637 | Brunswick East | VIC | $421/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,087/wk |
| 638 | Clyde North - North | VIC | $421/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,288/wk |
| 639 | Highett (East) - Cheltenham | VIC | $421/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,853/wk |
| 640 | Malvern East | VIC | $421/wk | $2,944/mo | $2,386/wk |
| 641 | Pascoe Vale South | VIC | $421/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,245/wk |
| 642 | Prahran - Windsor | VIC | $421/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,098/wk |
| 643 | South Melbourne | VIC | $421/wk | $2,217/mo | $2,103/wk |
| 644 | Canberra Airport | ACT | $420/wk | $1,300/mo | $2,218/wk |
| 645 | Downer | ACT | $420/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,267/wk |
| 646 | Gordon (ACT) | ACT | $420/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,321/wk |
| 647 | Weston | ACT | $420/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,361/wk |
| 648 | Ashfield - North | NSW | $420/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,888/wk |
| 649 | Bexley - South | NSW | $420/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,798/wk |
| 650 | Camden - Ellis Lane | NSW | $420/wk | $2,336/mo | $2,053/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.