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
701 Bull Creek WA $420/wk $2,167/mo$1,880/wk
702 Busselton Surrounds WA $420/wk $1,993/mo$1,823/wk
703 Canning Vale - East WA $420/wk $1,957/mo$2,259/wk
704 East Fremantle WA $420/wk $2,600/mo$2,288/wk
705 Harrisdale WA $420/wk $2,000/mo$2,412/wk
706 Melville WA $420/wk $2,420/mo$2,292/wk
707 Piara Waters - Forrestdale WA $420/wk $2,028/mo$2,441/wk
708 Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands WA $420/wk $2,669/mo$2,370/wk
709 Sandy Bay TAS $419/wk $2,167/mo$1,913/wk
710 Kingsley WA $418/wk $2,000/mo$2,012/wk
711 Warragamba - Silverdale NSW $416/wk $2,383/mo$2,330/wk
712 Coburg - East VIC $416/wk $2,100/mo$1,944/wk
713 Hughesdale VIC $416/wk $2,167/mo$2,057/wk
714 Kensington (Vic.) VIC $416/wk $2,162/mo$2,216/wk
715 Lynbrook - Lyndhurst VIC $416/wk $2,080/mo$2,330/wk
716 Fisher ACT $415/wk $2,354/mo$2,275/wk
717 Florey ACT $415/wk $1,950/mo$2,082/wk
718 Bankstown - South NSW $415/wk $1,820/mo$1,355/wk
719 Bargo NSW $415/wk $2,167/mo$1,841/wk
720 Parap NT $415/wk $2,232/mo$2,231/wk
721 Aspley QLD $415/wk $2,000/mo$1,838/wk
722 Augustine Heights - Brookwater QLD $415/wk $2,273/mo$2,825/wk
723 Boondall QLD $415/wk $1,800/mo$1,887/wk
724 Coombabah QLD $415/wk $1,647/mo$1,092/wk
725 Narangba QLD $415/wk $1,900/mo$2,207/wk
726 Noosa Hinterland QLD $415/wk $1,800/mo$1,496/wk
727 Surfers Paradise - North QLD $415/wk $1,625/mo$1,276/wk
728 Upper Mount Gravatt QLD $415/wk $1,967/mo$1,664/wk
729 Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub QLD $415/wk $1,863/mo$2,077/wk
730 Hobart TAS $415/wk $1,800/mo$1,741/wk
731 Ashwood - Chadstone VIC $415/wk $2,500/mo$2,011/wk
732 Elwood VIC $415/wk $2,300/mo$2,093/wk
733 Montmorency - Briar Hill VIC $415/wk $2,167/mo$2,068/wk
734 Oakleigh - Huntingdale VIC $415/wk $2,167/mo$1,956/wk
735 Seddon - Kingsville VIC $414/wk $2,500/mo$2,364/wk
736 Wynnum West - Hemmant QLD $413/wk $1,950/mo$1,856/wk
737 Chelsea Heights VIC $412/wk $2,001/mo$1,867/wk
738 Taylors Lakes VIC $412/wk $1,820/mo$2,167/wk
739 Burnside Heights VIC $411/wk $2,000/mo$2,246/wk
740 Docklands VIC $411/wk $2,000/mo$1,956/wk
741 Hawthorn East VIC $411/wk $2,492/mo$2,228/wk
742 Chisholm ACT $410/wk $2,000/mo$2,292/wk
743 Adamstown - Kotara NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,071/wk
744 Ballina Surrounds NSW $410/wk $1,900/mo$1,565/wk
745 Blacktown - West NSW $410/wk $2,100/mo$1,857/wk
746 Cranebrook - Castlereagh NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,118/wk
747 Erina - Green Point NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$1,434/wk
748 Figtree - Keiraville NSW $410/wk $2,250/mo$1,938/wk
749 North Parramatta NSW $410/wk $2,080/mo$1,862/wk
750 The Oaks - Oakdale NSW $410/wk $2,383/mo$2,296/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.