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
751 Warners Bay - Boolaroo NSW $410/wk $2,090/mo$1,648/wk
752 Wollongong - East NSW $410/wk $1,987/mo$1,578/wk
753 Wanguri NT $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,439/wk
754 Albion QLD $410/wk $2,000/mo$2,052/wk
755 Bracken Ridge QLD $410/wk $1,800/mo$1,972/wk
756 Flagstone (East) - Riverbend QLD $410/wk $1,950/mo$2,203/wk
757 Jimboomba - Glenlogan QLD $410/wk $2,000/mo$2,169/wk
758 Manly - Lota QLD $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,051/wk
759 Maroochydore - Kuluin QLD $410/wk $1,733/mo$1,384/wk
760 Ooralea - Bakers Creek QLD $410/wk $1,820/mo$2,149/wk
761 Palmwoods QLD $410/wk $1,950/mo$1,795/wk
762 Riverhills QLD $410/wk $1,820/mo$2,059/wk
763 Shailer Park QLD $410/wk $1,993/mo$2,225/wk
764 St Lucia QLD $410/wk $2,000/mo$1,761/wk
765 Stafford Heights QLD $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,091/wk
766 Sunnybank Hills QLD $410/wk $1,853/mo$1,725/wk
767 Aldgate - Stirling SA $410/wk $2,000/mo$2,297/wk
768 Blackburn South VIC $410/wk $2,251/mo$1,861/wk
769 Clyde North - South VIC $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,193/wk
770 Croydon South VIC $410/wk $2,000/mo$1,888/wk
771 Malvern - Glen Iris VIC $410/wk $2,800/mo$2,364/wk
772 Mornington - West VIC $410/wk $2,100/mo$1,389/wk
773 Point Cook - South VIC $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,522/wk
774 East Perth WA $410/wk $1,950/mo$2,009/wk
775 Perth (West) - Northbridge WA $410/wk $1,840/mo$1,966/wk
776 Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra WA $410/wk $2,000/mo$2,128/wk
777 Highfields QLD $408/wk $1,900/mo$2,104/wk
778 Cranbourne South VIC $408/wk $2,167/mo$2,228/wk
779 Keilor East VIC $408/wk $2,167/mo$1,913/wk
780 Southbank - East VIC $408/wk $1,820/mo$1,880/wk
781 Mitcham (Vic.) VIC $406/wk $2,167/mo$2,030/wk
782 Coolangatta QLD $405/wk $1,805/mo$1,331/wk
783 New Farm QLD $405/wk $2,276/mo$2,069/wk
784 Oxley (Qld) QLD $405/wk $2,000/mo$2,173/wk
785 Scarborough - Newport QLD $405/wk $2,100/mo$1,658/wk
786 Dromana VIC $405/wk $1,950/mo$1,398/wk
787 Ferntree Gully (South) - Upper Ferntree Gully VIC $405/wk $1,950/mo$1,960/wk
788 Scarborough WA $405/wk $2,154/mo$2,108/wk
789 Subiaco - Shenton Park WA $405/wk $2,585/mo$2,143/wk
790 Truganina - North VIC $402/wk $2,167/mo$2,307/wk
791 Airport West VIC $401/wk $2,085/mo$1,761/wk
792 Burwood (Vic.) VIC $401/wk $2,457/mo$1,564/wk
793 Caroline Springs VIC $401/wk $1,950/mo$2,133/wk
794 Clayton - Central VIC $401/wk $2,000/mo$1,711/wk
795 Coburg North VIC $401/wk $2,167/mo$1,980/wk
796 Cranbourne East - South VIC $401/wk $2,000/mo$1,958/wk
797 Cranbourne North - East VIC $401/wk $2,029/mo$2,184/wk
798 Flemington Racecourse VIC $401/wk $1,772/mo$2,178/wk
799 Hawthorn - North VIC $401/wk $2,800/mo$2,300/wk
800 Heidelberg - Rosanna VIC $401/wk $2,300/mo$2,102/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.