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
801 Oak Park VIC $401/wk $2,167/mo$2,204/wk
802 Point Cook - East VIC $401/wk $2,200/mo$2,381/wk
803 Higgins ACT $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,248/wk
804 Hughes ACT $400/wk $2,700/mo$2,797/wk
805 Kambah ACT $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,207/wk
806 Latham ACT $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,125/wk
807 Macquarie ACT $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,947/wk
808 Mawson ACT $400/wk $2,167/mo$2,204/wk
809 Melba ACT $400/wk $2,100/mo$2,326/wk
810 Namadgi ACT $400/wk $4,333/mo$2,812/wk
811 Oxley (ACT) ACT $400/wk $2,150/mo$2,393/wk
812 Wanniassa ACT $400/wk $2,100/mo$2,295/wk
813 Anna Bay NSW $400/wk $1,842/mo$1,283/wk
814 Bankstown - North NSW $400/wk $1,764/mo$1,322/wk
815 Bass Hill - Georges Hall NSW $400/wk $2,400/mo$1,410/wk
816 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,515/wk
817 Berry - Kangaroo Valley NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,429/wk
818 Blacktown (North) - Marayong NSW $400/wk $2,270/mo$1,771/wk
819 Blacktown - South NSW $400/wk $2,043/mo$1,776/wk
820 Blue Haven - San Remo NSW $400/wk $1,733/mo$1,497/wk
821 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater NSW $400/wk $1,783/mo$1,491/wk
822 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,571/wk
823 Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin NSW $400/wk $1,950/mo$2,128/wk
824 Cambridge Park NSW $400/wk $2,058/mo$1,806/wk
825 Campsie - North NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,491/wk
826 Chester Hill - Sefton NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,415/wk
827 Greenacre - North NSW $400/wk $2,253/mo$1,429/wk
828 Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,458/wk
829 Huskisson - Vincentia NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,501/wk
830 Jamisontown - South Penrith NSW $400/wk $2,113/mo$1,756/wk
831 Kincumber - Picketts Valley NSW $400/wk $2,100/mo$1,343/wk
832 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden NSW $400/wk $1,950/mo$1,755/wk
833 Merrylands - Holroyd NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,461/wk
834 Moss Vale - Berrima NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,552/wk
835 Narwee - Beverly Hills NSW $400/wk $2,253/mo$1,646/wk
836 Ourimbah - Fountaindale NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,011/wk
837 Parramatta - South NSW $400/wk $1,883/mo$1,947/wk
838 Penshurst NSW $400/wk $2,100/mo$1,689/wk
839 Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton NSW $400/wk $2,175/mo$1,886/wk
840 Point Clare - Koolewong NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,717/wk
841 Richmond - Clarendon NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,587/wk
842 Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn NSW $400/wk $1,869/mo$1,835/wk
843 Southern Highlands NSW $400/wk $2,108/mo$1,574/wk
844 Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga NSW $400/wk $2,080/mo$1,329/wk
845 Wetherill Park Industrial NSW $400/wk $1,062/wk
846 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah NSW $400/wk $1,900/mo$1,763/wk
847 Wyoming NSW $400/wk $1,950/mo$1,430/wk
848 Yagoona - Birrong NSW $400/wk $2,131/mo$1,453/wk
849 Yass Surrounds NSW $400/wk $2,275/mo$2,575/wk
850 Anula NT $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,269/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.