What rent costs, area by area
Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 517 areas across Victoria. 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
517Areas with rent data
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Doncaster East - South | VIC | $460/wk | $2,383/mo | $1,656/wk |
| 52 | Newport | VIC | $460/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,555/wk |
| 53 | South Yarra - West | VIC | $457/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,259/wk |
| 54 | Kew - West | VIC | $456/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,459/wk |
| 55 | Ashburton (Vic.) | VIC | $455/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,743/wk |
| 56 | Donvale - Park Orchards | VIC | $451/wk | $2,582/mo | $2,284/wk |
| 57 | Fitzroy | VIC | $451/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,194/wk |
| 58 | Ivanhoe East - Eaglemont | VIC | $451/wk | $3,000/mo | $2,914/wk |
| 59 | Brunswick - South | VIC | $450/wk | $2,018/mo | $2,126/wk |
| 60 | Coburg - West | VIC | $450/wk | $2,299/mo | $2,186/wk |
| 61 | Dingley Village | VIC | $450/wk | $2,058/mo | $1,981/wk |
| 62 | Doncaster | VIC | $450/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,595/wk |
| 63 | Highett (West) - Cheltenham | VIC | $450/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,291/wk |
| 64 | Rowville - North | VIC | $450/wk | $2,156/mo | $2,285/wk |
| 65 | Skye - Sandhurst | VIC | $450/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,224/wk |
| 66 | Strathmore | VIC | $450/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,440/wk |
| 67 | Williamstown | VIC | $450/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,382/wk |
| 68 | Eltham | VIC | $446/wk | $2,297/mo | $2,464/wk |
| 69 | Chirnside Park | VIC | $443/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,084/wk |
| 70 | Edithvale - Aspendale | VIC | $440/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,223/wk |
| 71 | Ivanhoe | VIC | $440/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,280/wk |
| 72 | Moorabbin - Heatherton | VIC | $440/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,046/wk |
| 73 | Burwood East | VIC | $439/wk | $2,147/mo | $1,610/wk |
| 74 | Box Hill North | VIC | $438/wk | $2,491/mo | $1,920/wk |
| 75 | Ringwood North | VIC | $436/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,330/wk |
| 76 | Lysterfield | VIC | $435/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,756/wk |
| 77 | Niddrie - Essendon West | VIC | $435/wk | $2,400/mo | $2,239/wk |
| 78 | Brunswick - North | VIC | $431/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,062/wk |
| 79 | Croydon Hills - Warranwood | VIC | $431/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,377/wk |
| 80 | Berwick - South East | VIC | $430/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,361/wk |
| 81 | Gisborne | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,311/wk |
| 82 | Greenvale - Bulla | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,250/wk |
| 83 | Mulgrave | VIC | $430/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,913/wk |
| 84 | Narre Warren South - East | VIC | $430/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,352/wk |
| 85 | Southbank (West) - South Wharf | VIC | $430/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,054/wk |
| 86 | Fraser Rise - Plumpton | VIC | $429/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,254/wk |
| 87 | Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek | VIC | $429/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,496/wk |
| 88 | Wantirna | VIC | $427/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,883/wk |
| 89 | Caulfield - North | VIC | $426/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,184/wk |
| 90 | Elsternwick | VIC | $426/wk | $2,447/mo | $2,171/wk |
| 91 | South Yarra - North | VIC | $426/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,042/wk |
| 92 | Vermont | VIC | $426/wk | $2,383/mo | $2,042/wk |
| 93 | Wantirna South | VIC | $426/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,821/wk |
| 94 | Abbotsford | VIC | $425/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,197/wk |
| 95 | Collingwood | VIC | $425/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,130/wk |
| 96 | Knoxfield - Scoresby | VIC | $425/wk | $2,117/mo | $1,953/wk |
| 97 | Rowville - Central | VIC | $425/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,083/wk |
| 98 | Flinders | VIC | $424/wk | $2,244/mo | $2,197/wk |
| 99 | Gowanbrae | VIC | $423/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,162/wk |
| 100 | Armadale | VIC | $421/wk | $2,479/mo | $2,207/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.