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
951 Craigieburn - North West VIC $396/wk $1,907/mo$1,876/wk
952 Diggers Rest VIC $396/wk $1,800/mo$2,009/wk
953 Forest Hill VIC $396/wk $2,123/mo$1,658/wk
954 Keilor VIC $396/wk $2,019/mo$1,820/wk
955 Kilsyth VIC $396/wk $1,970/mo$1,654/wk
956 Maribyrnong VIC $396/wk $2,000/mo$2,020/wk
957 Parkville VIC $396/wk $2,000/mo$1,885/wk
958 Thornbury VIC $396/wk $2,200/mo$1,978/wk
959 Belmore - Belfield NSW $395/wk $2,169/mo$1,525/wk
960 Summerland Point - Gwandalan NSW $395/wk $1,753/mo$1,413/wk
961 Larrakeyah NT $395/wk $1,800/mo$2,372/wk
962 Alderley QLD $395/wk $2,200/mo$2,347/wk
963 Algester QLD $395/wk $1,750/mo$1,716/wk
964 Flagstone (West) - New Beith QLD $395/wk $2,167/mo$2,524/wk
965 Holland Park QLD $395/wk $2,300/mo$2,331/wk
966 Mount Gravatt QLD $395/wk $2,031/mo$2,017/wk
967 Rochedale South - Priestdale QLD $395/wk $1,800/mo$1,931/wk
968 Sherwood QLD $395/wk $2,210/mo$2,073/wk
969 Carnegie VIC $395/wk $2,025/mo$1,873/wk
970 Roxburgh Park - North VIC $395/wk $1,750/mo$1,619/wk
971 South Yarra - South VIC $395/wk $2,200/mo$2,001/wk
972 Truganina - South East VIC $395/wk $2,000/mo$2,337/wk
973 Brinkin - Nakara NT $393/wk $1,900/mo$2,372/wk
974 Mentone VIC $392/wk $2,167/mo$1,889/wk
975 Narre Warren South - West VIC $392/wk $1,820/mo$2,011/wk
976 St Kilda - West VIC $392/wk $2,000/mo$1,849/wk
977 Woodend VIC $392/wk $2,000/mo$2,113/wk
978 Richardson ACT $391/wk $2,000/mo$2,043/wk
979 Beaconsfield - Officer VIC $391/wk $2,000/mo$2,146/wk
980 Box Hill VIC $391/wk $2,088/mo$1,441/wk
981 Nunawading VIC $391/wk $2,167/mo$1,938/wk
982 Ormond - Glen Huntly VIC $391/wk $2,153/mo$1,978/wk
983 Preston - East VIC $391/wk $2,000/mo$1,787/wk
984 Tarneit - North VIC $391/wk $2,065/mo$2,198/wk
985 Wollert VIC $391/wk $2,000/mo$1,979/wk
986 Conder ACT $390/wk $2,148/mo$2,574/wk
987 Scullin ACT $390/wk $1,950/mo$2,025/wk
988 Albion Park Rail NSW $390/wk $1,820/mo$1,411/wk
989 Ballina NSW $390/wk $1,733/mo$1,150/wk
990 Campbelltown - Woodbine NSW $390/wk $2,023/mo$1,547/wk
991 Charlestown - Dudley NSW $390/wk $2,000/mo$1,808/wk
992 Colyton - Oxley Park NSW $390/wk $1,950/mo$1,562/wk
993 Dapto - Avondale NSW $390/wk $1,950/mo$1,445/wk
994 Gosford - Springfield NSW $390/wk $1,885/mo$1,460/wk
995 Lambton - New Lambton NSW $390/wk $2,119/mo$1,863/wk
996 Maitland NSW $390/wk $1,872/mo$1,756/wk
997 Nelson Bay Peninsula NSW $390/wk $1,861/mo$1,267/wk
998 Royal National Park NSW $390/wk $1,875/wk
999 Tweed Heads NSW $390/wk $1,733/mo$1,182/wk
1000 Tweed Heads South NSW $390/wk $1,733/mo$949/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.