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
1001 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth NSW $390/wk $1,798/mo$1,769/wk
1002 Windsor - Bligh Park NSW $390/wk $2,100/mo$1,805/wk
1003 Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale NSW $390/wk $2,349/mo$1,968/wk
1004 Fannie Bay - The Gardens NT $390/wk $2,000/mo$2,197/wk
1005 Ascot QLD $390/wk $2,400/mo$2,208/wk
1006 Auchenflower QLD $390/wk $2,167/mo$2,180/wk
1007 Bald Hills QLD $390/wk $1,750/mo$2,018/wk
1008 Beerwah QLD $390/wk $1,733/mo$1,534/wk
1009 Bray Park QLD $390/wk $1,668/mo$1,736/wk
1010 Holland Park West QLD $390/wk $2,167/mo$2,196/wk
1011 Loganholme - Tanah Merah QLD $390/wk $1,733/mo$1,868/wk
1012 Mount Sheridan QLD $390/wk $1,542/mo$1,826/wk
1013 Regents Park - Heritage Park QLD $390/wk $1,689/mo$1,929/wk
1014 Taigum - Fitzgibbon QLD $390/wk $1,679/mo$1,568/wk
1015 Yeronga QLD $390/wk $2,167/mo$2,102/wk
1016 North Adelaide SA $390/wk $1,914/mo$1,867/wk
1017 Altona VIC $390/wk $2,200/mo$1,861/wk
1018 Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC $390/wk $1,733/mo$1,779/wk
1019 Lorne - Anglesea VIC $390/wk $2,167/mo$1,684/wk
1020 Mernda - South VIC $390/wk $1,950/mo$2,109/wk
1021 Murrumbeena VIC $390/wk $2,200/mo$2,089/wk
1022 Point Cook - North East VIC $390/wk $1,950/mo$2,185/wk
1023 Watsonia VIC $390/wk $2,037/mo$1,961/wk
1024 West Melbourne - Residential VIC $390/wk $2,135/mo$1,784/wk
1025 Hazelmere - Guildford WA $390/wk $2,000/mo$2,107/wk
1026 Padbury WA $390/wk $2,000/mo$2,065/wk
1027 Bannockburn VIC $386/wk $1,907/mo$2,159/wk
1028 Doreen - South VIC $386/wk $2,000/mo$2,120/wk
1029 ACT - South West ACT $385/wk $2,292/mo$3,134/wk
1030 Eastlakes NSW $385/wk $2,297/mo$1,411/wk
1031 Port Macquarie - West NSW $385/wk $1,820/mo$1,193/wk
1032 Bentley Park QLD $385/wk $1,517/mo$1,831/wk
1033 Corinda QLD $385/wk $2,200/mo$2,168/wk
1034 Salisbury - Nathan QLD $385/wk $2,000/mo$2,087/wk
1035 Springfield QLD $385/wk $1,733/mo$2,176/wk
1036 Taringa QLD $385/wk $1,900/mo$1,911/wk
1037 Baranduda - Leneva VIC $385/wk $1,707/mo$2,143/wk
1038 Bundoora - East VIC $385/wk $2,013/mo$1,705/wk
1039 Ringwood East VIC $385/wk $2,100/mo$1,945/wk
1040 Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell VIC $385/wk $2,000/mo$2,086/wk
1041 Beeliar - Wattleup WA $385/wk $2,000/mo$2,178/wk
1042 Fremantle WA $385/wk $2,167/mo$1,952/wk
1043 St Kilda East VIC $384/wk $2,100/mo$1,988/wk
1044 Capalaba QLD $383/wk $1,785/mo$1,738/wk
1045 Newmarket QLD $383/wk $2,167/mo$2,251/wk
1046 Endeavour Hills - South VIC $383/wk $1,918/mo$1,733/wk
1047 Essendon (West) - Aberfeldie VIC $382/wk $2,400/mo$2,195/wk
1048 Alphington - Fairfield VIC $381/wk $2,200/mo$2,112/wk
1049 Bundoora - North VIC $381/wk $2,000/mo$1,833/wk
1050 Chelsea - Bonbeach VIC $381/wk $2,065/mo$1,718/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.