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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Brunswick East | VIC | $421/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,087/wk |
| 102 | Clyde North - North | VIC | $421/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,288/wk |
| 103 | Highett (East) - Cheltenham | VIC | $421/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,853/wk |
| 104 | Malvern East | VIC | $421/wk | $2,944/mo | $2,386/wk |
| 105 | Pascoe Vale South | VIC | $421/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,245/wk |
| 106 | Prahran - Windsor | VIC | $421/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,098/wk |
| 107 | South Melbourne | VIC | $421/wk | $2,217/mo | $2,103/wk |
| 108 | Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek | VIC | $420/wk | $1,907/mo | $2,201/wk |
| 109 | Blackburn | VIC | $420/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,050/wk |
| 110 | Carrum - Patterson Lakes | VIC | $420/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,853/wk |
| 111 | Charlemont | VIC | $420/wk | $1,755/mo | $1,988/wk |
| 112 | Frankston South | VIC | $420/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,038/wk |
| 113 | Hurstbridge | VIC | $420/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,168/wk |
| 114 | Ocean Grove | VIC | $420/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,882/wk |
| 115 | Coburg - East | VIC | $416/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,944/wk |
| 116 | Hughesdale | VIC | $416/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,057/wk |
| 117 | Kensington (Vic.) | VIC | $416/wk | $2,162/mo | $2,216/wk |
| 118 | Lynbrook - Lyndhurst | VIC | $416/wk | $2,080/mo | $2,330/wk |
| 119 | Ashwood - Chadstone | VIC | $415/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,011/wk |
| 120 | Elwood | VIC | $415/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,093/wk |
| 121 | Montmorency - Briar Hill | VIC | $415/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,068/wk |
| 122 | Oakleigh - Huntingdale | VIC | $415/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,956/wk |
| 123 | Seddon - Kingsville | VIC | $414/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,364/wk |
| 124 | Chelsea Heights | VIC | $412/wk | $2,001/mo | $1,867/wk |
| 125 | Taylors Lakes | VIC | $412/wk | $1,820/mo | $2,167/wk |
| 126 | Burnside Heights | VIC | $411/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,246/wk |
| 127 | Docklands | VIC | $411/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,956/wk |
| 128 | Hawthorn East | VIC | $411/wk | $2,492/mo | $2,228/wk |
| 129 | Blackburn South | VIC | $410/wk | $2,251/mo | $1,861/wk |
| 130 | Clyde North - South | VIC | $410/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,193/wk |
| 131 | Croydon South | VIC | $410/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,888/wk |
| 132 | Malvern - Glen Iris | VIC | $410/wk | $2,800/mo | $2,364/wk |
| 133 | Mornington - West | VIC | $410/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,389/wk |
| 134 | Point Cook - South | VIC | $410/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,522/wk |
| 135 | Cranbourne South | VIC | $408/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,228/wk |
| 136 | Keilor East | VIC | $408/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,913/wk |
| 137 | Southbank - East | VIC | $408/wk | $1,820/mo | $1,880/wk |
| 138 | Mitcham (Vic.) | VIC | $406/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,030/wk |
| 139 | Dromana | VIC | $405/wk | $1,950/mo | $1,398/wk |
| 140 | Ferntree Gully (South) - Upper Ferntree Gully | VIC | $405/wk | $1,950/mo | $1,960/wk |
| 141 | Truganina - North | VIC | $402/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,307/wk |
| 142 | Airport West | VIC | $401/wk | $2,085/mo | $1,761/wk |
| 143 | Burwood (Vic.) | VIC | $401/wk | $2,457/mo | $1,564/wk |
| 144 | Caroline Springs | VIC | $401/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,133/wk |
| 145 | Clayton - Central | VIC | $401/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,711/wk |
| 146 | Coburg North | VIC | $401/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,980/wk |
| 147 | Cranbourne East - South | VIC | $401/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,958/wk |
| 148 | Cranbourne North - East | VIC | $401/wk | $2,029/mo | $2,184/wk |
| 149 | Flemington Racecourse | VIC | $401/wk | $1,772/mo | $2,178/wk |
| 150 | Hawthorn - North | VIC | $401/wk | $2,800/mo | $2,300/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.