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
1701 Coolbellup WA $310/wk $1,733/mo$1,578/wk
1702 Geraldton - North WA $310/wk $1,733/mo$1,915/wk
1703 Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove WA $310/wk $3,033/mo$2,303/wk
1704 South Bunbury - Bunbury WA $310/wk $1,625/mo$1,487/wk
1705 Stirling - Osborne Park WA $310/wk $2,000/mo$1,857/wk
1706 Golden Plains - South VIC $308/wk $1,733/mo$1,898/wk
1707 Wingham NSW $306/wk $1,371/mo$1,105/wk
1708 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl TAS $306/wk $1,300/mo$1,298/wk
1709 Kinglake VIC $306/wk $1,811/mo$1,809/wk
1710 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan QLD $305/wk $1,300/mo$1,002/wk
1711 Mount Barker Surrounds SA $305/wk $1,522/mo$1,784/wk
1712 Balga - Mirrabooka WA $305/wk $1,482/mo$1,293/wk
1713 Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton NSW $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,216/wk
1714 Bulahdelah - Stroud NSW $300/wk $1,538/mo$1,189/wk
1715 Dungog NSW $300/wk $1,820/mo$1,485/wk
1716 Eurobodalla Hinterland NSW $300/wk $1,387/mo$1,290/wk
1717 Fairfield - East NSW $300/wk $1,850/mo$1,187/wk
1718 Goulburn Surrounds NSW $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,516/wk
1719 Grafton NSW $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,125/wk
1720 Grafton Surrounds NSW $300/wk $1,365/mo$1,193/wk
1721 Griffith (NSW) NSW $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,699/wk
1722 Gunnedah NSW $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,535/wk
1723 Kempsey Surrounds NSW $300/wk $1,307/mo$1,160/wk
1724 Lismore NSW $300/wk $1,343/mo$1,176/wk
1725 Nambucca Heads Surrounds NSW $300/wk $1,400/mo$1,111/wk
1726 Orange NSW $300/wk $1,510/mo$1,342/wk
1727 Port Kembla - Warrawong NSW $300/wk $1,820/mo$1,108/wk
1728 Port Macquarie Surrounds NSW $300/wk $1,668/mo$1,334/wk
1729 Riverwood NSW $300/wk $2,100/mo$1,208/wk
1730 Tamworth - East NSW $300/wk $1,452/mo$1,383/wk
1731 Wagga Wagga - East NSW $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,699/wk
1732 Wagga Wagga - South NSW $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,609/wk
1733 Coconut Grove NT $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,549/wk
1734 Gray NT $300/wk $1,725/mo$1,479/wk
1735 Beenleigh QLD $300/wk $1,387/mo$1,155/wk
1736 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands QLD $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,948/wk
1737 Bundaberg Surrounds - North QLD $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,216/wk
1738 Bundamba QLD $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,388/wk
1739 Burrum - Fraser QLD $300/wk $1,300/mo$976/wk
1740 Caboolture - West QLD $300/wk $1,560/mo$1,300/wk
1741 Churchill - Yamanto QLD $300/wk $1,452/mo$1,678/wk
1742 Emerald QLD $300/wk $1,600/mo$2,190/wk
1743 Frenchville - Mount Archer QLD $300/wk $1,475/mo$1,737/wk
1744 Gympie - South QLD $300/wk $1,408/mo$1,245/wk
1745 Gympie Surrounds QLD $300/wk $1,472/mo$1,292/wk
1746 Inala - Richlands QLD $300/wk $1,376/mo$1,172/wk
1747 Kelso QLD $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,631/wk
1748 Norman Gardens QLD $300/wk $1,625/mo$1,778/wk
1749 North Mackay QLD $300/wk $1,452/mo$1,372/wk
1750 North Stradbroke Island QLD $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,147/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.