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
1751 Northern Beaches QLD $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,531/wk
1752 Rockhampton Surrounds - North QLD $300/wk $1,755/mo$1,679/wk
1753 Rockhampton Surrounds - West QLD $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,851/wk
1754 Rosewood QLD $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,578/wk
1755 Sarina QLD $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,781/wk
1756 Slade Point QLD $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,536/wk
1757 South Townsville - Railway Estate QLD $300/wk $1,473/mo$1,524/wk
1758 Telina - Toolooa QLD $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,940/wk
1759 Tinana QLD $300/wk $1,310/mo$1,255/wk
1760 Adelaide Hills SA $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,905/wk
1761 Enfield - Blair Athol SA $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,428/wk
1762 Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills SA $300/wk $1,400/mo$1,355/wk
1763 Lewiston - Two Wells SA $300/wk $1,700/mo$1,908/wk
1764 Lockleys SA $300/wk $1,800/mo$1,635/wk
1765 Lyndoch SA $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,827/wk
1766 Morphett Vale - East SA $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,228/wk
1767 North Haven SA $300/wk $1,564/mo$1,414/wk
1768 One Tree Hill SA $300/wk $1,995/mo$2,277/wk
1769 Parafield Gardens SA $300/wk $1,382/mo$1,384/wk
1770 Paralowie SA $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,458/wk
1771 Plympton SA $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,551/wk
1772 Pooraka - Cavan SA $300/wk $1,335/mo$1,263/wk
1773 Strathalbyn SA $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,277/wk
1774 Tanunda SA $300/wk $1,452/mo$1,446/wk
1775 Virginia - Waterloo Corner SA $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,387/wk
1776 Bruny Island - Kettering TAS $300/wk $1,450/mo$1,296/wk
1777 Prospect Vale - Blackstone TAS $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,377/wk
1778 Riverside TAS $300/wk $1,430/mo$1,522/wk
1779 South Launceston TAS $300/wk $1,290/mo$1,373/wk
1780 Trevallyn TAS $300/wk $1,387/mo$1,614/wk
1781 West Launceston TAS $300/wk $1,304/mo$1,469/wk
1782 Ballarat North - Invermay VIC $300/wk $1,560/mo$1,644/wk
1783 Beechworth VIC $300/wk $1,560/mo$1,434/wk
1784 Melton VIC $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,061/wk
1785 Mildura - South VIC $300/wk $1,334/mo$1,407/wk
1786 Newcomb - Moolap VIC $300/wk $1,367/mo$1,161/wk
1787 Panton Hill - St Andrews VIC $300/wk $2,200/mo$2,254/wk
1788 Trafalgar (Vic.) VIC $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,452/wk
1789 Traralgon - West VIC $300/wk $1,326/mo$1,635/wk
1790 Warrnambool - North VIC $300/wk $1,451/mo$1,451/wk
1791 Winchelsea VIC $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,845/wk
1792 Yea VIC $300/wk $1,500/mo$1,222/wk
1793 Albany WA $300/wk $1,439/mo$1,246/wk
1794 Alexander Heights - Koondoola WA $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,494/wk
1795 Augusta WA $300/wk $1,816/mo$1,370/wk
1796 Boulder WA $300/wk $1,309/mo$2,001/wk
1797 Carabooda - Pinjar WA $300/wk $2,470/mo$2,120/wk
1798 Cooloongup WA $300/wk $1,300/mo$1,229/wk
1799 Denmark WA $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,134/wk
1800 East Bunbury - Glen Iris WA $300/wk $1,506/mo$1,358/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.