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
1801 Geraldton - South WA $300/wk $1,661/mo$1,982/wk
1802 Kalgoorlie WA $300/wk $1,700/mo$2,374/wk
1803 Kwinana Industrial WA $300/wk $1,334/mo$1,124/wk
1804 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin WA $300/wk $1,560/mo$1,407/wk
1805 Maylands WA $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,623/wk
1806 Midland - Guildford WA $300/wk $1,600/mo$1,300/wk
1807 Pinjarra WA $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,337/wk
1808 Rockingham WA $300/wk $1,517/mo$1,147/wk
1809 Safety Bay - Shoalwater WA $300/wk $1,674/mo$1,355/wk
1810 Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale WA $300/wk $1,733/mo$1,453/wk
1811 Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough WA $300/wk $2,167/mo$2,012/wk
1812 Bright - Mount Beauty VIC $298/wk $1,500/mo$1,397/wk
1813 Wonthaggi - Inverloch VIC $298/wk $1,467/mo$1,154/wk
1814 Bathurst - South NSW $295/wk $1,430/mo$1,198/wk
1815 Dubbo - East NSW $295/wk $1,517/mo$1,679/wk
1816 Katherine NT $295/wk $1,625/mo$2,111/wk
1817 Moulden NT $295/wk $1,632/mo$1,515/wk
1818 Boonah QLD $295/wk $1,517/mo$1,375/wk
1819 Clinton - New Auckland QLD $295/wk $1,607/mo$1,890/wk
1820 Drayton - Harristown QLD $295/wk $1,300/mo$1,194/wk
1821 Gatton QLD $295/wk $1,300/mo$1,274/wk
1822 Goondiwindi QLD $295/wk $1,517/mo$1,629/wk
1823 Gympie - North QLD $295/wk $1,261/mo$1,082/wk
1824 Millbank - Avoca QLD $295/wk $1,300/mo$1,113/wk
1825 Toowoomba - Central QLD $295/wk $1,400/mo$1,345/wk
1826 Wilsonton QLD $295/wk $1,300/mo$1,123/wk
1827 Morphett Vale - West SA $295/wk $1,274/mo$1,163/wk
1828 Nuriootpa SA $295/wk $1,348/mo$1,326/wk
1829 Salisbury East SA $295/wk $1,300/mo$1,339/wk
1830 Huonville - Franklin TAS $295/wk $1,430/mo$1,429/wk
1831 Youngtown - Relbia TAS $295/wk $1,313/mo$1,432/wk
1832 Canadian - Mount Clear VIC $295/wk $1,387/mo$1,396/wk
1833 East Bendigo - Kennington VIC $295/wk $1,430/mo$1,408/wk
1834 Avon Valley National Park WA $295/wk $1,375/wk
1835 Camillo - Champion Lakes WA $295/wk $1,408/mo$1,372/wk
1836 Gingin - Dandaragan WA $295/wk $1,644/mo$1,321/wk
1837 Greenfields WA $295/wk $1,387/mo$1,004/wk
1838 McKail - Willyung WA $295/wk $1,560/mo$1,387/wk
1839 Karama NT $293/wk $1,950/mo$1,783/wk
1840 Cranbrook QLD $293/wk $1,300/mo$1,400/wk
1841 Grindelwald - Lanena TAS $293/wk $1,310/mo$1,371/wk
1842 Girrawheen WA $293/wk $1,400/mo$1,239/wk
1843 Armidale NSW $290/wk $1,500/mo$1,432/wk
1844 Cooma NSW $290/wk $1,300/mo$1,377/wk
1845 Cooma Surrounds NSW $290/wk $1,627/mo$1,596/wk
1846 Narooma - Bermagui NSW $290/wk $1,500/mo$1,017/wk
1847 Scone NSW $290/wk $1,625/mo$1,526/wk
1848 Tamworth - West NSW $290/wk $1,387/mo$1,233/wk
1849 Taree NSW $290/wk $1,300/mo$1,021/wk
1850 Ashfield - Kepnock QLD $290/wk $1,300/mo$1,273/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.