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
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household 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.