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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Bundaberg East - Kalkie | QLD | $290/wk | $1,324/mo | $1,301/wk |
| 1852 | Condon - Rasmussen | QLD | $290/wk | $1,342/mo | $1,380/wk |
| 1853 | Gladstone Hinterland | QLD | $290/wk | $1,885/mo | $1,986/wk |
| 1854 | Ipswich - East | QLD | $290/wk | $1,323/mo | $1,274/wk |
| 1855 | Leichhardt - One Mile | QLD | $290/wk | $1,213/mo | $1,212/wk |
| 1856 | Magnetic Island | QLD | $290/wk | $1,353/mo | $1,001/wk |
| 1857 | South Mackay | QLD | $290/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,477/wk |
| 1858 | Wacol | QLD | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,204/wk |
| 1859 | Clarendon | SA | $290/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,020/wk |
| 1860 | Victor Harbor | SA | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $977/wk |
| 1861 | Cygnet | TAS | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,077/wk |
| 1862 | Miandetta - Don | TAS | $290/wk | $1,305/mo | $1,561/wk |
| 1863 | Mowbray | TAS | $290/wk | $1,050/mo | $1,138/wk |
| 1864 | New Norfolk | TAS | $290/wk | $1,200/mo | $1,178/wk |
| 1865 | Summerhill - Prospect | TAS | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,294/wk |
| 1866 | Flora Hill - Spring Gully | VIC | $290/wk | $1,399/mo | $1,465/wk |
| 1867 | Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square | VIC | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,238/wk |
| 1868 | West Wodonga | VIC | $290/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,470/wk |
| 1869 | Yarrawonga | VIC | $290/wk | $1,430/mo | $1,149/wk |
| 1870 | Donnybrook - Balingup | WA | $290/wk | $1,562/mo | $1,332/wk |
| 1871 | Gosnells | WA | $290/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,254/wk |
| 1872 | Kelmscott | WA | $290/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,354/wk |
| 1873 | Newtown (Qld) | QLD | $289/wk | $1,254/mo | $1,200/wk |
| 1874 | Sandgate - Shorncliffe | QLD | $288/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,908/wk |
| 1875 | Ballarat East - Warrenheip | VIC | $288/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,209/wk |
| 1876 | Warrnambool - South | VIC | $287/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,380/wk |
| 1877 | Kempsey | NSW | $285/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,081/wk |
| 1878 | Nambucca Heads | NSW | $285/wk | $1,300/mo | $850/wk |
| 1879 | Mareeba | QLD | $285/wk | $1,495/mo | $1,282/wk |
| 1880 | North Ipswich - Tivoli | QLD | $285/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,310/wk |
| 1881 | Gawler - South | SA | $285/wk | $1,400/mo | $1,336/wk |
| 1882 | Invermay | TAS | $285/wk | $1,092/mo | $1,128/wk |
| 1883 | Echuca | VIC | $285/wk | $1,483/mo | $1,347/wk |
| 1884 | Nagambie | VIC | $285/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,293/wk |
| 1885 | Otway | VIC | $285/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,167/wk |
| 1886 | Toodyay | WA | $285/wk | $1,564/mo | $1,272/wk |
| 1887 | Wulguru - Roseneath | QLD | $283/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,421/wk |
| 1888 | Willagee | WA | $283/wk | $1,967/mo | $1,660/wk |
| 1889 | Taylor | ACT | $282/wk | $2,500/mo | $2,655/wk |
| 1890 | Casino | NSW | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,093/wk |
| 1891 | Dorrigo | NSW | $280/wk | $1,200/mo | $939/wk |
| 1892 | Mudgee Surrounds - West | NSW | $280/wk | $1,651/mo | $1,414/wk |
| 1893 | Muswellbrook Surrounds | NSW | $280/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,741/wk |
| 1894 | Oberon | NSW | $280/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,381/wk |
| 1895 | Wagga Wagga Surrounds | NSW | $280/wk | $1,490/mo | $1,748/wk |
| 1896 | Lyons (NT) | NT | $280/wk | $2,600/mo | $2,965/wk |
| 1897 | Ross | NT | $280/wk | — | $1,953/wk |
| 1898 | Atherton | QLD | $280/wk | $1,460/mo | $1,208/wk |
| 1899 | Belgian Gardens - Pallarenda | QLD | $280/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,637/wk |
| 1900 | Brisbane Port - Lytton | QLD | $280/wk | $3,200/mo | $1,374/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.