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
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.