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
1901 Bundaberg North - Gooburrum QLD $280/wk $1,138/mo$1,028/wk
1902 Cooloola QLD $280/wk $1,300/mo$790/wk
1903 Heatley QLD $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,266/wk
1904 Ipswich - Central QLD $280/wk $1,500/mo$1,396/wk
1905 Logan Central QLD $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,017/wk
1906 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton QLD $280/wk $1,301/mo$1,232/wk
1907 Parkhurst - Kawana QLD $280/wk $1,517/mo$1,626/wk
1908 Rockhampton Surrounds - East QLD $280/wk $1,733/mo$1,589/wk
1909 The Range - Allenstown QLD $280/wk $1,473/mo$1,600/wk
1910 Westcourt - Bungalow QLD $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,154/wk
1911 Woodridge QLD $280/wk $1,200/mo$1,043/wk
1912 Woree QLD $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,152/wk
1913 Goolwa - Port Elliot SA $280/wk $1,196/mo$970/wk
1914 Salisbury North SA $280/wk $1,275/mo$1,255/wk
1915 Geeveston - Dover TAS $280/wk $1,083/mo$1,059/wk
1916 Perth - Evandale TAS $280/wk $1,324/mo$1,457/wk
1917 Port Sorell TAS $280/wk $1,430/mo$1,279/wk
1918 Bairnsdale VIC $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,194/wk
1919 Bendigo VIC $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,267/wk
1920 California Gully - Eaglehawk VIC $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,223/wk
1921 Castlemaine Surrounds VIC $280/wk $1,473/mo$1,317/wk
1922 Corio - Lovely Banks VIC $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,230/wk
1923 Korumburra VIC $280/wk $1,499/mo$1,384/wk
1924 Moyne - West VIC $280/wk $1,517/mo$1,522/wk
1925 Sale VIC $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,331/wk
1926 Yackandandah VIC $280/wk $1,690/mo$1,833/wk
1927 Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale WA $280/wk $1,517/mo$1,306/wk
1928 College Grove - Carey Park WA $280/wk $1,300/mo$1,122/wk
1929 Harvey WA $280/wk $1,690/mo$1,498/wk
1930 Mandurah - South WA $280/wk $1,500/mo$1,034/wk
1931 Murray WA $280/wk $1,733/mo$1,644/wk
1932 Proserpine QLD $276/wk $1,560/mo$1,431/wk
1933 Gloucester NSW $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,069/wk
1934 Gunnedah Surrounds NSW $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,585/wk
1935 Tamworth Surrounds NSW $275/wk $1,590/mo$1,431/wk
1936 Agnes Water - Miriam Vale QLD $275/wk $1,336/mo$1,009/wk
1937 Bundaberg Surrounds - South QLD $275/wk $1,209/mo$1,022/wk
1938 Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent QLD $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,392/wk
1939 Mount Isa QLD $275/wk $1,546/mo$2,236/wk
1940 Svensson Heights - Norville QLD $275/wk $1,192/mo$1,073/wk
1941 Walkervale - Avenell Heights QLD $275/wk $1,186/mo$1,117/wk
1942 Port Adelaide SA $275/wk $1,495/mo$1,247/wk
1943 Quoiba - Spreyton TAS $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,531/wk
1944 Calista WA $275/wk $1,300/mo$1,213/wk
1945 Little Grove - Elleker WA $275/wk $1,700/mo$1,495/wk
1946 Bathurst Surrounds NSW $273/wk $1,863/mo$1,835/wk
1947 Kin Kora - Sun Valley QLD $273/wk $1,517/mo$1,682/wk
1948 Kirwan - East QLD $273/wk $1,300/mo$1,294/wk
1949 Duntroon ACT $270/wk $3,100/wk
1950 Blayney NSW $270/wk $1,517/mo$1,548/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.