What rent costs, area by area
Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 517 areas across Victoria. 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
517Areas with rent data
| # | Area | State | Median rent | Median mortgage | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Heidelberg - Rosanna | VIC | $401/wk | $2,300/mo | $2,102/wk |
| 152 | Oak Park | VIC | $401/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,204/wk |
| 153 | Point Cook - East | VIC | $401/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,381/wk |
| 154 | Altona North | VIC | $400/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,740/wk |
| 155 | Avondale Heights | VIC | $400/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,587/wk |
| 156 | Belgrave - Selby | VIC | $400/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,253/wk |
| 157 | Berwick - South West | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,175/wk |
| 158 | Burnside | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,871/wk |
| 159 | Cairnlea | VIC | $400/wk | $1,883/mo | $2,062/wk |
| 160 | Clarinda - Oakleigh South | VIC | $400/wk | $2,010/mo | $1,659/wk |
| 161 | Cranbourne East - North | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,931/wk |
| 162 | Derrimut | VIC | $400/wk | $1,976/mo | $2,271/wk |
| 163 | Doreen - North | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,173/wk |
| 164 | Greensborough | VIC | $400/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,078/wk |
| 165 | Hawthorn - South | VIC | $400/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,055/wk |
| 166 | Mickleham - Yuroke | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,982/wk |
| 167 | Moonee Ponds | VIC | $400/wk | $2,167/mo | $2,111/wk |
| 168 | Mooroolbark | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,992/wk |
| 169 | Mordialloc - Parkdale | VIC | $400/wk | $2,253/mo | $2,090/wk |
| 170 | Mornington - East | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,502/wk |
| 171 | Mount Dandenong - Olinda | VIC | $400/wk | $2,028/mo | $2,102/wk |
| 172 | Narre Warren North | VIC | $400/wk | $2,372/mo | $2,659/wk |
| 173 | Pascoe Vale | VIC | $400/wk | $2,100/mo | $2,003/wk |
| 174 | Point Cook - North West | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,439/wk |
| 175 | Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,521/wk |
| 176 | Preston - West | VIC | $400/wk | $2,144/mo | $1,970/wk |
| 177 | Richmond - North | VIC | $400/wk | $2,047/mo | $2,009/wk |
| 178 | Riddells Creek | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,156/wk |
| 179 | Rockbank - Mount Cottrell | VIC | $400/wk | $2,017/mo | $2,123/wk |
| 180 | South Morang - North | VIC | $400/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,242/wk |
| 181 | Strathfieldsaye | VIC | $400/wk | $1,742/mo | $2,217/wk |
| 182 | Taylors Hill | VIC | $400/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,315/wk |
| 183 | Viewbank - Yallambie | VIC | $400/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,025/wk |
| 184 | Croydon - West | VIC | $399/wk | $2,078/mo | $1,695/wk |
| 185 | Craigieburn - North West | VIC | $396/wk | $1,907/mo | $1,876/wk |
| 186 | Diggers Rest | VIC | $396/wk | $1,800/mo | $2,009/wk |
| 187 | Forest Hill | VIC | $396/wk | $2,123/mo | $1,658/wk |
| 188 | Keilor | VIC | $396/wk | $2,019/mo | $1,820/wk |
| 189 | Kilsyth | VIC | $396/wk | $1,970/mo | $1,654/wk |
| 190 | Maribyrnong | VIC | $396/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,020/wk |
| 191 | Parkville | VIC | $396/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,885/wk |
| 192 | Thornbury | VIC | $396/wk | $2,200/mo | $1,978/wk |
| 193 | Carnegie | VIC | $395/wk | $2,025/mo | $1,873/wk |
| 194 | Roxburgh Park - North | VIC | $395/wk | $1,750/mo | $1,619/wk |
| 195 | South Yarra - South | VIC | $395/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,001/wk |
| 196 | Truganina - South East | VIC | $395/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,337/wk |
| 197 | Mentone | VIC | $392/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,889/wk |
| 198 | Narre Warren South - West | VIC | $392/wk | $1,820/mo | $2,011/wk |
| 199 | St Kilda - West | VIC | $392/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,849/wk |
| 200 | Woodend | VIC | $392/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,113/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.