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
2001 Ludmilla - The Narrows NT $260/wk $2,167/mo$1,988/wk
2002 Berserker QLD $260/wk $1,116/mo$1,172/wk
2003 Biloela QLD $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,883/wk
2004 Daintree QLD $260/wk $1,408/mo$1,201/wk
2005 Esk QLD $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,021/wk
2006 Hermit Park - Rosslea QLD $260/wk $1,450/mo$1,362/wk
2007 Jondaryan QLD $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,357/wk
2008 Lakes Creek QLD $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,374/wk
2009 Malanda - Yungaburra QLD $260/wk $1,430/mo$1,296/wk
2010 Park Avenue QLD $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,281/wk
2011 Southern Moreton Bay Islands QLD $260/wk $904/mo$761/wk
2012 Light SA $260/wk $1,328/mo$1,544/wk
2013 Roxby Downs SA $260/wk $1,517/mo$3,140/wk
2014 Dilston - Lilydale TAS $260/wk $1,365/mo$1,580/wk
2015 Longford TAS $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,217/wk
2016 Penguin - Sulphur Creek TAS $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,346/wk
2017 Romaine - Havenview TAS $260/wk $1,211/mo$1,334/wk
2018 Chiltern - Indigo Valley VIC $260/wk $1,389/mo$1,493/wk
2019 Colac VIC $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,250/wk
2020 Heathcote VIC $260/wk $1,387/mo$1,115/wk
2021 Mildura - North VIC $260/wk $1,148/mo$1,210/wk
2022 Sebastopol - Redan VIC $260/wk $1,179/mo$1,020/wk
2023 Upper Yarra Valley VIC $260/wk $1,100/mo$900/wk
2024 Wangaratta VIC $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,242/wk
2025 Wendouree - Miners Rest VIC $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,191/wk
2026 Wodonga VIC $260/wk $1,300/mo$1,214/wk
2027 Bridgetown - Boyup Brook WA $260/wk $1,327/mo$1,230/wk
2028 Dardanup WA $260/wk $1,750/mo$1,883/wk
2029 Waroona WA $260/wk $1,625/mo$1,312/wk
2030 Manunda QLD $259/wk $1,300/mo$1,069/wk
2031 Derwent Valley TAS $258/wk $1,239/mo$1,333/wk
2032 Mount Hutton - Windale NSW $255/wk $1,772/mo$1,221/wk
2033 Maryborough (Qld) QLD $255/wk $1,083/mo$977/wk
2034 Barossa - Angaston SA $255/wk $1,500/mo$1,441/wk
2035 Norlane VIC $254/wk $1,200/mo$926/wk
2036 Elizabeth East SA $251/wk $1,233/mo$1,188/wk
2037 Albury - South NSW $250/wk $1,517/mo$1,439/wk
2038 Armidale Surrounds - North NSW $250/wk $1,094/mo$1,228/wk
2039 Armidale Surrounds - South NSW $250/wk $1,426/mo$1,402/wk
2040 Casino Surrounds NSW $250/wk $1,304/mo$1,147/wk
2041 Lavington NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,138/wk
2042 Leeton NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,427/wk
2043 Scone Surrounds NSW $250/wk $1,500/mo$1,362/wk
2044 Young NSW $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,170/wk
2045 Bouldercombe QLD $250/wk $1,550/mo$1,437/wk
2046 Bundaberg QLD $250/wk $1,118/mo$972/wk
2047 Chinchilla QLD $250/wk $1,314/mo$1,549/wk
2048 Clifton - Greenmount QLD $250/wk $1,352/mo$1,307/wk
2049 Crows Nest - Rosalie QLD $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,109/wk
2050 Garbutt - West End QLD $250/wk $1,354/mo$1,290/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.