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
2101 Albany Surrounds WA $250/wk $1,800/mo$1,552/wk
2102 Collie WA $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,234/wk
2103 Irwin WA $250/wk $1,537/mo$1,168/wk
2104 Northam WA $250/wk $1,393/mo$1,316/wk
2105 Withers - Usher WA $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,133/wk
2106 York - Beverley WA $250/wk $1,300/mo$1,102/wk
2107 Scrivener ACT $245/wk $2,000/mo$2,324/wk
2108 Tumut NSW $245/wk $1,300/mo$1,244/wk
2109 Smithfield - Elizabeth North SA $245/wk $975/mo$939/wk
2110 Deloraine TAS $245/wk $1,192/mo$1,093/wk
2111 Horsham VIC $245/wk $1,203/mo$1,347/wk
2112 Rookwood Cemetery NSW $243/wk $1,874/wk
2113 Rutherglen VIC $243/wk $1,300/mo$1,344/wk
2114 Narromine NSW $240/wk $1,200/mo$1,319/wk
2115 Tenterfield NSW $240/wk $1,083/mo$885/wk
2116 Norfolk Island Other Territories $240/wk $1,300/mo$1,184/wk
2117 Babinda QLD $240/wk $1,367/mo$1,320/wk
2118 Granville QLD $240/wk $1,083/mo$1,033/wk
2119 Southern Downs - East QLD $240/wk $1,386/mo$1,244/wk
2120 Stanthorpe Surrounds QLD $240/wk $1,248/mo$1,137/wk
2121 Murray Bridge SA $240/wk $1,100/mo$1,077/wk
2122 Port Lincoln SA $240/wk $1,300/mo$1,301/wk
2123 Burnie - Wivenhoe TAS $240/wk $961/mo$1,089/wk
2124 Somerset TAS $240/wk $1,192/mo$1,100/wk
2125 St Helens - Scamander TAS $240/wk $1,083/mo$835/wk
2126 West Ulverstone TAS $240/wk $1,213/mo$1,059/wk
2127 Camperdown VIC $240/wk $1,134/mo$1,129/wk
2128 Maryborough (Vic.) VIC $240/wk $1,000/mo$876/wk
2129 Red Cliffs VIC $240/wk $1,083/mo$1,346/wk
2130 Shepparton Surrounds - West VIC $240/wk $1,300/mo$1,379/wk
2131 Yarram VIC $240/wk $1,192/mo$1,012/wk
2132 Manjimup WA $240/wk $1,300/mo$1,271/wk
2133 Narrogin WA $240/wk $1,170/mo$1,294/wk
2134 Pemberton WA $240/wk $1,300/mo$1,112/wk
2135 South Hedland WA $240/wk $1,387/mo$2,586/wk
2136 Acton - Upper Burnie TAS $238/wk $989/mo$966/wk
2137 East Devonport TAS $236/wk $1,083/mo$950/wk
2138 Parklands - Camdale TAS $236/wk $1,300/mo$1,321/wk
2139 Rosedale VIC $236/wk $1,300/mo$1,487/wk
2140 Shepparton Surrounds - East VIC $236/wk $1,300/mo$1,628/wk
2141 Hamilton (Vic.) VIC $235/wk $1,083/mo$1,247/wk
2142 Swan Hill VIC $235/wk $1,300/mo$1,390/wk
2143 Esperance Surrounds WA $233/wk $1,040/mo$1,653/wk
2144 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Other Territories $231/wk $1,972/mo$2,519/wk
2145 Corangamite - South VIC $231/wk $1,200/mo$1,406/wk
2146 Corowa NSW $230/wk $1,213/mo$1,130/wk
2147 Cowra NSW $230/wk $1,213/mo$1,078/wk
2148 Deniliquin NSW $230/wk $1,083/mo$1,199/wk
2149 Forbes NSW $230/wk $1,257/mo$1,257/wk
2150 Moree NSW $230/wk $1,336/mo$1,494/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.