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
2151 Mudgee Surrounds - East NSW $230/wk $1,083/mo$890/wk
2152 Quirindi NSW $230/wk $1,133/mo$1,165/wk
2153 Wellington NSW $230/wk $1,100/mo$1,153/wk
2154 Ayr QLD $230/wk $1,247/mo$1,269/wk
2155 Gladstone QLD $230/wk $1,394/mo$1,222/wk
2156 Herberton QLD $230/wk $1,083/mo$900/wk
2157 Nanango QLD $230/wk $1,000/mo$883/wk
2158 Tablelands QLD $230/wk $1,329/mo$1,171/wk
2159 West Gladstone QLD $230/wk $1,300/mo$1,329/wk
2160 Naracoorte SA $230/wk $1,083/mo$1,377/wk
2161 Sheffield - Railton TAS $230/wk $1,253/mo$1,209/wk
2162 Bendigo Surrounds - North VIC $230/wk $1,300/mo$1,454/wk
2163 Churchill VIC $230/wk $1,300/mo$1,409/wk
2164 Geraldton WA $230/wk $1,300/mo$1,143/wk
2165 Kununurra WA $230/wk $2,000/mo$1,858/wk
2166 Kenny ACT $227/wk $1,375/wk
2167 Elizabeth SA $225/wk $1,083/mo$827/wk
2168 Gilbert Valley SA $225/wk $1,100/mo$1,257/wk
2169 Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds TAS $225/wk $1,300/mo$1,443/wk
2170 Ravenswood TAS $225/wk $867/mo$858/wk
2171 Geraldton - East WA $225/wk $1,517/mo$1,553/wk
2172 Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough WA $225/wk $1,400/mo$1,276/wk
2173 Plantagenet WA $225/wk $1,278/mo$1,181/wk
2174 Wynyard TAS $224/wk $1,235/mo$1,048/wk
2175 Albury Surrounds NSW $222/wk $1,387/mo$1,518/wk
2176 Smithton TAS $222/wk $1,083/mo$1,189/wk
2177 Loxton SA $221/wk $1,083/mo$1,208/wk
2178 Broken Hill NSW $220/wk $867/mo$1,173/wk
2179 Glen Innes NSW $220/wk $1,083/mo$934/wk
2180 Griffith Surrounds NSW $220/wk $1,200/mo$1,630/wk
2181 Gundagai NSW $220/wk $1,291/mo$1,351/wk
2182 Temora NSW $220/wk $1,083/mo$1,168/wk
2183 Young Surrounds NSW $220/wk $1,083/mo$1,169/wk
2184 Charters Towers QLD $220/wk $1,127/mo$1,282/wk
2185 Clermont QLD $220/wk $1,300/mo$1,873/wk
2186 Millmerran QLD $220/wk $1,000/mo$1,200/wk
2187 Ceduna SA $220/wk $1,251/mo$1,406/wk
2188 Eyre Peninsula SA $220/wk $1,192/mo$1,308/wk
2189 Kingston - Robe SA $220/wk $1,180/mo$1,200/wk
2190 Mount Gambier - East SA $220/wk $1,200/mo$1,348/wk
2191 Mount Gambier - West SA $220/wk $1,109/mo$1,210/wk
2192 Wakefield - Barunga West SA $220/wk $965/mo$1,092/wk
2193 George Town TAS $220/wk $1,083/mo$1,002/wk
2194 Scottsdale - Bridport TAS $220/wk $1,083/mo$1,040/wk
2195 Benalla Surrounds VIC $220/wk $1,365/mo$1,363/wk
2196 Merbein VIC $220/wk $1,140/mo$1,338/wk
2197 Robinvale VIC $220/wk $1,040/mo$1,347/wk
2198 Cootamundra NSW $219/wk $1,111/mo$1,054/wk
2199 Beaufort VIC $218/wk $1,216/mo$1,193/wk
2200 Collinsville QLD $215/wk $1,300/mo$1,359/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.