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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Beaconsfield - Officer | VIC | $391/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,146/wk |
| 202 | Box Hill | VIC | $391/wk | $2,088/mo | $1,441/wk |
| 203 | Nunawading | VIC | $391/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,938/wk |
| 204 | Ormond - Glen Huntly | VIC | $391/wk | $2,153/mo | $1,978/wk |
| 205 | Preston - East | VIC | $391/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,787/wk |
| 206 | Tarneit - North | VIC | $391/wk | $2,065/mo | $2,198/wk |
| 207 | Wollert | VIC | $391/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,979/wk |
| 208 | Altona | VIC | $390/wk | $2,200/mo | $1,861/wk |
| 209 | Grovedale - Mount Duneed | VIC | $390/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,779/wk |
| 210 | Lorne - Anglesea | VIC | $390/wk | $2,167/mo | $1,684/wk |
| 211 | Mernda - South | VIC | $390/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,109/wk |
| 212 | Murrumbeena | VIC | $390/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,089/wk |
| 213 | Point Cook - North East | VIC | $390/wk | $1,950/mo | $2,185/wk |
| 214 | Watsonia | VIC | $390/wk | $2,037/mo | $1,961/wk |
| 215 | West Melbourne - Residential | VIC | $390/wk | $2,135/mo | $1,784/wk |
| 216 | Bannockburn | VIC | $386/wk | $1,907/mo | $2,159/wk |
| 217 | Doreen - South | VIC | $386/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,120/wk |
| 218 | Baranduda - Leneva | VIC | $385/wk | $1,707/mo | $2,143/wk |
| 219 | Bundoora - East | VIC | $385/wk | $2,013/mo | $1,705/wk |
| 220 | Ringwood East | VIC | $385/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,945/wk |
| 221 | Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell | VIC | $385/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,086/wk |
| 222 | St Kilda East | VIC | $384/wk | $2,100/mo | $1,988/wk |
| 223 | Endeavour Hills - South | VIC | $383/wk | $1,918/mo | $1,733/wk |
| 224 | Essendon (West) - Aberfeldie | VIC | $382/wk | $2,400/mo | $2,195/wk |
| 225 | Alphington - Fairfield | VIC | $381/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,112/wk |
| 226 | Bundoora - North | VIC | $381/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,833/wk |
| 227 | Chelsea - Bonbeach | VIC | $381/wk | $2,065/mo | $1,718/wk |
| 228 | Clayton South | VIC | $381/wk | $1,997/mo | $1,630/wk |
| 229 | Craigieburn - West | VIC | $381/wk | $1,900/mo | $1,752/wk |
| 230 | Epping (Vic.) - West | VIC | $381/wk | $1,820/mo | $1,848/wk |
| 231 | Keysborough - North | VIC | $381/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,525/wk |
| 232 | North Melbourne | VIC | $381/wk | $2,035/mo | $1,718/wk |
| 233 | Ringwood | VIC | $381/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,660/wk |
| 234 | St Kilda - Central | VIC | $381/wk | $1,998/mo | $1,788/wk |
| 235 | Berwick - North | VIC | $380/wk | $2,000/mo | $1,885/wk |
| 236 | Bundoora - West | VIC | $380/wk | $1,900/mo | $1,423/wk |
| 237 | Clayton (North) - Notting Hill | VIC | $380/wk | $1,860/mo | $1,278/wk |
| 238 | Clifton Springs | VIC | $380/wk | $1,650/mo | $1,424/wk |
| 239 | Cranbourne West | VIC | $380/wk | $1,842/mo | $1,903/wk |
| 240 | Eynesbury - Exford | VIC | $380/wk | $1,938/mo | $2,562/wk |
| 241 | Fawkner | VIC | $380/wk | $1,880/mo | $1,436/wk |
| 242 | Hillside | VIC | $380/wk | $1,920/mo | $2,212/wk |
| 243 | Kialla | VIC | $380/wk | $1,625/mo | $2,001/wk |
| 244 | Laverton | VIC | $380/wk | $2,000/mo | $2,091/wk |
| 245 | Maiden Gully | VIC | $380/wk | $1,690/mo | $2,203/wk |
| 246 | Somerville | VIC | $380/wk | $1,800/mo | $1,781/wk |
| 247 | South Morang - South | VIC | $380/wk | $1,787/mo | $1,899/wk |
| 248 | Tarneit - Central | VIC | $380/wk | $1,900/mo | $2,164/wk |
| 249 | Mernda - North | VIC | $378/wk | $1,900/mo | $1,897/wk |
| 250 | Truganina - South West | VIC | $377/wk | $1,893/mo | $1,947/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.