What rent costs, area by area

Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 635 areas across New South Wales. 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
635Areas with rent data
#AreaStateMedian rentMedian mortgageHousehold income
301 Oatlands - Dundas Valley NSW $420/wk $2,600/mo$1,838/wk
302 Pendle Hill - Girraween NSW $420/wk $2,250/mo$2,057/wk
303 Port Macquarie - South NSW $420/wk $1,814/mo$1,385/wk
304 Redhead NSW $420/wk $2,300/mo$1,598/wk
305 Rooty Hill - Minchinbury NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$2,050/wk
306 Seven Hills - Prospect NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$1,960/wk
307 Smithfield - Wetherill Park NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$1,370/wk
308 Springwood - Winmalee NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$2,043/wk
309 Thornton - Millers Forest NSW $420/wk $2,015/mo$2,209/wk
310 Toongabbie - West NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$2,061/wk
311 Wentworthville - Westmead NSW $420/wk $2,167/mo$2,176/wk
312 West Ryde - Meadowbank NSW $420/wk $2,400/mo$2,019/wk
313 Warragamba - Silverdale NSW $416/wk $2,383/mo$2,330/wk
314 Bankstown - South NSW $415/wk $1,820/mo$1,355/wk
315 Bargo NSW $415/wk $2,167/mo$1,841/wk
316 Adamstown - Kotara NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,071/wk
317 Ballina Surrounds NSW $410/wk $1,900/mo$1,565/wk
318 Blacktown - West NSW $410/wk $2,100/mo$1,857/wk
319 Cranebrook - Castlereagh NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$2,118/wk
320 Erina - Green Point NSW $410/wk $2,167/mo$1,434/wk
321 Figtree - Keiraville NSW $410/wk $2,250/mo$1,938/wk
322 North Parramatta NSW $410/wk $2,080/mo$1,862/wk
323 The Oaks - Oakdale NSW $410/wk $2,383/mo$2,296/wk
324 Warners Bay - Boolaroo NSW $410/wk $2,090/mo$1,648/wk
325 Wollongong - East NSW $410/wk $1,987/mo$1,578/wk
326 Anna Bay NSW $400/wk $1,842/mo$1,283/wk
327 Bankstown - North NSW $400/wk $1,764/mo$1,322/wk
328 Bass Hill - Georges Hall NSW $400/wk $2,400/mo$1,410/wk
329 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,515/wk
330 Berry - Kangaroo Valley NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,429/wk
331 Blacktown (North) - Marayong NSW $400/wk $2,270/mo$1,771/wk
332 Blacktown - South NSW $400/wk $2,043/mo$1,776/wk
333 Blue Haven - San Remo NSW $400/wk $1,733/mo$1,497/wk
334 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater NSW $400/wk $1,783/mo$1,491/wk
335 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,571/wk
336 Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin NSW $400/wk $1,950/mo$2,128/wk
337 Cambridge Park NSW $400/wk $2,058/mo$1,806/wk
338 Campsie - North NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,491/wk
339 Chester Hill - Sefton NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,415/wk
340 Greenacre - North NSW $400/wk $2,253/mo$1,429/wk
341 Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW $400/wk $2,167/mo$1,458/wk
342 Huskisson - Vincentia NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,501/wk
343 Jamisontown - South Penrith NSW $400/wk $2,113/mo$1,756/wk
344 Kincumber - Picketts Valley NSW $400/wk $2,100/mo$1,343/wk
345 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden NSW $400/wk $1,950/mo$1,755/wk
346 Merrylands - Holroyd NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,461/wk
347 Moss Vale - Berrima NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$1,552/wk
348 Narwee - Beverly Hills NSW $400/wk $2,253/mo$1,646/wk
349 Ourimbah - Fountaindale NSW $400/wk $2,000/mo$2,011/wk
350 Parramatta - South NSW $400/wk $1,883/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.