What rent costs, area by area

Median rent reported at the 2021 Census, for 537 areas across Queensland. 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
537Areas with rent data
#AreaStateMedian rentMedian mortgageHousehold income
301 Gowrie (Qld) QLD $350/wk $1,627/mo$2,004/wk
302 Hillcrest QLD $350/wk $1,647/mo$1,764/wk
303 Kallangur QLD $350/wk $1,545/mo$1,456/wk
304 Kirwan - West QLD $350/wk $1,517/mo$1,894/wk
305 Loganlea QLD $350/wk $1,517/mo$1,377/wk
306 Maroochy Hinterland QLD $350/wk $1,733/mo$1,337/wk
307 Marsden QLD $350/wk $1,470/mo$1,413/wk
308 Mount Louisa QLD $350/wk $1,647/mo$2,033/wk
309 Pialba - Eli Waters QLD $350/wk $1,400/mo$1,014/wk
310 Pioneer Valley QLD $350/wk $1,820/mo$2,036/wk
311 Port Douglas QLD $350/wk $1,665/mo$1,441/wk
312 Redbank Plains QLD $350/wk $1,473/mo$1,516/wk
313 Wamuran QLD $350/wk $2,000/mo$2,049/wk
314 Woodford - D'Aguilar QLD $350/wk $1,742/mo$1,632/wk
315 Yeppoon QLD $350/wk $1,733/mo$1,641/wk
316 Zillmere QLD $350/wk $1,677/mo$1,426/wk
317 Clontarf QLD $345/wk $1,733/mo$1,389/wk
318 Kanimbla - Mooroobool QLD $345/wk $1,625/mo$1,713/wk
319 Morayfield QLD $345/wk $2,000/mo$1,951/wk
320 Urangan - Wondunna QLD $345/wk $1,473/mo$1,109/wk
321 Bellbird Park QLD $340/wk $1,700/mo$1,746/wk
322 Caboolture - South QLD $340/wk $1,473/mo$1,277/wk
323 Collingwood Park - Redbank QLD $340/wk $1,571/mo$1,640/wk
324 Earlville - Bayview Heights QLD $340/wk $1,522/mo$1,478/wk
325 Gracemere QLD $340/wk $1,517/mo$1,713/wk
326 Ipswich - North QLD $340/wk $1,900/mo$2,246/wk
327 Lawnton QLD $340/wk $1,602/mo$1,494/wk
328 Mount Warren Park QLD $340/wk $1,600/mo$1,496/wk
329 Point Vernon QLD $340/wk $1,300/mo$1,077/wk
330 Rangeville QLD $340/wk $1,586/mo$1,689/wk
331 Toowoomba - West QLD $340/wk $1,733/mo$1,852/wk
332 White Rock QLD $340/wk $1,343/mo$1,396/wk
333 Bribie Island QLD $335/wk $1,647/mo$961/wk
334 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge QLD $335/wk $1,517/mo$1,350/wk
335 Redcliffe QLD $334/wk $1,600/mo$1,111/wk
336 Booral - River Heads QLD $330/wk $1,560/mo$1,402/wk
337 Branyan - Kensington QLD $330/wk $1,600/mo$1,616/wk
338 Cairns City QLD $330/wk $1,300/mo$1,375/wk
339 Deception Bay QLD $330/wk $1,517/mo$1,219/wk
340 Gordonvale - Trinity QLD $330/wk $1,625/mo$1,790/wk
341 Kilcoy QLD $330/wk $1,517/mo$1,334/wk
342 Walkerston - Eton QLD $330/wk $1,733/mo$2,105/wk
343 Camira - Gailes QLD $325/wk $1,560/mo$1,758/wk
344 Margate - Woody Point QLD $325/wk $1,733/mo$1,225/wk
345 Whitfield - Edge Hill QLD $325/wk $1,733/mo$1,677/wk
346 Bargara - Burnett Heads QLD $320/wk $1,500/mo$1,310/wk
347 Eagleby QLD $320/wk $1,300/mo$1,083/wk
348 East Mackay QLD $320/wk $1,625/mo$1,717/wk
349 Townsville City - North Ward QLD $320/wk $1,950/mo$1,783/wk
350 Waterford West QLD $320/wk $1,452/mo$1,257/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.