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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Mildura - South | VIC | $300/wk | $1,334/mo | $1,407/wk |
| 402 | Newcomb - Moolap | VIC | $300/wk | $1,367/mo | $1,161/wk |
| 403 | Panton Hill - St Andrews | VIC | $300/wk | $2,200/mo | $2,254/wk |
| 404 | Trafalgar (Vic.) | VIC | $300/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,452/wk |
| 405 | Traralgon - West | VIC | $300/wk | $1,326/mo | $1,635/wk |
| 406 | Warrnambool - North | VIC | $300/wk | $1,451/mo | $1,451/wk |
| 407 | Winchelsea | VIC | $300/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,845/wk |
| 408 | Yea | VIC | $300/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,222/wk |
| 409 | Bright - Mount Beauty | VIC | $298/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,397/wk |
| 410 | Wonthaggi - Inverloch | VIC | $298/wk | $1,467/mo | $1,154/wk |
| 411 | Canadian - Mount Clear | VIC | $295/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,396/wk |
| 412 | East Bendigo - Kennington | VIC | $295/wk | $1,430/mo | $1,408/wk |
| 413 | Flora Hill - Spring Gully | VIC | $290/wk | $1,399/mo | $1,465/wk |
| 414 | Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square | VIC | $290/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,238/wk |
| 415 | West Wodonga | VIC | $290/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,470/wk |
| 416 | Yarrawonga | VIC | $290/wk | $1,430/mo | $1,149/wk |
| 417 | Ballarat East - Warrenheip | VIC | $288/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,209/wk |
| 418 | Warrnambool - South | VIC | $287/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,380/wk |
| 419 | Echuca | VIC | $285/wk | $1,483/mo | $1,347/wk |
| 420 | Nagambie | VIC | $285/wk | $1,500/mo | $1,293/wk |
| 421 | Otway | VIC | $285/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,167/wk |
| 422 | Bairnsdale | VIC | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,194/wk |
| 423 | Bendigo | VIC | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,267/wk |
| 424 | California Gully - Eaglehawk | VIC | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,223/wk |
| 425 | Castlemaine Surrounds | VIC | $280/wk | $1,473/mo | $1,317/wk |
| 426 | Corio - Lovely Banks | VIC | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,230/wk |
| 427 | Korumburra | VIC | $280/wk | $1,499/mo | $1,384/wk |
| 428 | Moyne - West | VIC | $280/wk | $1,517/mo | $1,522/wk |
| 429 | Sale | VIC | $280/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,331/wk |
| 430 | Yackandandah | VIC | $280/wk | $1,690/mo | $1,833/wk |
| 431 | Gordon (Vic.) | VIC | $270/wk | $1,695/mo | $1,813/wk |
| 432 | Lakes Entrance | VIC | $270/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,014/wk |
| 433 | Leongatha | VIC | $270/wk | $1,457/mo | $1,315/wk |
| 434 | Shepparton - North | VIC | $270/wk | $1,369/mo | $1,560/wk |
| 435 | Shepparton - South East | VIC | $270/wk | $1,166/mo | $1,144/wk |
| 436 | Seymour Surrounds | VIC | $265/wk | $1,733/mo | $1,900/wk |
| 437 | Chiltern - Indigo Valley | VIC | $260/wk | $1,389/mo | $1,493/wk |
| 438 | Colac | VIC | $260/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,250/wk |
| 439 | Heathcote | VIC | $260/wk | $1,387/mo | $1,115/wk |
| 440 | Mildura - North | VIC | $260/wk | $1,148/mo | $1,210/wk |
| 441 | Sebastopol - Redan | VIC | $260/wk | $1,179/mo | $1,020/wk |
| 442 | Upper Yarra Valley | VIC | $260/wk | $1,100/mo | $900/wk |
| 443 | Wangaratta | VIC | $260/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,242/wk |
| 444 | Wendouree - Miners Rest | VIC | $260/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,191/wk |
| 445 | Wodonga | VIC | $260/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,214/wk |
| 446 | Norlane | VIC | $254/wk | $1,200/mo | $926/wk |
| 447 | Alexandra | VIC | $250/wk | $1,300/mo | $1,135/wk |
| 448 | Ararat | VIC | $250/wk | $1,083/mo | $1,216/wk |
| 449 | Benalla | VIC | $250/wk | $1,253/mo | $1,142/wk |
| 450 | Bruthen - Omeo | VIC | $250/wk | $1,343/mo | $1,323/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.