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What rent costs, by postcode

The median weekly rent on new leases, from the bonds tenants lodge with the state. Every new tenancy pays a bond, so these are rents people are paying, not asking prices.

Median weekly rent on a new lease, by home size

NSW: the three months to September 2026. QLD: the September quarter 2026

New South WalesQueensland
  1. 1-bed unit
    New South Wales: $699
    Queensland: $530
  2. 2-bed unit
    New South Wales: $785
    Queensland: $665
  3. 3-bed unit
    New South Wales: $1,050
    Queensland: $740
  4. 2-bed townhouse
    New South Wales: $620
    Queensland: $585
  5. 3-bed townhouse
    New South Wales: $780
    Queensland: $690
  6. 2-bed house
    New South Wales: $570
    Queensland: $550
  7. 3-bed house
    New South Wales: $660
    Queensland: $645
  8. 4-bed house
    New South Wales: $810
    Queensland: $740

Median rent by postcode in New South Wales

In the three months to September 2026, the median rent for a new lease in New South Wales was $785 a week for a two-bedroom unit and $660 for a three-bedroom house. The median across all 81,651 new bonds was $730 a week.

Worked out from every bond lodged with NSW Fair Trading in the three months to September 2026; a figure shows only where at least 10 bonds were lodged.

From the cheapest postcode to the dearest, New South Wales

448 postcodes

  1. 1-bed unit
    $220$900
  2. 2-bed unit
    $260$1,350
  3. 3-bed unit
    $450$2,000
  4. 2-bed house
    $310$1,368
  5. 3-bed house
    $360$1,800
  6. 4-bed house
    $410$3,175
Lowest to highestState median
Which postcodes
Cheapest and dearest postcode for each home size in New South Wales
Home sizeCheapest postcodeLowest rentDearest postcodeHighest rentState median
1-bed unit2400$2202008$900$699
2-bed unit2710$2602000$1,350$785
3-bed unit2340$4502027$2,000$1,050
2-bed house2400$3102000$1,368$570
3-bed house2880$3602088$1,800$660
4-bed house2880$4102030$3,175$810

Weekly rent in every postcode

Cheapest fifth for its sizeDearest fifth
Postcode1-bed unit2-bed unit3-bed unit2-bed house3-bed house4-bed house
2000$900$1,350$2,000$1,368--
2007$669$1,090$1,550---
2008$900$1,100$1,630$1,050$1,283-
2009$750$1,000$1,480---
2010$739$1,050$1,410$1,035$1,388$1,400
2011$690$1,098$1,650---
2015$750$905$1,358$980$1,350-
2016$779$980$1,150$998$1,250$1,600
2017$855$1,150$1,550$1,100$1,240-
2018$850$1,000$1,450-$1,150-
2019$750$920$1,135---
2020$830$1,050$1,350-$1,075-
2021$680$915-$1,150$1,650$2,095
2022$890$1,100$1,600$1,025$1,500$2,250
2023$660$975$1,650---
2024$760$1,025$1,325-$1,663-
2025$750$998-$1,050--
2026$855$1,100$1,500$1,275$1,700$2,500
2027$770$1,100$2,000---
2028$798$1,050$1,800---
2029$710$950$1,575---
2030$700$928$1,575--$3,175
2031$775$930$1,300$900$1,600$1,715
2032$615$860$1,180-$1,200$1,450
2033$799$900$1,095--$1,448
2034$798$1,030$1,500-$1,500$2,000
2035$723$900$1,200$945$1,263$2,000
2036$860$1,100$1,450$1,050$1,275$1,800
2037$675$1,100$1,400$900$1,200-
2038$600$760-$950$1,250-
2039$750$1,150-$1,100$1,275-
2040$560$798-$900$1,220$1,750
2041$680$863-$960$1,328$1,995
2042$668$800-$900$1,150$1,500
2043$750$1,050-$950$1,235-
2044$650$980-$890$1,095-
2045------
2046$750$850$1,150$900$1,200$1,600
2047$725$815$1,100$905--
2048$663$780--$1,275-
2049$660$750$900$903$1,000$1,450
2050$760$990-$935--
2060$740$1,050$1,500---
2061$788$1,130$1,975---
2062$650$850$1,250---
2063------
2064$643$810----
2065$773$1,020$1,325$1,050$1,300$1,650
2066$700$793$1,050-$1,200$1,600
2067$780$920$1,450-$1,180$1,550
2068$720$855--$1,263$1,650
2069-$895---$1,600
2070$703$875$1,450-$1,175-
2071$685$850$1,153---
2072$700$830$1,130--$1,450
2073$660$850$1,125--$1,300
2074$650$790---$1,300
2075-$850$1,030--$1,485
2076-$700$1,150$755$930$1,120
2077$600$720$860$665$815$1,050
2079----$818-
2081------
2082------
2083------
2084------
2085-----$1,590
2086$560---$1,190$1,515
2087$595---$1,100$1,378
2088$665$910$1,600-$1,800$2,250
2089$680$850$1,400---
2090$675$900$1,285---
2092-----$2,275
2093$700$850$1,170-$1,500$1,863
2094$760$1,050$1,295---
2095$793$1,100$1,700$1,250--
2096$750$900$1,695--$2,000
2097$660$850--$1,350$2,000
2099$680$850$1,248$823$1,310$1,700
2100$640$860--$1,320$1,300
2101$700$888-$875-$1,550
2102-$950----
2103-$900----
2106$575$793$1,250---
2107-$865--$1,350$1,800
2110----$1,173-
2111$643$740--$985-
2112$680$785$920-$950$1,138
2113$740$930$1,180-$975$1,225
2114$650$693$1,080-$875$1,400
2115-$780--$760$1,130
2116-$640--$723-
2117-$630--$800$1,100
2118$650$720$830-$850$1,000
2119-$870---$1,150
2120$550$670--$830$1,150
2121$705$830$1,043$680$930$1,200
2122$570$670$830-$870$1,300
2125----$1,000-
2126----$950$1,200
2127$720$880$1,150---
2128------
2130$625$700----
2131$660$720$900$685$920-
2132$570$720--$900-
2133-$623--$950-
2134$700$950$1,000---
2135$615$770$955-$940$1,388
2136$625$740----
2137$680$800$1,120-$1,100$1,300
2138$750$950$1,350-$950-
2140$620$750$875$740--
2141$700$820$1,040$638$820$1,000
2142$550$650$850$580$720$900
2143-$620----
2144$550$700$863$650$780$920
2145$565$650$760$645$750$900
2146-$650-$600$738$850
2147-$600-$573$650$830
2148$520$600-$560$670$800
2150$650$730$940$660$820-
2151$580$630$740$650$760-
2152-$640-$620$780-
2153$650$720$833$675$850$1,000
2154$700$815$1,025$800$900$1,035
2155$625$700$770$688$870$905
2156-----$1,300
2158------
2159------
2160$600$630$835$600$750$975
2161$450$578-$600$750$930
2162-$560--$750$975
2163-$470----
2164---$560$680$865
2165$432$550-$580$700$835
2166-$470-$500$665$850
2167----$700$780
2168---$520$630$785
2170$450$560$700$553$725$850
2171----$750$850
2173----$755$850
2174$630$760-$595$780$878
2176-$560-$575$730$850
2177-$600--$710$850
2178------
2179$420--$580$740$810
2190----$840$1,100
2191------
2192$550$580--$880-
2193$610$750--$1,100-
2194$620$600$720$680$850-
2195$450$550-$560$800-
2196$465$570-$625$850$950
2197----$785$1,000
2198-$700--$850$920
2199-$630-$628$765$920
2200$550$630$720$650$750$973
2203$540$723--$1,000-
2204$640$750-$900$1,100$1,388
2205$730$880$1,100$845$900$1,125
2206-$670--$1,000$1,200
2207$510$655-$765$900$1,200
2208-$618--$883$1,073
2209$468$615--$865-
2210$590$700$820-$850$980
2211-$600--$825$1,013
2212----$803$1,000
2213----$825$970
2214------
2216$650$730$935$765$980$1,250
2217$650$743$900$780$1,000$1,075
2218$550$668$790-$870-
2219$680$700--$1,100-
2220$680$780$935$700$850-
2221-$750--$950-
2222$510$628----
2223-$650$823-$880$1,275
2224-----$1,310
2226------
2227-$735--$1,000-
2228$630$750$950-$950$1,250
2229$550$710--$1,200$1,500
2230$580$750$1,175$810$1,173$1,650
2231------
2232$620$700$1,080$685$910$1,300
2233-$675--$910$1,000
2234-$675---$1,200
2250$430$620$725$575$710$823
2251-$580-$600$775$900
2256-$530-$560$748$950
2257$450$550-$560$700$900
2258------
2259$415$520-$510$650$800
2260$460$650$825$600$850$1,050
2261$408$550$793$573$700$883
2262---$495$618$750
2263-$470-$520$635$760
2264---$525$620$740
2265-$463--$640$820
2267------
2280-$518-$620$730$908
2281---$630$770$900
2282---$650$750-
2283-$525-$550$650$850
2284---$580$700$860
2285$420$570-$610$720$845
2286------
2287$420$570$675$600$700$840
2289-$580-$620$750-
2290$420$620-$600$750$860
2291$498$620-$680$925$1,200
2292----$760-
2293---$755$895-
2294----$800-
2295-----$800
2296------
2297------
2298$395$573--$745-
2299$420$550-$680$740$790
2300$510$768$1,050$710$868-
2302$695$785----
2303$490$560-$650$850$980
2304$360$565-$660$730$800
2305-$600-$660$770-
2306------
2307---$585$650-
2315-$580-$580$720$875
2316------
2317-----$825
2318----$625$770
2319----$630$673
2320$371$500-$520$610$700
2321-$540-$520$625$700
2322---$565$650$760
2323-$490-$530$638$750
2324-$535-$535$620$720
2325$340$485-$490$580$670
2326------
2327-$465-$500$580-
2328------
2329------
2330-$463--$630$740
2333---$370$550$640
2334------
2335-$480--$635$730
2336------
2337----$560$645
2340$300$380$450$420$500$620
2343------
2346------
2347------
2350$280$380$480$400$495$570
2352-$430--$535-
2357------
2358------
2360-$330--$460$530
2365------
2370----$400-
2372----$450-
2380-$420-$405$515$650
2382------
2388------
2390$285$355--$550$580
2400$220$320-$310$420$590
2420------
2422----$500-
2427------
2428$340$450$600$500$650$700
2429----$588-
2430$293$420$555$440$550$650
2431----$550$640
2440-$430-$420$520$638
2441------
2443----$590-
2444$398$490$600$520$650$750
2445----$700$750
2446----$595$765
2447----$595-
2448-$450--$590$695
2450$413$520$610$530$695$850
2452-$510--$690$793
2454----$655-
2455----$555-
2456-$550-$558$700$795
2460$325$450-$455$470$640
2462------
2463----$600-
2464-$573$630-$700$775
2470-$390--$560-
2472------
2473------
2474----$475-
2477----$800$820
2478$500$620$780$660$830$950
2479----$1,000$1,200
2480$395$445$550$540$680$798
2481$725$850--$1,100$1,575
2482---$695$950$1,150
2483$600$663--$900-
2484---$650$790$883
2485-$730$895-$938-
2486-$750--$925$1,200
2487$690$820$1,025$725$1,148$1,450
2488------
2489----$895$1,125
2500$500$640$875$680$750$855
2502-$550-$595$660-
2505-$500--$720-
2506----$700-
2508------
2515-$675--$1,100-
2516------
2517----$825-
2518$435$530-$570$795$1,035
2519$495$600--$750$940
2525-$550----
2526----$678$860
2527----$750$850
2528-$540-$560$700$860
2529-$680-$645$780$950
2530-$530-$545$733$825
2533-$600--$850$870
2534----$765-
2535----$735-
2536-$450-$490$600$700
2537----$605-
2539---$550$590$720
2540$350$470-$480$600$685
2541$330$450-$460$563$700
2546$365$460--$575-
2548-$485-$500$700-
2550-$420--$550$630
2551------
2557----$730$805
2558----$640-
2559-$515----
2560$380$550$650$500$620$750
2563-----$785
2564-$510-$540$610$750
2565---$540$690$820
2566-$505-$510$630$740
2567-$530--$690$800
2568------
2570$445$530-$550$700$798
2571----$620$828
2572---$478-$740
2573-$440-$450$615$720
2574------
2575-$500--$700$863
2576----$820$995
2577---$575$663$845
2578------
2579------
2580$375$400-$450$540$630
2582----$560-
2583------
2586------
2587------
2590----$480-
2594----$480$520
2619-----$830
2620$380$470-$560$660$843
2621-----$900
2622------
2627-$493--$675-
2628------
2630----$500-
2640$320$400-$430$530$650
2641-$380-$418$510$580
2642------
2643------
2644------
2646-$380--$480-
2647------
2648------
2650$400$400$560$440$550$660
2651----$520-
2653------
2663----$435-
2666----$410-
2671----$410-
2675------
2680-$400$470$433$520$650
2700----$430-
2705----$490$550
2710-$260--$425$458
2711------
2714------
2715------
2720----$490-
2722----$470-
2731----$570$685
2732------
2739------
2745-$605--$700$850
2747$400$500-$500$650$800
2749---$545$688$800
2750$570$580$660$520$650$800
2752-----$850
2753----$720$895
2754---$550-$850
2756---$530$700$875
2759-$530-$550$700$850
2760$395$525$623$520$620$750
2761-$530-$540$675$800
2762$600$680-$670$760$850
2763-$645-$570$700$820
2765$470$550-$550$725$830
2766----$660$800
2767-$530-$550$660$750
2768----$820$880
2769-----$930
2770$355$480-$500$560$700
2773------
2774----$750-
2777----$695$820
2779------
2780---$580$690$780
2782----$763-
2783------
2785------
2787----$470-
2790---$423$465$650
2794-$345--$420-
2795$350$460-$480$563$690
2799----$523$563
2800$400$445-$500$580$700
2804------
2820---$398$530$653
2821----$490-
2823------
2824------
2827------
2829------
2830$300$400-$448$550$650
2834------
2835----$380$470
2840------
2845------
2847------
2848------
2849------
2850-$450-$490$600$735
2852----$620-
2866------
2870-$315--$445$500
2871---$340$445$535
2877------
2880$230--$345$360$410

Median rent by postcode in Queensland

In the September quarter 2026, the median rent for a new lease in Queensland was $665 a week for a two-bedroom unit (up 6.4% on a year earlier) and $645 for a three-bedroom house (up 7.5% on a year earlier).

As the Residential Tenancies Authority publishes them for the September quarter 2026, with the change on the same quarter a year earlier.

From the cheapest postcode to the dearest, Queensland

203 postcodes

  1. 1-bed unit
    $241$750
  2. 2-bed unit
    $100$920
  3. 3-bed unit
    $470$1,400
  4. 2-bed house
    $400$875
  5. 3-bed house
    $400$1,250
  6. 4-bed house
    $420$1,550
Lowest to highestState median
Which postcodes
Cheapest and dearest postcode for each home size in Queensland
Home sizeCheapest postcodeLowest rentDearest postcodeHighest rentState median
1-bed unit4880$2414218$750$530
2-bed unit4745$1004226$920$665
3-bed unit4413$4704218$1,400$740
2-bed house4880$4004220$875$550
3-bed house4745$4004221$1,250$645
4-bed house4745$4204221$1,550$740

Weekly rent in every postcode

Cheapest fifth for its sizeDearest fifth

Under each rent, the change on the same quarter a year earlier.

Postcode1-bed unit2-bed unit3-bed unit2-bed house3-bed house4-bed house
4000$625up 4%$830up 4%$1,200up 4%-$850up 5%-
4005$640up 14%$800up 7%$1,1000%-$1,150up 15%$1,400
4006$655up 9%$810up 4%$1,100up 10%---
4007$640up 3%$750up 7%$895up 3%-$875down 20%-
4010$630up 9%$750up 7%----
4011$445up 3%$600up 3%$725up 4%-$850up 6%$1,100up 10%
4012$500up 11%$650up 5%$770up 1%-$750up 4%$895down 1%
4013-$550--$700-
4014----$700up 8%$870up 9%
4017$410up 14%$550up 16%-$580up 5%$695up 7%$770up 1%
4018----$700up 9%$790up 5%
4019$400up 14%$510up 3%$795up 37%$540up 6%$650up 8%$800up 7%
4020$380down 5%$610up 22%$795up 14%-$6500%$810up 1%
4021----$650up 9%-
4022----$660up 20%$720up 9%
4030$530up 31%$680up 10%$850up 4%$650up 21%$850up 18%-
4031$475up 10%$640up 8%--$750up 4%$1,085up 8%
4032$550up 20%$650up 5%$770up 7%$630$720up 7%$860up 5%
4034$450up 7%$575up 5%$630down 3%-$700up 8%$840up 6%
4035----$725up 1%$920up 14%
4036----$650up 8%$785up 12%
4051$475up 10%$640up 7%$720up 3%$650up 25%$770up 8%$990up 7%
4053$450up 5%$650up 8%$775up 15%$650up 7%$725up 7%$900up 13%
4054----$700up 8%$825up 3%
4055----$750up 14%$850up 6%
4059$479down 3%$720up 6%$850up 8%-$880up 17%$1,200up 14%
4060-$650up 5%--$815up 9%$1,200up 7%
4061----$750up 9%$940up 15%
4064$6000%$760down 3%$1,000up 5%-$900up 6%$1,2000%
4065$470up 4%---$850up 21%$1,050up 7%
4066$5750%$740up 14%$975up 3%-$860up 1%$1,0000%
4067$460down 12%$650down 3%$820down 5%---
4068$550up 5%$700up 8%$860down 2%-$795up 10%$1,150up 13%
4069----$800up 11%$920up 5%
4070-----$790up 5%
4073----$750up 26%$820down 2%
4074----$710up 9%$760up 1%
4075$450up 10%$625up 4%--$720up 4%$990up 21%
4076----$600up 9%-
4077---$530$600up 9%$750up 7%
4078----$650up 8%$750up 15%
4101$660up 5%$850up 4%$1,2000%$710$825up 9%$1,100up 29%
4102$569up 10%$795up 6%$980up 9%-$770up 5%-
4103$450up 2%$595up 3%-$6000%$800up 8%$970up 47%
4104$450up 10%$6000%----
4105$400down 5%$5700%--$750up 9%-
4107----$750up 19%-
4108$440up 4%---$695up 18%$720down 4%
4109$410up 1%$650up 12%--$680up 5%$840up 12%
4110$410up 3%---$625up 8%$760up 6%
4112------
4113$349down 3%$509up 19%--$660up 3%$830up 6%
4114$360up 43%$480up 14%$500up 6%$500up 4%$580up 5%$6500%
4115----$680up 5%$800up 10%
4116----$750up 15%$850up 13%
4118-$480up 2%--$650up 10%$740up 9%
4119----$680up 5%$820up 7%
4120$490up 31%$650up 5%--$725up 4%-
4121-$650up 8%--$800up 14%$895up 2%
4122$560up 2%$690up 10%$770up 5%$605up 6%$700up 4%$885up 11%
4123----$730up 4%$900up 3%
4124----$620up 7%$700up 4%
4125-$480up 4%$580up 5%$480up 9%$595up 6%$700up 8%
4127$249down 17%$450up 10%--$650up 3%$825up 10%
4128----$6800%$820up 17%
4129----$6400%$750
4130----$780-
4131----$580up 5%$750up 21%
4132-$465up 6%$570$480$600up 9%$670up 3%
4133$315down 7%$475up 6%$550up 3%$480up 2%$580up 2%$700up 8%
4151$530up 20%$660up 11%$780up 4%-$820up 9%$1,150up 17%
4152-$660up 14%--$785up 12%$1,050up 20%
4154-----$900up 6%
4157$450$550down 2%--$700up 4%$800up 5%
4159----$750up 8%$880up 11%
4160----$700up 4%$870up 2%
4161----$680up 6%$845up 13%
4163-$600up 9%--$700up 8%$870up 9%
4164-----$790up 5%
4165----$720up 11%$800up 5%
4169$600up 17%$800up 8%$1,150up 17%-$830up 2%$950down 17%
4170$540up 4%$680up 5%$820up 8%-$780up 4%$1,1000%
4171$600down 3%$750up 11%$850down 9%-$780down 6%$1,400down 3%
4172----$750-
4173----$725up 7%$875up 7%
4178$410down 7%$460down 25%-$650up 8%$725up 7%$880up 4%
4179-$550-$620$7200%$880down 6%
4184---$455up 8%$495up 9%-
4205$300---$600up 2%-
4207$430up 13%$500up 11%$580up 5%$490up 9%$610up 6%$685up 5%
4208----$750up 4%$820up 4%
4209-$665up 15%$695up 5%$650up 12%$740up 7%$830up 6%
4210-$650--$820up 11%$925up 4%
4211$500up 80%$625down 6%$780-$850up 6%$995up 11%
4212-$800up 7%$950up 15%-$950up 12%$1,250up 6%
4213----$900up 7%$1,190down 1%
4214$320up 7%$665--$850up 6%$995up 7%
4215$595up 3%$760up 6%$950up 12%$725up 4%$830up 9%$1,150up 20%
4216$600up 9%$740up 6%$900up 10%-$850up 6%$1,200up 9%
4217$640up 7%$860up 9%$1,250up 4%-$1,1000%$1,425up 2%
4218$750up 9%$850up 12%$1,400up 12%$840$1,200up 14%$1,550up 5%
4220$650up 81%$850up 6%$1,100down 4%$875up 6%$1,100up 10%$1,450up 4%
4221$600up 9%$850up 8%$1,150down 4%-$1,250up 26%$1,550up 7%
4223-$870up 2%$980-$1,100up 6%-
4224$580$800up 7%----
4225$570up 2%$850up 13%$1,200down 14%---
4226$550down 11%$920up 19%$1,250up 53%-$1,000up 14%$1,200up 9%
4227$620up 3%$820up 5%$850down 2%-$950up 6%$1,200up 9%
4272----$850up 6%-
4280-$380--$600up 9%$650up 4%
4285-$450up 13%--$600up 25%$650up 5%
4300-$450up 7%$530up 4%$460down 3%$600up 3%$720up 7%
4301$340down 9%$420$540up 9%$470$580up 7%$650up 8%
4303----$530up 6%-
4304$325$430up 7%--$560up 10%$620up 4%
4305$380up 6%$410up 10%$515up 5%$490up 14%$570up 9%$640up 8%
4306----$605up 10%$660up 6%
4310-----$620
4340----$520$630up 10%
4350$330up 23%$460up 11%$530up 10%$510up 12%$570up 8%$670up 8%
4352----$590up 11%$700up 8%
4356-----$675
4370-$400up 14%$575up 5%$480$550up 10%$650up 8%
4380----$540up 20%-
4390-$370up 12%--$5000%$600up 9%
4401----$450down 6%-
4405-$360up 3%--$520up 5%$585down 1%
4413--$470up 18%-$500up 14%$580up 5%
4455----$440up 16%$580up 16%
4500$330$495up 10%$500-$645up 7%$765up 8%
4501----$645up 4%$740up 10%
4502----$620up 8%-
4503$3500%$495up 10%$600up 9%$525$620up 9%$720up 6%
4504----$630up 5%$700up 6%
4505-$450up 5%$575up 15%-$620up 7%$700up 6%
4506-$465up 3%$560up 8%$490up 9%$590up 7%$695up 7%
4507-$510up 9%--$660up 2%$850up 13%
4508$276$424down 15%--$600up 3%$700down 3%
4509-$580up 12%--$670up 8%$750up 7%
4510$360up 9%$470up 7%$550up 4%$500up 11%$580up 5%$680up 5%
4511-----$700up 3%
4519----$700up 17%$880up 7%
4551$500up 19%$670up 12%$780up 11%$650up 2%$750up 7%$840up 9%
4553----$750up 3%$875up 9%
4555-----$950up 19%
4556$500up 6%$650up 8%$740up 6%$670$830up 11%$950up 10%
4557-$690up 11%$800up 11%-$830up 11%$925up 11%
4558$495up 21%$700up 1%$940up 13%-$850up 10%$1,000up 5%
4559----$675-
4560$450up 29%$500up 2%-$610$730up 5%$835up 2%
4561-----$1,050up 11%
4563----$820up 17%-
4564$530up 26%$660up 10%$825-$900up 24%$1,150down 4%
4565----$880up 17%$1,050up 27%
4566$700$780up 3%---$1,300up 30%
4567-$875up 23%$1,100up 16%-$1,100up 16%$1,350down 10%
4570$350up 6%$440up 10%$565up 3%$500up 11%$580up 7%$670up 7%
4572$520up 13%$700up 3%----
4573$550up 16%$800up 23%$790down 4%$750up 7%$875up 9%$1,100up 12%
4575$650up 25%$700up 3%$900up 1%-$850up 13%$1,000up 10%
4650$375up 7%$370up 6%-$455up 1%$525up 2%$650up 18%
4655$440up 18%$480up 7%$565up 3%$530down 4%$600up 3%$670down 1%
4659----$600up 15%$600down 5%
4660----$510up 2%-
4670$340down 3%$450up 7%$550up 10%$510up 13%$600up 7%$700up 8%
4677----$660down 1%-
4680$320up 10%$390up 1%$500up 9%$460up 15%$520up 6%$595up 3%
4700$249$450up 7%-$500up 25%$575up 11%$660up 3%
4701$350down 26%$3800%$500up 11%$4500%$560up 6%$650up 3%
4702----$530up 6%$620up 13%
4703$350up 25%$550up 4%$620up 16%$590up 7%$670up 8%$780up 11%
4710$280----$600up 5%
4717-$300--$440up 10%$500down 14%
4720$375up 7%$440up 5%$520up 6%-$550up 4%$640up 7%
4737-$420--$6000%$660
4740$450up 18%$500up 4%$620up 13%$530up 2%$670up 3%$740up 3%
4744-$450up 350%$600up 33%-$550down 2%$690down 1%
4745-$100--$4000%$420
4746-$390----
4750----$7000%$710up 1%
4800-$400up 7%----
4802$300down 29%$620up 3%$610up 7%-$775up 19%$900up 6%
4804-----$510
4805$265$460up 15%--$600up 1%$700up 17%
4807$310$350up 17%--$450up 25%-
4810$410up 12%$495up 10%$650up 3%$550up 10%$630up 11%-
4811$435$580up 21%-$500$560up 6%$680up 5%
4812$258down 1%$440up 16%$530up 13%-$595up 14%-
4814$350$450up 13%-$460$580up 10%$650up 7%
4815$249down 21%$420up 8%$500-$550up 10%$620up 9%
4817-$410up 8%--$570up 10%$650up 8%
4818--$500-$590up 9%$650up 5%
4860-$340down 3%--$530up 18%-
4865----$670$6950%
4868$325up 5%$480up 12%--$610up 5%$770up 18%
4869-$500--$650up 8%$730up 7%
4870$420up 11%$525up 11%$670up 9%$600up 9%$695up 12%$800up 3%
4873-$420--$620up 3%$750
4877$450up 5%$600up 4%--$780-
4878$450up 10%$530up 1%--$690up 2%$800up 9%
4879$450up 7%$575up 6%$675up 2%-$700up 3%$850up 15%
4880$241$370down 3%-$400$550up 26%$670up 22%
4883-$420up 20%--$550up 15%$600up 9%

Sources: NSW Fair Trading: rental bond lodgements (CC BY 4.0); Residential Tenancies Authority: median rents quarterly data (CC BY 4.0). Rents for new tenancies only, so they lead the rents existing tenants pay. Victoria isn't here yet: its rental report can't be read automatically. General information, not financial advice.

Median rent, state by state

What is the median rent in New South Wales?
In the three months to September 2026, the median rent for a new lease in New South Wales was $785 a week for a two-bedroom unit and $660 for a three-bedroom house. The median across all 81,651 new bonds was $730 a week. From the state's rental bond data.
What is the median rent in Queensland?
In the September quarter 2026, the median rent for a new lease in Queensland was $665 a week for a two-bedroom unit (up 6.4% on a year earlier) and $645 for a three-bedroom house (up 7.5% on a year earlier). From the state's rental bond data.