QLD · HOUSING DATA
Reported rents and buying prices, with the dates and coverage you need to interpret them.
All houses rent. House data includes all houses.
Vacancy source period: 2026-08. Annual rent change uses the combined SQM rent series; annual buy change uses houses. Missing measurements are excluded from calculations. Checking a source does not change its observation date.
THE HEADLINE
Weekly asking rent
$1,577/wk
All houses
Asking buy price
$2.00M
Houses
Vacancy
4.2%
Renter's market · 2026-08
Annual rent change · combined SQM series: +13.5%
Annual buy change · houses: +8.9%
Rent 15 Sep 2026 · Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold CoastBuy SQM Research · asking price · 18 Sep 2026. Asking prices are not achieved sale prices.
MARKET SIGNALS
Rental pressure
Renter's market
4.2% vacancy · 2026-08
Rent momentum
Very hot
+13.5% annual · combined rent series
Source geography and dates apply; these signals are not specific to the selected property type. Missing measurements have no heat classification.
PRICE HISTORY
SQM monthly history averages weekly asking observations; it is not a monthly median. ABS history shows quarterly median sold prices. Rent and buy histories retain their own periods and coverage. Rent: 15 Sep 2026. SQM Research · asking price · 18 Sep 2026. Asking prices are not achieved sale prices.
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