MELBOURNE · RENT RANKINGS
Of 40 Melbourne councils with a house observation, Melton has the lowest average house asking rent at $500 a week and Bayside (Vic.) the highest at $1,550. Latest observation 22 Sep 2026.
Derived population-weighted mean of up to four postcode asking-rent series, not a council/suburb median. ABS 2021 Postal Areas approximate postcodes; source coverage can be partial. Councils without an observation are left out of that ranking rather than estimated. Asking rents are advertised prices, not signed leases.
ANNUAL CHANGE · HOUSES
Year-on-year change in average house asking rent for each council sample.
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Lowest average house asking rent first. Weekly figures; annual change is year on year.
| Council | House rent | House change | Unit rent | Unit change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Melton | $500 | +2.3% | $433 | −1.0% |
| 2. Mitchell | $507 | +8.3% | $412 | +0.5% |
| 3. South Gippsland | $514 | +5.6% | $366 | +5.7% |
| 4. Murrindindi | $515 | +2.5% | $386 | +2.0% |
| 5. Greater Geelong | $518 | +3.4% | $454 | +6.4% |
| 6. Wyndham | $532 | +1.9% | $427 | −3.3% |
| 7. Hume | $544 | +0.4% | $486 | +1.6% |
| 8. Bass Coast | $546 | +6.5% | $485 | +5.7% |
| 9. Brimbank | $546 | +3.2% | $475 | +7.9% |
| 10. Moorabool | $551 | +9.2% | $438 | 0.0% |
| 11. Whittlesea | $575 | +4.4% | $498 | +0.5% |
| 12. Casey | $609 | +1.2% | $480 | −2.9% |
| 13. Cardinia | $611 | +4.0% | $535 | +2.3% |
| 14. Greater Dandenong | $633 | +7.1% | $538 | +0.1% |
| 15. Queenscliffe | $636 | +12.9% | $622 | +21.1% |
| 16. Frankston | $663 | +6.8% | $543 | +9.8% |
| 17. Hobsons Bay | $672 | +7.1% | $541 | +0.8% |
| 18. Maroondah | $683 | +6.4% | $624 | +12.9% |
| 19. Knox | $686 | +3.6% | $628 | +5.7% |
| 20. Yarra Ranges | $690 | +8.0% | $540 | −1.2% |
| 21. Nillumbik | $700 | +13.6% | $652 | +16.5% |
| 22. Banyule | $708 | +1.2% | $603 | +3.8% |
| 23. Surf Coast | $719 | +1.6% | $689 | +31.2% |
| 24. Maribyrnong | $720 | +7.4% | $557 | +10.2% |
| 25. Moreland | $722 | +5.7% | $580 | +4.0% |
| 26. Macedon Ranges | $757 | +9.1% | $592 | +10.6% |
| 27. Whitehorse | $758 | +9.4% | $624 | +0.4% |
| 28. Monash | $786 | +4.7% | $724 | +5.2% |
| 29. Darebin | $804 | +18.7% | $586 | +9.5% |
| 30. Moonee Valley | $810 | +13.0% | $576 | +6.6% |
| 31. Kingston (Vic.) | $839 | +9.3% | $611 | +11.5% |
| 32. Mornington Peninsula | $866 | +3.8% | $638 | +14.5% |
| 33. Melbourne | $866 | −0.5% | $702 | +3.8% |
| 34. Manningham | $895 | −0.6% | $720 | +4.9% |
| 35. Yarra | $1,041 | +13.5% | $689 | +9.6% |
| 36. Stonnington | $1,051 | +4.2% | $638 | +4.9% |
| 37. Glen Eira | $1,079 | +8.4% | $619 | −0.5% |
| 38. Boroondara | $1,209 | +16.2% | $747 | +10.2% |
| 39. Port Phillip | $1,217 | +10.4% | $670 | +5.1% |
| 40. Bayside (Vic.) | $1,550 | +17.8% | $799 | −10.1% |
Source: SQM Research postcode asking rents mapped to ABS 2021 council boundaries. Latest included observation: 22 Sep 2026. A dash means no comparable observation.