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Lake Macquarie

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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. Latest included observation: 2026-09-22.

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20 suburbs

House rent / wk

$734

Sample mean of postcode series

Unit rent / wk

$572

Sample mean of postcode series

House rent, year on year

+4.2%

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Population-weighted postcode sample for Lake Macquarie. Coverage may change between months; this is not a council-wide median.

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