SYDNEY · RENT RANKINGS
Of 36 Sydney councils with a house observation, Lithgow has the lowest average house asking rent at $490 a week and Woollahra the highest at $3,011. 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. Lithgow | $490 | +3.2% | $252 | −32.5% |
| 2. Blacktown | $641 | +5.6% | $593 | +2.0% |
| 3. Campbelltown (NSW) | $660 | −0.8% | $534 | +0.3% |
| 4. Penrith | $691 | +4.8% | $586 | +4.4% |
| 5. Fairfield | $725 | +2.5% | $589 | −1.1% |
| 6. Liverpool | $738 | +0.8% | $635 | +4.0% |
| 7. Blue Mountains | $756 | +5.4% | $567 | +26.5% |
| 8. Central Coast (NSW) | $756 | +4.8% | $626 | +2.2% |
| 9. Hawkesbury | $762 | +6.4% | $606 | +17.1% |
| 10. Wollondilly | $766 | +3.4% | $416 | +2.8% |
| 11. Camden | $775 | +2.9% | $596 | +13.4% |
| 12. Wollongong | $811 | +2.7% | $646 | +1.7% |
| 13. Cumberland | $832 | +8.3% | $668 | +7.8% |
| 14. Parramatta | $916 | +6.6% | $766 | +1.9% |
| 15. Canterbury-Bankstown | $947 | +16.6% | $610 | +3.4% |
| 16. Strathfield | $967 | +3.5% | $739 | +1.2% |
| 17. The Hills Shire | $984 | +8.4% | $757 | +1.0% |
| 18. Georges River | $1,024 | +16.2% | $750 | +8.7% |
| 19. Hornsby | $1,034 | +9.0% | $753 | −0.6% |
| 20. Bayside (NSW) | $1,058 | +17.9% | $825 | +4.3% |
| 21. Burwood | $1,125 | +12.9% | $804 | +9.7% |
| 22. Inner West | $1,150 | +12.0% | $752 | +3.5% |
| 23. Ryde | $1,229 | +11.4% | $781 | +4.5% |
| 24. Canada Bay | $1,290 | +12.8% | $883 | +3.9% |
| 25. Sutherland Shire | $1,354 | +15.7% | $829 | +11.4% |
| 26. Sydney | $1,373 | +1.2% | $1,002 | +0.5% |
| 27. Northern Beaches | $1,466 | +3.5% | $803 | +6.8% |
| 28. Ku-ring-gai | $1,505 | −0.6% | $854 | +2.6% |
| 29. Lane Cove | $1,560 | +7.6% | $816 | +3.7% |
| 30. North Sydney | $1,583 | +22.8% | $909 | +2.1% |
| 31. Randwick | $1,664 | +4.4% | $978 | +5.3% |
| 32. Willoughby | $1,750 | +19.2% | $950 | +1.7% |
| 33. Hunters Hill | $1,969 | +13.4% | $759 | +28.7% |
| 34. Waverley | $2,326 | −6.0% | $1,203 | +5.0% |
| 35. Mosman | $2,928 | +26.8% | $950 | +7.3% |
| 36. Woollahra | $3,011 | +11.2% | $1,165 | +6.3% |
Source: SQM Research postcode asking rents mapped to ABS 2021 council boundaries. Latest included observation: 22 Sep 2026. A dash means no comparable observation.