AUSTRALIAN RENT REPORT
Monthly average SQM Research asking rents for 14 Australian cities, compared with the month before and the same month a year earlier.
14 CITIES
Capitals ranked by house rent, lowest first, then regional cities. Weekly figures; Year and Month are percentage changes.
| City | House rent | Year | Month | Unit rent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HobartTAS | $595 | +10.8% | +1.0% | $481 | +5.5% |
| AdelaideSA | $676 | +2.9% | +1.0% | $515 | +2.2% |
| DarwinNT | $750 | +2.6% | −2.2% | $574 | +17.9% |
| CanberraACT | $767 | +2.5% | −1.2% | $569 | +2.2% |
| MelbourneVIC | $771 | +3.9% | +0.5% | $568 | +3.6% |
| BrisbaneQLD | $777 | +6.3% | +0.3% | $614 | +6.0% |
| PerthWA | $832 | +5.3% | +1.2% | $651 | +5.2% |
| SydneyNSW | $1,105 | +6.0% | +2.0% | $725 | +4.3% |
| CairnsQLD · Postcode 4870 only — not all of Cairns | $733 | +8.3% | −1.1% | $478 | +6.9% |
| GeelongVIC · Postcode 3220 only — not all of Geelong | $598 | +7.4% | +1.9% | $531 | +5.1% |
| Gold CoastQLD · Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold Coast | $1,385 | +9.5% | +4.5% | $849 | +11.0% |
| NewcastleNSW · Postcode 2300 only — not all of Newcastle | $767 | −2.0% | −1.7% | $654 | −0.2% |
| Sunshine CoastQLD · Postcode 4551 only — not all of Sunshine Coast | $747 | +3.6% | −0.7% | $709 | +11.7% |
| WollongongNSW · Postcode 2500 only — not all of Wollongong | $789 | +1.8% | −4.9% | $688 | +17.8% |
Source: SQM Research weekly asking rents, averaged by month; capitals use city-region series and regional cities a single postcode. Asking rents are advertised prices, not signed leases. A dash means no observation.
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