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 | $594 | +9.0% | −0.5% | $509 | +6.5% |
| AdelaideSA | $685 | +2.9% | +0.6% | $526 | +4.8% |
| DarwinNT | $761 | +1.1% | +0.4% | $573 | +9.1% |
| MelbourneVIC | $773 | +2.9% | +0.4% | $563 | +4.1% |
| BrisbaneQLD | $781 | +7.1% | +0.4% | $621 | +6.2% |
| CanberraACT | $787 | +0.3% | −0.8% | $579 | +2.5% |
| PerthWA | $853 | +5.8% | +1.9% | $650 | +4.3% |
| SydneyNSW | $1,109 | +6.9% | −1.0% | $729 | +5.8% |
| CairnsQLD · Postcode 4870 only — not all of Cairns | $751 | +8.1% | +1.3% | $491 | +2.9% |
| GeelongVIC · Postcode 3220 only — not all of Geelong | $661 | +20.4% | −2.8% | $534 | +9.4% |
| Gold CoastQLD · Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold Coast | $1,382 | −1.2% | −0.3% | $926 | +13.1% |
| NewcastleNSW · Postcode 2300 only — not all of Newcastle | $726 | −8.2% | −11.8% | $691 | +3.6% |
| Sunshine CoastQLD · Postcode 4551 only — not all of Sunshine Coast | $768 | +4.1% | +1.6% | $707 | +12.2% |
| WollongongNSW · Postcode 2500 only — not all of Wollongong | $800 | +6.7% | +2.6% | $639 | +3.2% |
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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