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 | $607 | +7.6% | +0.3% | $567 | +17.6% |
| AdelaideSA | $691 | +2.2% | +0.1% | $538 | +3.1% |
| CanberraACT | $785 | −3.4% | −0.9% | $588 | +2.1% |
| DarwinNT | $802 | +9.9% | +3.4% | $597 | +14.6% |
| MelbourneVIC | $804 | +5.9% | +1.3% | $593 | +4.2% |
| BrisbaneQLD | $814 | +8.8% | +0.7% | $630 | +6.2% |
| PerthWA | $888 | +5.8% | +1.3% | $674 | +5.6% |
| SydneyNSW | $1,150 | +9.4% | +1.0% | $746 | +5.4% |
| CairnsQLD · Postcode 4870 only — not all of Cairns | $771 | +13.0% | +1.0% | $499 | +7.1% |
| GeelongVIC · Postcode 3220 only — not all of Geelong | $646 | +5.2% | +0.8% | $561 | +12.4% |
| Gold CoastQLD · Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold Coast | $1,556 | +2.4% | +10.0% | $980 | +19.2% |
| NewcastleNSW · Postcode 2300 only — not all of Newcastle | $863 | −15.1% | −12.8% | $734 | +11.2% |
| Sunshine CoastQLD · Postcode 4551 only — not all of Sunshine Coast | $803 | +7.5% | +1.5% | $693 | +8.1% |
| WollongongNSW · Postcode 2500 only — not all of Wollongong | $819 | +15.7% | +1.0% | $640 | −5.9% |
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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