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 | $622 | +11.1% | +2.5% | $572 | +15.3% |
| AdelaideSA | $693 | +3.6% | +0.3% | $552 | +4.9% |
| MelbourneVIC | $808 | +6.5% | +0.5% | $597 | +4.9% |
| DarwinNT | $808 | +10.4% | +0.7% | $581 | +7.8% |
| CanberraACT | $812 | +0.1% | +3.4% | $595 | +2.2% |
| BrisbaneQLD | $816 | +7.8% | +0.2% | $633 | +6.2% |
| PerthWA | $889 | +6.5% | +0.1% | $681 | +5.6% |
| SydneyNSW | $1,152 | +8.8% | +0.2% | $754 | +5.8% |
| CairnsQLD · Postcode 4870 only — not all of Cairns | $738 | +10.3% | −4.3% | $500 | +8.7% |
| GeelongVIC · Postcode 3220 only — not all of Geelong | $616 | +0.7% | −4.6% | $552 | +8.7% |
| Gold CoastQLD · Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold Coast | $1,594 | +2.8% | +2.4% | $974 | +21.8% |
| NewcastleNSW · Postcode 2300 only — not all of Newcastle | $947 | +10.2% | +9.7% | $736 | +12.2% |
| Sunshine CoastQLD · Postcode 4551 only — not all of Sunshine Coast | $803 | +6.6% | 0.0% | $692 | +5.0% |
| WollongongNSW · Postcode 2500 only — not all of Wollongong | $851 | +12.0% | +3.9% | $672 | +0.7% |
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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