Median Weekly Rents for 2 Bedroom Flats/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Sep-05 Sep-06 Sep-07
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         250      4,302         280      4,654         305      4,413
   Bayside         215          49         230          54         260          43
   City Inner         310      1,995         360      2,338         385      2,057
   North - Inner         220         701         240         686         275         708
   North - Outer         210         175         230         169         260         193
   North West - Inner         235         126         260         116         290         126
   North West - Outer         210          50         225          53         270          48
   South - Inner         210         418         240         468         270         476
   South - Outer         195          62         230          59         240          54
   South East - Inner         240         429         250         402         280         399
   South East - Outer ^         195            6         230            5         228            8
   South West - Inner         240         278         255         290         290         254
   South West - Outer ^         220          13         240          14         265          47
Atherton ^         140          14         145          33         165          32
Beaudesert ^         150          30         165          41         160          24
Bundaberg         150         156         160         145         175         166
Caboolture         175         157         180         134         210         138
Cairns *         185         863         210         842         240         899
Charters Towers ^         120          11         140          22         145          15
Emerald ^         210          45         220          34         230          44
Gatton ^         145          19         155          20         165          22
Gladstone         150         228         170         197         220         148
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         160          74         175          63         205          63
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         260      2,308         280      2,441         310      2,507
  Gold Coast North         250         191         275         245         300         217
  Gold Coast Central         275      1,701         295      1,737         320      1,851
  Gold Coast South         235         347         250         406         270         384
  Gold Coast West         220          69         230          53         265          55  
Gympie         130          34         145          30         160          33
Hervey Bay         180         117         180         123         200         137  
Ipswich *         160         160         170         144         190         124
Kingaroy         155          43         165          34         160          44  
Logan         165         303         175         206         195         195
Mackay *         170         231         240         220         250         207  
Mareeba ^         130          17         140          26         165          21
Maryborough         130          46         140          52         150          49  
Mount Isa         155          83         200         103         230          68
Nambour         170          37         175          47         210          27  
Pine Rivers         185          53         200          66         230          61
Redcliffe         180         181         200         209         220         144  
Redland         215          84         240          75         260          74
Rockhampton         140         212         160         146         180         168  
Roma ^         115          28         130          39         140          20
Sunshine Coast ~         220         858         230      1,001         260         853  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         220         193         230         214         260         209
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         220         526         230         609         260         527  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         230         139         245         178         280         117
Thuringowa Pt A         155          57         170          69         220          57  
Toowoomba         150         347         155         396         160         367
Townsville         180         647         200         653         245         620  
Warwick ^         130          37         150          22         150          46
# Gold Coast (C) Part A includes areas covered from Beenleigh/Bethania to Ormeau/Jacob's Well
The balance of Gold Coast (combined Albert & Gold Coast councils) has been broken into a number of regions
~ Sunshine Coast includes the coastal strip represented by Part A of the councils of Caloundra, Maroochy & Noosa
^ The relatively small number of bond lodgements for properties in these areas make median rent values less reliable
n.a. - Not Available (number of bonds lodged too small (less than 5))
Where the number of lodgements is small the rent values should be used with caution.
Source: Residential Tenancies Authority, Rental Bond Lodgements