| Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units | |||||||
| For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter | |||||||
| Dec-05 | Dec-06 | Dec-07 | |||||
| Rent ($) | New Bonds | Rent ($) | New Bonds | Rent ($) | New Bonds | ||
| Brisbane | 190 | 1,797 | 210 | 1,986 | 240 | 1,830 | |
| Bayside | 145 | 12 | 175 | 10 | 200 | 16 | |
| City Inner | 240 | 1,105 | 250 | 1,283 | 280 | 1,133 | |
| North - Inner | 150 | 179 | 165 | 205 | 195 | 191 | |
| North - Outer | 145 | 38 | 160 | 45 | 190 | 69 | |
| North West - Inner | 160 | 63 | 180 | 80 | 200 | 88 | |
| North West - Outer | 160 | 23 | 175 | 15 | 180 | 12 | |
| South - Inner | 160 | 157 | 175 | 144 | 185 | 117 | |
| South - Outer | 145 | 54 | 160 | 35 | 185 | 26 | |
| South East - Inner | 160 | 102 | 180 | 103 | 205 | 99 | |
| South East - Outer ^ | n.a. | 2 | 185 | 6 | n.a. | 1 | |
| South West - Inner | 180 | 58 | 235 | 51 | 210 | 64 | |
| South West - Outer ^ | n.a. | 4 | 200 | 9 | 230 | 14 | |
| Atherton ^ | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | 2 | |
| Beaudesert ^ | 110 | 7 | 120 | 7 | 150 | 12 | |
| Bundaberg | 115 | 15 | 125 | 25 | 150 | 15 | |
| Caboolture | 193 | 41 | 165 | 23 | 190 | 28 | |
| Cairns * | 165 | 336 | 170 | 302 | 190 | 347 | |
| Charters Towers ^ | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | 4 | |||
| Emerald ^ | 110 | 18 | 110 | 15 | 170 | 17 | |
| Gatton ^ | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 1 | |||
| Gladstone | 120 | 12 | 170 | 13 | 150 | 9 | |
| Gold Coast (C) Pt A# | 193 | 29 | 205 | 13 | 217 | 8 | |
| Gold Coast (C) Pt B | 230 | 946 | 235 | 1,077 | 260 | 1,134 | |
| Gold Coast North | 200 | 44 | 215 | 38 | 230 | 45 | |
| Gold Coast Central | 235 | 824 | 240 | 955 | 270 | 1,020 | |
| Gold Coast South | 180 | 74 | 190 | 82 | 200 | 62 | |
| Gold Coast West | n.a. | 4 | n.a. | 2 | 190 | 7 | |
| Gympie | n.a. | 4 | 202 | 16 | 213 | 18 | |
| Hervey Bay | 150 | 16 | 140 | 12 | 140 | 13 | |
| Ipswich * | 139 | 70 | 135 | 47 | 155 | 50 | |
| Kingaroy | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 3 | |
| Logan | 130 | 15 | 130 | 6 | 330 | 31 | |
| Mackay * | 160 | 28 | 180 | 44 | 200 | 43 | |
| Mareeba ^ | 100 | 7 | 90 | 7 | 130 | 9 | |
| Maryborough | n.a. | 4 | 120 | 12 | 110 | 6 | |
| Mount Isa | 120 | 54 | 160 | 49 | 185 | 47 | |
| Nambour | 135 | 16 | 150 | 14 | 160 | 17 | |
| Pine Rivers | 150 | 10 | 170 | 17 | 185 | 11 | |
| Redcliffe | 140 | 28 | 150 | 23 | 170 | 34 | |
| Redland | 121 | 18 | 135 | 18 | 220 | 18 | |
| Rockhampton | 100 | 25 | 115 | 29 | 140 | 27 | |
| Roma ^ | n.a. | 1 | n.a. | 2 | |||
| Sunshine Coast ~ | 170 | 127 | 180 | 152 | 220 | 187 | |
| Caloundra (S) Pt A | 175 | 14 | 155 | 24 | 240 | 26 | |
| Maroochy (S) Pt A | 165 | 100 | 175 | 104 | 210 | 131 | |
| Noosa (S) Pt A | 175 | 13 | 190 | 24 | 235 | 30 | |
| Thuringowa Pt A | n.a. | 1 | n.a. | 1 | n.a. | 1 | |
| Toowoomba | 115 | 85 | 120 | 74 | 125 | 71 | |
| Townsville | 150 | 83 | 160 | 64 | 195 | 73 | |
| Warwick ^ | 100 | 11 | 105 | 8 | 100 | 8 | |
| # 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 | |||||||