Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         175      1,894         190      1,797         210      1,986
   Bayside         140          22         145          12         175          10
   City Inner         210      1,176         240      1,105         250      1,283
   North - Inner         140         174         150         179         165         205
   North - Outer         130          43         145          38         160          45
   North West - Inner         140          79         160          63         180          80
   North West - Outer         130          13         160          23         175          15
   South - Inner         140         146         160         157         175         144
   South - Outer         140          49         145          54         160          35
   South East - Inner         165         119         160         102         180         103
   South East - Outer ^         150            7  n.a.             2         185            6
   South West - Inner         170          61         180          58         235          51
   South West - Outer ^         120            5  n.a.             4         200            9
Atherton ^           85            5  n.a.             2    n.a.             2
Beaudesert ^         110          12         110            7         120            7
Bundaberg         110          22         115          15         125          25
Caboolture         135          11         193          41         165          23
Cairns *         150         372         165         336         170         302
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             2        n.a.             2
Emerald ^         110          21         110          18         110          15
Gatton ^  n.a.             1        n.a.             3
Gladstone         130          12         120          12         170          13
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         175            7         193          29         205          13
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         210         957         230         946         235      1,077
  Gold Coast North         195          43         200          44         215          38
  Gold Coast Central         215         820         235         824         240         955
  Gold Coast South         165          89         180          74         190          82
  Gold Coast West         150            5  n.a.             4    n.a.             2
Gympie         100            9  n.a.             4         202          16
Hervey Bay         130          16         150          16         140          12
Ipswich *         120          31         139          70         135          47
Kingaroy           90            5  n.a.             3    n.a.             3
Logan         125          16         130          15         130            6
Mackay *         130          35         160          28         180          44
Mareeba ^         100            9         100            7           90            7
Maryborough  n.a.             4  n.a.             4         120          12
Mount Isa         100          59         120          54         160          49
Nambour         140          17         135          16         150          14
Pine Rivers         145          17         150          10         170          17
Redcliffe         130          30         140          28         150          23
Redland         155          23         121          18         135          18
Rockhampton           90          27         100          25         115          29
Roma ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             1    
Sunshine Coast ~         150         142         170         127         180         152
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         145          22         175          14         155          24
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         150         108         165         100         175         104
  Noosa (S) Pt A         165          12         175          13         190          24
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          1  n.a.          1    n.a.          1
Toowoomba         110          87         115          85         120          74
Townsville         150         101         150          83         160          64
Warwick ^  n.a.             4         100          11         105            8
* The median rents are based on expanded areas due to the amalgamation of local government areas.
# 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