Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-07
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         185      1,878         200      1,805         230      2,004
   Bayside         140          23         170            8         175          21
   City Inner         220      1,217         240      1,160         280      1,253
   North - Inner         145         196         160         157         190         234
   North - Outer         135          37         160          50         205          80
   North West - Inner         150          54         160          73         185         107
   North West - Outer         140          10         170          16         185          14
   South - Inner         145         148         155         144         185         114
   South - Outer         140          37         155          33         160          33
   South East - Inner         160          94         165         102         195          90
   South East - Outer ^  n.a.             2  n.a.             4    n.a.             3
   South West - Inner         210          52         190          46         265          31
   South West - Outer ^         120            8         235          12         270          24
Atherton ^  n.a.             3  n.a.             2         135            5
Beaudesert ^  n.a.             4         115          12         135            8
Bundaberg         130          19         120          27         135          18
Caboolture         150          19         150          17         165          20
Cairns *         160         352         165         379         185         314
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             3  n.a.             1    n.a.             1
Emerald ^         180          23         150          11         200          12
Gatton ^  n.a.             1        n.a.             1
Gladstone         110            8         155            7         123          36
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#  n.a.             4         202          16         210          14
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         220         931         240         969         250      1,153
  Gold Coast North         210          35         210          54         210          32
  Gold Coast Central         225         832         240         857         260      1,070
  Gold Coast South         175          62         170          53         200          50
  Gold Coast West  n.a.             2         275            5    n.a.             1  
Gympie           70            7         100            5         209          20
Hervey Bay         110            9         110          14         140          20  
Ipswich *         125          46         140          57         135          68
Kingaroy  n.a.             3         160            5    n.a.             1  
Logan         125          14         150            9         330          21
Mackay *         130          34         170          41         200          59  
Mareeba ^           85            9         100            6         130            5
Maryborough         115            5         110          11         140            6  
Mount Isa         115          57         140          64         170          34
Nambour         130          20         140          13         165          23  
Pine Rivers         150          13         155          25         155          16
Redcliffe         125          27         140          31         160          22  
Redland         121          20         180          11         190          15
Rockhampton           95          26         110          13         150          19  
Roma ^            
Sunshine Coast ~         160         148         180         147         190         162  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         150          14         190          21         180          18
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         160         113         170         104         190         116  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         170          21         190          22         240          28
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          3        n.a.          1  
Toowoomba         107          62         115          65         120          68
Townsville         155          93         160          95         175          60  
Warwick ^         100            5         100          10         100            7
# 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