Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         170      1,815         185      1,878         200      1,805
   Bayside         130          20         140          23         170            8
   City Inner         200      1,178         220      1,217         240      1,160
   North - Inner         130         200         145         196         160         157
   North - Outer         125          49         135          37         160          50
   North West - Inner         140          57         150          54         160          73
   North West - Outer         150          16         140          10         170          16
   South - Inner         140         133         145         148         155         144
   South - Outer         135          21         140          37         155          33
   South East - Inner         150          99         160          94         165         102
   South East - Outer ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             2  n.a.             4
   South West - Inner         210          38         210          52         190          46
   South West - Outer ^  n.a.             3         120            8         235          12
Atherton ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             3  n.a.             2
Beaudesert ^         125            9  n.a.             4         115          12
Bundaberg         100          22         130          19         120          27
Caboolture         120          14         150          19         150          17
Cairns *         145         384         160         352         165         379
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             4  n.a.             3  n.a.             1
Emerald ^         110          21         180          23         150          11
Gatton ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             1    
Gladstone         140          11         110            8         155            7
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         200            5  n.a.             4         202          16
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         205         872         220         931         240         969
  Gold Coast North         190          40         210          35         210          54
  Gold Coast Central         210         744         225         832         240         857
  Gold Coast South         165          80         175          62         170          53
  Gold Coast West         150            8  n.a.             2         275            5  
Gympie  n.a.             4           70            7         100            5
Hervey Bay         115          16         110            9         110          14  
Ipswich *         108         111         125          46         140          57
Kingaroy  n.a.             1  n.a.             3         160            5  
Logan         110          11         125          14         150            9
Mackay *         110          37         130          34         170          41  
Mareeba ^           96          12           85            9         100            6
Maryborough           90          10         115            5         110          11  
Mount Isa         100          42         115          57         140          64
Nambour         130          15         130          20         140          13  
Pine Rivers         130          11         150          13         155          25
Redcliffe         130          26         125          27         140          31  
Redland         111          10         121          20         180          11
Rockhampton           95          18           95          26         110          13  
Roma ^  n.a.             1        
Sunshine Coast ~         150         150         160         148         180         147  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         160          19         150          14         190          21
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         145         118         160         113         170         104  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         160          13         170          21         190          22
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          1  n.a.          3      
Toowoomba         105          74         107          62         115          65
Townsville         130          82         155          93         160          95  
Warwick ^           90            7         100            5         100          10
* 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