Median Weekly Rents for 3 Bedroom Houses
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
	Mar-04		Mar-05		Mar-06
	Rent ($)	New Bonds	Rent ($)	New Bonds	Rent ($)	New Bonds
Brisbane	245	4,202	260	3,857	280	3,757
Bayside	230	179	245	152	270	152
City Inner	300	524	320	498	330	460
North - Inner	255	466	270	390	290	371
North - Outer	230	433	240	378	260	371
North West - Inner	280	233	295	200	320	214
North West - Outer	240	294	250	293	270	297
South - Inner	240	446	260	438	270	471
South - Outer	220	389	240	410	255	332
South East - Inner	265	466	270	411	300	404
South East - Outer ^	240	68	250	47	280	51
South West - Inner	250	212	270	196	300	189
South West - Outer ^	220	492	240	444	250	444
Atherton ^	165	56	190	40	220	37
Beaudesert ^	210	113	230	125	250	120
Bundaberg	180	338	190	336	200	311
Caboolture	195	597	210	545	220	524
Cairns *	230	611	250	578	265	490
Charters Towers ^	170	53	160	46	170	62
Emerald ^	250	62	270	80	330	49
Gatton ^	165	57	175	60	180	75
Gladstone	220	228	200	215	220	216
Gold Coast (C) Pt A#	200	230	220	223	240	246
Gold Coast (C) Pt B	285	1,260	300	1,116	325	1,105
Gold Coast North	280	223	290	189	315	237
Gold Coast Central	300	649	315	608	340	571
Gold Coast South	295	126	310	96	330	100
Gold Coast West	266	262	290	223	300	197
Gympie	175	148	180	139	190	159
Hervey Bay	200	265	210	229	210	245
Ipswich *	180	668	190	744	210	744
Kingaroy	155	69	180	68	190	63
Logan	200	812	215	726	230	666
Mackay *	200	404	250	320	300	335
Mareeba ^	155	46	165	45	180	34
Maryborough	175	131	180	110	195	142
Mount Isa	200	91	240	115	260	92
Nambour	230	97	240	88	260	111
Pine Rivers	220	390	235	444	255	331
Redcliffe	210	287	220	210	240	217
Redland	225	393	240	349	255	383
Rockhampton	160	363	170	307	200	289
Roma ^	160	33	180	46	190	32
Sunshine Coast ~	250	1,014	270	869	280	908
Caloundra (S) Pt A	260	304	275	255	280	261
Maroochy (S) Pt A	250	555	270	472	280	520
Noosa (S) Pt A	240	155	260	142	280	127
Thuringowa Pt A	210	281	230	286	250	327
Toowoomba	190	595	210	604	215	615
Townsville	215	520	240	457	250	458
Warwick ^	155	107	170	93	180	87
* 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