Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         185      2,534         185      2,589         220      2,568
   Bayside         140          13         140          18         165          19
   City Inner         220      1,685         225      1,611         250      1,706
   North - Inner         140         187         150         230         180         185
   North - Outer         135          40         145          56         205          98
   North West - Inner         155         100         165          99         185         144
   North West - Outer         120          20         165          15         175          16
   South - Inner         140         187         160         211         180         184
   South - Outer         135         101         145         117         180          32
   South East - Inner         150         125         160         125         180         100
   South East - Outer ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             3    n.a.             1
   South West - Inner         190          73         180          93         200          71
   South West - Outer ^  n.a.             2         160          11         230          12
Atherton ^  n.a.             2         105            7    n.a.             3
Beaudesert ^         100          16  n.a.             4         120            5
Bundaberg         110          18         110          17         130          25
Caboolture         140          11         197          23         160          22
Cairns *         145         442         165         379         190         379
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             2  n.a.             3         110            5
Emerald ^         110          29         110          11         110          18
Gatton ^  n.a.             2  n.a.             2    n.a.             3
Gladstone         120          11         135          17         185          21
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#  n.a.             2         197          15         205          12
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         220      1,019         235      1,066         245      1,353
  Gold Coast North         200          36         220          42         225          37
  Gold Coast Central         225         900         240         952         250      1,245
  Gold Coast South         170          78         170          65         185          66
  Gold Coast West         160            5         200            7         200            5  
Gympie  n.a.             1  n.a.             3         202          11
Hervey Bay         130          18         150          17         125          21  
Ipswich *         114         100         130         104         120          81
Kingaroy  n.a.             4  n.a.             4         125            6  
Logan         130          15         130          15         145          18
Mackay *         125          42         150          37         150          52  
Mareeba ^           85          13           85            7         120            8
Maryborough         120            9         110            8         140          11  
Mount Isa         110          61         130          52         160          39
Nambour         135          20         135          12         140          24  
Pine Rivers         140          18         150          21         165          16
Redcliffe         140          19         140          31         150          26  
Redland         120          34         121          17         140          11
Rockhampton         100          30         110          31         126          30  
Roma ^      n.a.             1    n.a.             3
Sunshine Coast ~         160         147         160         146         185         197  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         160          18         150          22         220          40
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         150         115         165         116         180         130  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         165          14         155            8         220          27
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          2  n.a.          3    n.a.          2  
Toowoomba         115         102         120         175         120         106
Townsville         150         113         155          84         160          78  
Warwick ^           85            6         105            8         115          10
# 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