Median Weekly Rents for 2 Bedroom Flats/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         240      5,240         260      5,115         292      5,089
   Bayside         205          52         215          56         230          48
   City Inner         290      2,509         320      2,460         350      2,479
   North - Inner         210         844         230         789         260         791
   North - Outer         200         182         220         187         240         168
   North West - Inner         220         161         230         159         290         165
   North West - Outer         210          55         220          61         250          56
   South - Inner         210         489         225         446         250         446
   South - Outer         200          54         220          64         250          62
   South East - Inner         220         439         245         458         265         414
   South East - Outer ^         155            6         195            9         250            5
   South West - Inner         240         427         250         399         280         413
   South West - Outer ^         200          22         240          27         260          42
Atherton ^         130          27         145          19         155          18
Beaudesert ^         145          35         150          40         170          21
Bundaberg         140         178         150         168         160         172
Caboolture         165         138         175         167         195         121
Cairns *         175         865         200         849         240         988
Charters Towers ^         130          22         150          26         160          17
Emerald ^         175          55         190          38         250          39
Gatton ^         150          19         155          26         155          22
Gladstone         150         177         160         200         180         208
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         150          68         165          64         190          80
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         260      2,310         280      2,541         300      2,577
  Gold Coast North         230         202         270         220         290         241
  Gold Coast Central         275      1,726         290      1,900         315      1,883
  Gold Coast South         235         317         250         360         260         386
  Gold Coast West         205          65         220          61         240          67  
Gympie         130          43         140          17         150          32
Hervey Bay         175         139         180         138         190         150  
Ipswich *         160         167         165         176         180         123
Kingaroy         140          40         160          40         160          46  
Logan         155         284         170         213         185         220
Mackay *         160         237         200         229         240         234  
Mareeba ^         115          25         140          20         150          28
Maryborough         125          72         130          53         145          58  
Mount Isa         150         120         165         102         220          90
Nambour         165          40         180          41         190          35  
Pine Rivers         170          60         190          52         220          54
Redcliffe         165         163         180         161         210         167  
Redland         205          76         225          54         250          90
Rockhampton         135         270         145         217         170         211  
Roma ^         115          34         125          33         150          26
Sunshine Coast ~         220         850         230         938         250         856  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         220         174         230         187         250         207
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         220         541         220         598         240         514  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         230         135         250         153         260         135
Thuringowa Pt A         160          61         160          72         200          71  
Toowoomba         145         458         155         436         160         435
Townsville         175         774         190         621         220         666  
Warwick ^         140          37         140          46         150          33
# 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