Median Weekly Rents for 2 Bedroom Flats/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         260      5,115         292      5,089         320      4,753
   Bayside         215          56         230          48         275          55
   City Inner         320      2,460         350      2,479         385      2,202
   North - Inner         230         789         260         791         290         818
   North - Outer         220         187         240         168         280         149
   North West - Inner         230         159         290         165         300         176
   North West - Outer         220          61         250          56         260          38
   South - Inner         225         446         250         446         280         429
   South - Outer         220          64         250          62         260          30
   South East - Inner         245         458         265         414         300         438
   South East - Outer ^         195            9         250            5         250          10
   South West - Inner         250         399         280         413         300         379
   South West - Outer ^         240          27         260          42         275          29
Atherton ^         145          19         155          18         180          28
Beaudesert ^         150          40         170          21         200          28
Bundaberg         150         168         160         172         180         156
Caboolture         175         167         195         121         220         126
Cairns *         200         849         240         988         250         892
Charters Towers ^         150          26         160          17         170          30
Emerald ^         190          38         250          39         250          41
Gatton ^         155          26         155          22         175          20
Gladstone         160         200         180         208         220         145
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         165          64         190          80         230          70
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         280      2,541         300      2,577         330      2,553
  Gold Coast North         270         220         290         241         320         282
  Gold Coast Central         290      1,900         315      1,883         340      1,863
  Gold Coast South         250         360         260         386         280         367
  Gold Coast West         220          61         240          67         285          41  
Gympie         140          17         150          32         170          25
Hervey Bay         180         138         190         150         215         147  
Ipswich *         165         176         180         123         200         151
Kingaroy         160          40         160          46         175          68  
Logan         170         213         185         220         210         185
Mackay *         200         229         240         234         250         214  
Mareeba ^         140          20         150          28         175          21
Maryborough         130          53         145          58         155          47  
Mount Isa         165         102         220          90         280         102
Nambour         180          41         190          35         220          37  
Pine Rivers         190          52         220          54         230          53
Redcliffe         180         161         210         167         230         152  
Redland         225          54         250          90         285          69
Rockhampton         145         217         170         211         190         176  
Roma ^         125          33         150          26         160          27
Sunshine Coast ~         230         938         250         856         280         913  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         230         187         250         207         280         190
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         220         598         240         514         280         597  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         250         153         260         135         300         126
Thuringowa Pt A         160          72         200          71         220          45  
Toowoomba         155         436         160         435         170         442
Townsville         190         621         220         666         260         683  
Warwick ^         140          46         150          33         160          30
# 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