Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Sep-04 Sep-05 Sep-06
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         180      2,242         190      2,205         210      2,393
   Bayside         135          21         150          19         170          14
   City Inner         213      1,476         225      1,435         250      1,587
   North - Inner         135         205         150         212         160         200
   North - Outer         155          48         140          45         160          39
   North West - Inner         140          71         150          84         165          92
   North West - Outer         130          14         175          14         160          12
   South - Inner         140         153         150         141         165         168
   South - Outer         135          62         145          53         155          68
   South East - Inner         150         118         160         109         175         106
   South East - Outer ^  n.a.             2  n.a.             1    n.a.             3
   South West - Inner         168          69         190          85         190          85
   South West - Outer ^  n.a.             3         130            7         230          19
Atherton ^           95            5         100            8    n.a.             3
Beaudesert ^         110          11         120            9         115          10
Bundaberg         110          15         120          18         120          22
Caboolture         130          13         135          20         202          24
Cairns *         145         386         160         357         170         330
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             1  n.a.             1    n.a.             3
Emerald ^         185          25         220          21         140            5
Gatton ^  n.a.             2  n.a.             1    n.a.             1
Gladstone         130          12         120          12         135          12
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         145            7         193            8         202          13
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         205         993         225      1,003         240      1,114
  Gold Coast North         190          53         200          32         220          50
  Gold Coast Central         210         842         230         881         250         989
  Gold Coast South         170          91         180          86         180          70
  Gold Coast West         160            7  n.a.             4         285            5  
Gympie  n.a.             2           80            5         202          29
Hervey Bay         120          15         130          12         145          14  
Ipswich *         115          46         145          72         140          77
Kingaroy  n.a.             3         115            5      
Logan         125          13         130          10         130            8
Mackay *         120          46         140          42         180          43  
Mareeba ^           80            7           85            6         110            6
Maryborough           97            5         100            5         140          10  
Mount Isa         105          50         125          58         145          57
Nambour         125          16         130          17         145          24  
Pine Rivers         120          15         150          15         150          19
Redcliffe         130          37         140          23         140          36  
Redland         133          15         121          16         145          17
Rockhampton           95          15         100          25         110          23  
Roma ^            n.a.             2
Sunshine Coast ~         155         154         155         165         180         192  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         135          17         160          23         220          23
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         150         118         150         127         180         137  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         165          19         175          15         180          32
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          3  n.a.          1    n.a.          3  
Toowoomba         110         108         115          88         115         101
Townsville         150          98         150         102         150          86  
Warwick ^  n.a.             3           55          22         100            6
* 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