| 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 | |||||||