| Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units | |||||||
| For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter | |||||||
| Sep-06 | Sep-07 | Sep-08 | |||||
| Rent ($) | New Bonds | Rent ($) | New Bonds | Rent ($) | New Bonds | ||
| Brisbane | 210 | 2,393 | 235 | 2,383 | 250 | 2,265 | |
| Bayside | 170 | 14 | 150 | 10 | 200 | 23 | |
| City Inner | 250 | 1,587 | 271 | 1,482 | 300 | 1,386 | |
| North - Inner | 160 | 200 | 190 | 251 | 210 | 191 | |
| North - Outer | 160 | 39 | 209 | 65 | 210 | 61 | |
| North West - Inner | 165 | 92 | 180 | 126 | 194 | 191 | |
| North West - Outer | 160 | 12 | 160 | 11 | 210 | 9 | |
| South - Inner | 165 | 168 | 190 | 171 | 200 | 185 | |
| South - Outer | 155 | 68 | 150 | 37 | 220 | 31 | |
| South East - Inner | 175 | 106 | 195 | 116 | 230 | 91 | |
| South East - Outer ^ | n.a. | 3 | 200 | 5 | 225 | 5 | |
| South West - Inner | 190 | 85 | 200 | 88 | 230 | 86 | |
| South West - Outer ^ | 230 | 19 | 270 | 21 | 239 | 6 | |
| Atherton ^ | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 1 | n.a. | 2 | |
| Beaudesert ^ | 115 | 10 | 150 | 8 | 150 | 11 | |
| Bundaberg | 120 | 22 | 140 | 28 | 140 | 20 | |
| Caboolture | 202 | 24 | 189 | 26 | 170 | 29 | |
| Cairns | 170 | 330 | 180 | 344 | 195 | 382 | |
| Charters Towers ^ | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 2 | |||
| Emerald ^ | 140 | 5 | 140 | 11 | 300 | 21 | |
| Gatton ^ | n.a. | 1 | n.a. | 4 | n.a. | 3 | |
| Gladstone | 135 | 12 | 185 | 11 | 190 | 15 | |
| Gold Coast # | 240 | 1,114 | 255 | 1,196 | 290 | 1,115 | |
| Gold Coast North | 220 | 50 | 225 | 39 | 250 | 36 | |
| Gold Coast Central | 250 | 989 | 260 | 1,093 | 295 | 1,008 | |
| Gold Coast South | 180 | 70 | 195 | 61 | 220 | 65 | |
| Gold Coast West | 285 | 5 | n.a. | 3 | 230 | 6 | |
| Gympie | 202 | 29 | 213 | 10 | 160 | 13 | |
| Hervey Bay | 145 | 14 | 160 | 16 | 150 | 17 | |
| Ipswich | 140 | 77 | 145 | 66 | 170 | 51 | |
| Kingaroy ^ | n.a. | 3 | 120 | 5 | |||
| Logan | 130 | 8 | 315 | 37 | 208 | 28 | |
| Mackay | 180 | 43 | 190 | 42 | 230 | 64 | |
| Mareeba ^ | 110 | 6 | 90 | 9 | n.a. | 2 | |
| Maryborough | 140 | 10 | 110 | 8 | 140 | 7 | |
| Mount Isa | 145 | 57 | 180 | 37 | 200 | 50 | |
| Nambour | 145 | 24 | 150 | 13 | 150 | 22 | |
| Pine Rivers | 150 | 19 | 180 | 21 | 200 | 18 | |
| Redcliffe | 140 | 36 | 160 | 24 | 180 | 29 | |
| Redland | 145 | 17 | 133 | 20 | 140 | 18 | |
| Rockhampton | 110 | 23 | 155 | 21 | 140 | 22 | |
| Roma ^ | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | 4 | |||
| Sunshine Coast * | 180 | 192 | 200 | 160 | 230 | 256 | |
| Caloundra (coastal region) | 220 | 23 | 200 | 24 | 286 | 51 | |
| Maroochy (coastal region) | 180 | 137 | 205 | 117 | 220 | 160 | |
| Noosa (coastal region) | 180 | 32 | 195 | 19 | 270 | 33 | |
| Thuringowa (coastal region) | n.a. | 3 | n.a. | 4 | n.a. | 3 | |
| Toowoomba | 115 | 101 | 120 | 95 | 130 | 110 | |
| Townsville | 150 | 86 | 190 | 59 | 220 | 89 | |
| Warwick ^ | 100 | 6 | 110 | 12 | 120 | 10 | |
| # - Comprises the Gold Coast City Council Area | |||||||
| * - Comprises the Sunshine Coast Regional Council Area | |||||||
| ^ - 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 | |||||||