Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
	Mar-07		Mar-08		Mar-09
	Rent ($)	New Bonds	Rent ($)	New Bonds	Rent ($)	New Bonds
Brisbane	220	2,568	230	2,501	250	2,652
Bayside	165	19	200	26	190	19
City Inner	250	1,706	270	1,530	300	1,520
North - Inner	180	185	200	225	225	220
North - Outer	205	98	190	56	200	78
North West - Inner	185	144	194	288	204	322
North West - Outer	175	16	210	15	250	10
South - Inner	180	184	195	151	200	205
South - Outer	180	32	170	25	150	44
South East - Inner	180	100	210	96	240	116
South East - Outer *	n.a.	1	n.a.	2	200	6
South West - Inner	200	71	250	74	275	92
South West - Outer *	230	12	280	13	170	20
Atherton *	n.a.	3	n.a.	2	n.a.	1
Beaudesert *	120	5	135	8	150	12
Bundaberg	130	25	135	22	150	33
Caboolture	160	22	190	32	199	17
Cairns	190	379	200	360	190	392
Charters Towers *	110	5	n.a.	2	n.a.	2
Emerald *	110	18	110	8	300	25
Gatton *	n.a.	3	n.a.	4	n.a.	4
Gladstone	185	21	180	14	175	11
Gold Coast # **	245	1,353	265	1,326	290	1,390
Gold Coast North	225	37	260	37	260	58
Gold Coast Central	250	1,245	265	1,232	295	1,258
Gold Coast South	185	66	205	48	225	63
Gold Coast West	200	5	185	9	300	11
Gympie	202	11	150	14	220	18
Hervey Bay	125	21	150	24	150	20
Ipswich	120	81	124	65	170	61
Kingaroy *	125	6	n.a.	2	n.a.	3
Logan	145	18	360	32	249	38
Mackay	150	52	180	57	220	54
Mareeba *	120	8	n.a.	4	n.a.	2
Maryborough	140	11	140	7	140	8
Mount Isa	160	39	200	45	215	51
Nambour	140	24	175	15	190	13
Pine Rivers	165	16	170	18	200	21
Redcliffe	150	26	180	30	175	18
Redland	140	11	150	20	160	13
Rockhampton	126	30	130	37	140	34
Roma *	n.a.	3	n.a.	2	n.a.	1
Sunshine Coast ^ **	185	197	235	236	240	217
Caloundra (coastal region)	220	40	265	48	260	34
Maroochy (coastal region)	180	130	210	161	230	131
Noosa (coastal region)	220	27	265	27	240	41
Thuringowa (coastal region)	n.a.	2	n.a.	2	n.a.	3
Toowoomba	120	106	120	115	125	113
Townsville	160	78	190	64	240	89
Warwick *	115	10	115	8	n.a.	3
# - 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
**- Historical data is based upon the former LGA boundaries. Comparisons between the number of bonds lodged should be used with caution.
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