NSW
Sydney
$1,143/wk
All houses · rent
Annual rent change · combined+5.2%
Vacancy rate1.7%
Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Sydney city region
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MARKET SNAPSHOT
Week ending 15 Sep 2026 · SQM capital-city regions
Lowest reported capital-city house rent · 8 citiesHobart $613/wkSQM Research · Asking rents · Dates and coverage vary by city.
Capital-city observations
Unweighted means of available capital-city series, not national estimates. Rent: 15 Sep 2026. Vacancy: 2026-08. Postcode-only regional figures are excluded.
THE LOCAL PICTURE
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$1,143/wk
All houses · rent
Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Sydney city region
$826/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Melbourne city region
$839/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Brisbane city region
$892/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Perth city region
$698/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Adelaide city region
$793/wk
All houses · rent
Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Canberra city region
$613/wk
All houses · rent
Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Hobart city region
$824/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
SQM Darwin city region
$1,033/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 2300 only — not all of Newcastle
$1,577/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 4217 only — not all of Gold Coast
$803/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 4551 only — not all of Sunshine Coast
$629/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 3220 only — not all of Geelong
$826/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 2500 only — not all of Wollongong
$748/wk
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Rent: 15 Sep 2026 · Vacancy: 2026-08
Postcode 4870 only — not all of Cairns
Unavailable measurements sort last. Annual rent change uses the combined SQM series where reported. Apartment and unit views share the all-units rent series; townhouse measurements are unavailable. See each city for sources and coverage. Saved cities stay in this browser.
THE RESEARCH DESK
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THE NUMBERS BEHIND YOUR NEXT MOVE
Available rental prices draw on SQM Research. Each city shows its source dates and geographic coverage. Buying data distinguishes sold prices from asking prices. Missing measurements are marked unavailable.
Overview figures are unweighted averages of available observations; missing values are excluded. Regional observations cover named postcodes, not whole cities. Source periods and property categories may differ. These are not national medians. All amounts are AUD.
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