Median Weekly Rents for 1 Bedroom Flats/Units/Units
For New Bonds Lodged each Quarter
  Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08
  Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds Rent ($) New Bonds
Brisbane         185      2,589         220      2,568         230      2,501
   Bayside         140          18         165          19         200          26
   City Inner         225      1,611         250      1,706         270      1,530
   North - Inner         150         230         180         185         200         225
   North - Outer         145          56         205          98         190          56
   North West - Inner         165          99         185         144         194         288
   North West - Outer         165          15         175          16         210          15
   South - Inner         160         211         180         184         195         151
   South - Outer         145         117         180          32         170          25
   South East - Inner         160         125         180         100         210          96
   South East - Outer ^  n.a.             3    n.a.             1    n.a.             2
   South West - Inner         180          93         200          71         250          74
   South West - Outer ^         160          11         230          12         280          13
Atherton ^         105            7    n.a.             3    n.a.             2
Beaudesert ^  n.a.             4         120            5         135            8
Bundaberg         110          17         130          25         135          22
Caboolture         197          23         160          22         190          32
Cairns *         165         379         190         379         200         360
Charters Towers ^  n.a.             3         110            5    n.a.             2
Emerald ^         110          11         110          18         110            8
Gatton ^  n.a.             2    n.a.             3    n.a.             4
Gladstone         135          17         185          21         180          14
 Gold Coast (C) Pt A#         197          15         205          12         225            7
 Gold Coast (C) Pt B         235      1,066         245      1,353         265      1,326
  Gold Coast North         220          42         225          37         260          37
  Gold Coast Central         240         952         250      1,245         265      1,232
  Gold Coast South         170          65         185          66         205          48
  Gold Coast West         200            7         200            5         185            9  
Gympie  n.a.             3         202          11         150          14
Hervey Bay         150          17         125          21         150          24  
Ipswich *         130         104         120          81         124          65
Kingaroy  n.a.             4         125            6    n.a.             2  
Logan         130          15         145          18         360          32
Mackay *         150          37         150          52         180          57  
Mareeba ^           85            7         120            8    n.a.             4
Maryborough         110            8         140          11         140            7  
Mount Isa         130          52         160          39         200          45
Nambour         135          12         140          24         175          15  
Pine Rivers         150          21         165          16         170          18
Redcliffe         140          31         150          26         180          30  
Redland         121          17         140          11         150          20
Rockhampton         110          31         126          30         130          37  
Roma ^  n.a.             1    n.a.             3    n.a.             2
Sunshine Coast ~         160         146         185         197         235         236  
  Caloundra (S) Pt A         150          22         220          40         265          48
  Maroochy (S) Pt A         165         116         180         130         210         161  
  Noosa (S) Pt A         155            8         220          27         265          27
Thuringowa Pt A  n.a.          3    n.a.          2    n.a.          2  
Toowoomba         120         175         120         106         120         115
Townsville         155          84         160          78         190          64  
Warwick ^         105            8         115          10         115            8
# 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