Regional QLD, QLD

Regional QLD has 63 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $437. A single person needs to earn at least $69,333/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

23 suburbs are in rental stress, where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Across the 63 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Regional QLD, weekly medians run from $170 in Lakeland up to $750 in Rocky Point, a 4.4× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

23 of the tracked suburbs sit in rental stress, where the median rent exceeds 30% of the local median household income. Tracked rents rose an average 6.2% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

For the long-form version of how these numbers work, see the NestLedger guides.