Cheapest rents in Qld ranked by suburbs and pricing
There are 67 suburbs in Queensland where the median asking price for rent is $300 or less, according to Proptrack data.
Rental affordability has taken a hit across the country, but Queensland still has 67 suburbs where rent is $300 a week or less, including Greater Brisbane.
Proptrack data shows there are suburbs spread all through Queensland where median rental asking prices range from as low as $165 a week to $300 a week.
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The Townsville region had the most suburbs where median rents were $300 or less – with 16 in its tally – followed by Central Qld with 11. There were eight suburbs that made the cut in Wide Bay and the same for Darling Downs/Maranoa.
In the South East corner, Toowoomba and Ipswich had the most suburbs on the list with five apiece, three were in Logan and a single suburb made the list on the Gold Coast.
Rental affordability has taken a massive hit since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Four suburbs on the list were out of Mackay/Isaac/Whitsundays, three were in the Qld outback, and three from Cairns.
The data showed 35 per cent of the suburbs (24) on the list were smack bang on the $300 a week mark.
Two suburbs were at the lowest level of $200 a week and below, seven suburbs in the $230 to $250 a week range, nine suburbs at $260 to $275, 10 had median rents between $278 and $280, six were $283 to $285, and nine were $290 to $295.
3/37 Sinnathamby Boulevard, Springfield Central, has one bedroom in a sharehouse available at $155 per week.
QLD’S CHEAPEST MEDIAN ASKING RENTS:
$200 A WEEK AND BELOW:
Springfield Central, Ipswich – Units $165
Blackall, Qld Outback – Houses $200
This two bedroom unit in Ayr is $230 a week, available July 1.
$230-$250 A WEEK:
Stanthorpe, Darling Downs – Units $230
Charleville, Qld Outback – Houses $230
Ayr, Townsville SA4 region – Units $238
Warwick, Darling Downs – Units $240
South Gladstone, Central Qld – Units $250
Dalby, Darling Downs – Units $250
Jandowae, Darling Downs – Houses $250
279-283 Kingston Road, Logan Central, is a two-bedroom unit available at $270 per week.
$260 – $275 A WEEK:
Mount Morgan, Central Qld -Houses $260
Yarraman, Darling Downs – Houses $260
Beaudesert, Logan – Units $260
Currajong, Townsville SA4 region – Units $265
Maryborough, Wide Bay – Units $265
West Gladstone, Central Qld – Units $270
Logan Central, Logan – Units $273
Southside, Wide Bay – Units $275
Kingaroy, Wide Bay – Units $275
A two-bedroom unit at 6/2 Florence St, Proserpine, is $250 per week and available now.
$278 – $280 A WEEK:
Proserpine, Mackay – Units $278
Frenchville, Central Qld – Units $280
Koongal, Central Qld – Units $280
Park Avenue, Central Qld – Units $280
St George, Darling Downs – Houses $280
Millmerran, Darling Downs – Houses $280
Toowoomba City, Toowoomba – Units $280
Home Hill, Townsville SA4 region – Houses $280
Ingham, Townsville SA4 region – Houses $280
Hyde Park, Townsville SA4 region– Units $280
This single bed unit at 6/83-85 Station Road, Woodridge, is $260 a week with conditions.
$283 – $285 A WEEK:
New Auckland, Central Qld – Units $283
Woodridge, Logan – Units $285
Mount Lofty, Toowoomba – Units $285
Rockville, Toowoomba – Units $285
Charters Towers City, Townsville SA4 region – Houses $285
Murgon, Wide Bay – Houses $285
This two bedroom unit at 5/41 Walker Street, Bundaberg South, is listed at $280 a week, available now.
$290 – 295 A WEEK:
Wongaling Beach, Cairns – Units $290
Chinchilla, Darling Downs – Units $290
Pimlico, Townsville SA4 region – Units $290
Bundaberg South, Wide Bay – Units $290
Hermit Park, Townsville SA4 region – Units $293
Tannum Sands, Central Qld – Units $295
Tamborine Mountain, Gold Coast – Units $295
Ayr, Townsville SA4 region – Houses $295
Bundaberg North, Wide Bay – Units $295
A two-bedroom unit at 6/19 Clifton Street, Booval, is $300 a week, bond $1,200 and available now.
$300 A WEEK:
Woree, Cairns – Units $300
Atherton, Cairns – Units $300
Moura, Central Qld – Houses $300
Kawana, Central Qld – Units $300
Emerald, Central Qld – Units $300
Booval, Ipswich – Units $300
East Ipswich, Ipswich – Units $300
Brassall, Ipswich – Units $300
Woodend, Ipswich – Units $300
Middlemount, Mackay/Isaac/Whitsundays – Units $300
Bucasia, Mackay/Isaac/Whitsundays – Units $300
Collinsville, Mackay/Isaac/Whitsundays – Houses $300
$300 A WEEK (Continued):
Longreach, Qld Outback – Houses $300
Drayton, Toowoomba – Units $300
Harlaxton, Toowoomba – Units $300
Queenton, Townsville – Houses $300
West End, Townsville – Units $300
Mundingburra, Townsville – Units $300
Railway Estate, Townsville – Units $300
Cranbrook, Townsville – Units $300
Garbutt, Townsville – Units $300
Aitkenvale, Townsville – Units $300
Avenell Heights, Wide Bay – Units $300
Gympie, Wide Bay – Units $300
(Source: Proptrack Market Trends)
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