Every city and hub, in plain numbers

Official snapshots for all 102 significant urban areas — every city and regional hub over about 10,000 people, as defined by the ABS.

The straight answer

One page per market: population, rents, incomes, tenure and industry mix, every number ABS Census 2021, linked and dated. Eight NSW markets get hand-researched deep dives — flagged in green below. We never republish licensed price feeds; the costs of buying live in the calculators.

New South Wales (36)

Sydney4,830,047 people · median rent $475/wk · median age 37 Newcastle - Maitland deep dive508,437 people · median rent $375/wk · median age 39 Central Coast deep dive343,180 people · median rent $400/wk · median age 43 Wollongong deep dive305,691 people · median rent $400/wk · median age 39 Albury - Wodonga97,793 people · median rent $280/wk · median age 38 Coffs Harbour74,195 people · median rent $375/wk · median age 44 Wagga Wagga deep dive57,003 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 36 Port Macquarie50,193 people · median rent $385/wk · median age 47 Ballina46,190 people · median rent $420/wk · median age 48 Tamworth deep dive43,874 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 37 Orange deep dive41,920 people · median rent $330/wk · median age 37 Bowral - Mittagong41,600 people · median rent $436/wk · median age 47 Dubbo deep dive40,578 people · median rent $310/wk · median age 35 Nowra - Bomaderry38,678 people · median rent $332/wk · median age 39 Bathurst deep dive37,396 people · median rent $320/wk · median age 37 Lismore28,816 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 42 Nelson Bay28,418 people · median rent $390/wk · median age 54 Morisset - Cooranbong27,828 people · median rent $390/wk · median age 45 Taree26,519 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 46 Goulburn24,565 people · median rent $320/wk · median age 40 Armidale23,967 people · median rent $290/wk · median age 36 Forster - Tuncurry21,087 people · median rent $330/wk · median age 59 Griffith20,569 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 37 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point20,105 people · median rent $360/wk · median age 50 Grafton19,255 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 43 Camden Haven18,484 people · median rent $354/wk · median age 58 Broken Hill17,588 people · median rent $220/wk · median age 44 Batemans Bay17,524 people · median rent $350/wk · median age 53 Ulladulla17,026 people · median rent $351/wk · median age 52 Singleton17,018 people · median rent $330/wk · median age 34 Kempsey15,654 people · median rent $285/wk · median age 42 Medowie15,020 people · median rent $400/wk · median age 40 Mudgee12,563 people · median rent $363/wk · median age 37 Lithgow12,385 people · median rent $270/wk · median age 46 Muswellbrook12,272 people · median rent $310/wk · median age 35 Byron Bay10,914 people · median rent $620/wk · median age 39

Victoria (21)

Melbourne4,817,843 people · median rent $390/wk · median age 37 Geelong289,630 people · median rent $350/wk · median age 39 Ballarat111,973 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 38 Bendigo103,034 people · median rent $295/wk · median age 39 Shepparton - Mooroopna53,841 people · median rent $270/wk · median age 38 Mildura - Buronga53,620 people · median rent $265/wk · median age 40 Traralgon - Morwell43,252 people · median rent $250/wk · median age 40 Warragul - Drouin42,827 people · median rent $325/wk · median age 40 Warrnambool35,743 people · median rent $295/wk · median age 42 Bacchus Marsh24,717 people · median rent $340/wk · median age 37 Echuca - Moama22,568 people · median rent $290/wk · median age 46 Gisborne22,200 people · median rent $420/wk · median age 42 Moe - Newborough21,997 people · median rent $215/wk · median age 44 Wangaratta19,882 people · median rent $260/wk · median age 44 Horsham16,985 people · median rent $245/wk · median age 40 Bairnsdale15,684 people · median rent $280/wk · median age 45 Sale15,301 people · median rent $280/wk · median age 42 Colac12,756 people · median rent $260/wk · median age 42 Castlemaine11,352 people · median rent $310/wk · median age 50 Portland11,230 people · median rent $250/wk · median age 47 Swan Hill11,186 people · median rent $235/wk · median age 38

Queensland (19)

Brisbane2,447,280 people · median rent $380/wk · median age 36 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads693,596 people · median rent $450/wk · median age 40 Sunshine Coast382,903 people · median rent $445/wk · median age 44 Townsville179,011 people · median rent $310/wk · median age 35 Cairns153,425 people · median rent $340/wk · median age 39 Toowoomba142,163 people · median rent $310/wk · median age 37 Mackay84,333 people · median rent $349/wk · median age 37 Rockhampton79,293 people · median rent $290/wk · median age 36 Bundaberg73,747 people · median rent $285/wk · median age 45 Hervey Bay57,722 people · median rent $335/wk · median age 51 Gladstone45,185 people · median rent $270/wk · median age 36 Maryborough27,489 people · median rent $255/wk · median age 47 Gympie22,424 people · median rent $295/wk · median age 43 Yeppoon20,244 people · median rent $350/wk · median age 42 Mount Isa18,317 people · median rent $275/wk · median age 31 Warwick15,525 people · median rent $265/wk · median age 44 Airlie Beach - Cannonvale14,523 people · median rent $370/wk · median age 36 Emerald14,089 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 32 Kingaroy10,545 people · median rent $262/wk · median age 38

Western Australia (10)

Perth2,098,239 people · median rent $350/wk · median age 37 Bunbury76,452 people · median rent $320/wk · median age 39 Busselton40,544 people · median rent $369/wk · median age 45 Geraldton38,595 people · median rent $260/wk · median age 40 Albany35,053 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 45 Kalgoorlie - Boulder29,072 people · median rent $300/wk · median age 34 Karratha17,013 people · median rent $320/wk · median age 32 Port Hedland15,298 people · median rent $228/wk · median age 32 Broome14,660 people · median rent $330/wk · median age 34 Esperance12,003 people · median rent $270/wk · median age 42

South Australia (8)

Adelaide1,368,209 people · median rent $320/wk · median age 39 Mount Gambier29,446 people · median rent $220/wk · median age 41 Victor Harbor - Goolwa28,363 people · median rent $285/wk · median age 61 Whyalla21,154 people · median rent $180/wk · median age 41 Murray Bridge18,243 people · median rent $240/wk · median age 42 Port Lincoln16,307 people · median rent $240/wk · median age 41 Port Pirie13,896 people · median rent $185/wk · median age 43 Port Augusta13,515 people · median rent $200/wk · median age 38

Tasmania (5)

Hobart226,653 people · median rent $350/wk · median age 38 Launceston90,953 people · median rent $280/wk · median age 39 Devonport31,721 people · median rent $250/wk · median age 43 Burnie - Somerset27,826 people · median rent $240/wk · median age 43 Ulverstone15,086 people · median rent $250/wk · median age 48

the ACT (1)

Canberra - Queanbeyan490,517 people · median rent $450/wk · median age 35

the Northern Territory (2)

Darwin127,215 people · median rent $385/wk · median age 34 Alice Springs25,912 people · median rent $375/wk · median age 34

Your call

Pick your market above and read its verdict — then check today's asking rents and vacancy before you trust anything from 2021. The census tells you a place's shape, not its price.

General information only. Figures are ABS Census 2021 (CC-BY 4.0) medians — they predate the 2022–24 rate rises and are best for comparing places, not pricing today. Last reviewed 10 July 2026.