Rent in Townsville council area
Median weekly rent for new leases, Sep qtr 2026.
Median weekly rent by kind of home
All homes: $550 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 2,042 new bonds · up 5.8% in a year · dashed line and shading = our outlook and its likely range
2-bed house: $520 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 53 new bonds · up 10.6% in a year
3-bed house: $580 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 548 new bonds · up 10.5% in a year
4-bed house: $650 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 511 new bonds · up 8.3% in a year
2-bed townhouse: $470 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 32 new bonds · up 11.9% in a year
3-bed townhouse: $595 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 19 new bonds · up 19.0% in a year
1-bed unit: $320 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 151 new bonds · down 3.0% in a year
2-bed unit: $470 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 436 new bonds · up 11.9% in a year
3-bed unit: $580 a week in the Sep qtr 2026 from 94 new bonds · up 9.4% in a year
Where rents are heading
Our outlook for the Dec qtr 2026: $564 a week (likely $553 to $576). By the Sep qtr 2027: $581 (up 5.6% on today; likely $558 to $606).
How sure: when we tested this on the last two years of council areas in QLD, the real figure one quarter later landed in the likely range 75.1% of the time (average miss 3.6%, 342 tests). Every outlook is recorded when it's made and checked when the real figure comes out. See our record.
Latest quarter by type and bedrooms, Sep qtr 2026
Not enough bonds to split by type.
Figures: median of new rental bonds lodged with the Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland). Rents are what tenants agreed to pay at the start of a lease. See credits.