Highest Rent Pressure
Top 50 suburbs where weekly rent sits furthest above the state rent baseline.
Highest Rent Pressure
Top 50 suburbs where weekly rent sits furthest above the state rent baseline — Australia
This screen is useful when you want to see where rent pressure is concentratedAustralia.
High rent versus the state baseline can reflect scarcity, amenity, location, or data grain. It does not prove the suburb is a good buy by itself.
Open detail or compare to test income, entry price, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.
Start with rent-led investor strength, save the strongest suburbs, then compare before sending a lead into the AU calculator.
Model the deal only after rent and price evidence are strong enough.
Rent rankings use state rent feeds with different grains and cadences. Use them to find pressure, then open suburb detail before treating the signal as final.
Use compare to test whether the rent premium is backed by income, price, services, and population depth.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
High rent can reflect scarcity or sample shape. Verify the suburb page before treating it as quality.
- +317%#1RavenhallVIC
- +208%#2Horsley ParkNSW
- +192%#3Church PointNSW
- +192%#4Scotland IslandNSW
- +190%#5Peppermint GroveWA
- +176%#6SpringfieldSA
- +168%#7BayntonWA
- +168%#8Tom PriceWA
- +167%#9BonoginQLD
- +162%#10Dover HeightsNSW
- +162%#11VaucluseNSW
- +162%#12Watsons BayNSW
- +160%#13City BeachWA
- +158%#14BelroseNSW
- +158%#15DavidsonNSW
- +157%#16Jacobs WellQLD
- +157%#17TallebudgeraQLD
- +132%#18Brighton EastVIC
- +131%#19SeaforthNSW
- +129%#20BrightonVIC
- +128%#21Broadbeach WatersQLD
- +122%#22SwanbourneWA
- +121%#23Port MelbourneVIC
- +119%#24Castle CoveNSW
- +119%#25RosevilleNSW
- +119%#26Roseville ChaseNSW
- +119%#27Darling PointNSW
- +119%#28EdgecliffNSW
- +119%#29Point PiperNSW
- +115%#30West Pennant HillsNSW
- +114%#31Mount ClaremontWA
- +113%#32Twin WatersQLD
- +111%#33Carlton NorthVIC
- +108%#34BenowaQLD
- +108%#35Avalon BeachNSW
- +108%#36Bilgola PlateauNSW
- +108%#37ClarevilleNSW
- +106%#38ExmouthWA
- +106%#39BalwynVIC
- +104%#40BringellyNSW
- +99%#41IlukaWA
- +99%#42Millars WellWA
- +98%#43Clear Island WatersQLD
- +98%#44Fig Tree PocketQLD
- +98%#45Main BeachQLD
- +98%#46Reedy CreekQLD
- +98%#47TallaiQLD
- +98%#48YaroombaQLD
- +97%#49RochedaleQLD
- +97%#50Sunshine BeachQLD
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | VS STATE | WEEKLY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravenhall | VIC | +317% | 2,295 | $1500/wk |
| 2 | Horsley Park | NSW | +208% | 1,790 | $2000/wk |
| 3 | Church Point | NSW | +192% | 1,066 | $1900/wk |
| 4 | Scotland Island | NSW | +192% | 711 | $1900/wk |
| 5 | Peppermint Grove | WA | +190% | 1,597 | $1895/wk |
| 6 | Springfield | SA | +176% | 548 | $1525/wk |
| 7 | Baynton | WA | +168% | 4,496 | $1750/wk |
| 8 | Tom Price | WA | +168% | 2,910 | $1750/wk |
| 9 | Bonogin | QLD | +167% | 4,896 | $1350/wk |
| 10 | Dover Heights | NSW | +162% | 4,044 | $1700/wk |
| 11 | Vaucluse | NSW | +162% | 9,510 | $1700/wk |
| 12 | Watsons Bay | NSW | +162% | 883 | $1700/wk |
| 13 | City Beach | WA | +160% | 6,805 | $1700/wk |
| 14 | Belrose | NSW | +158% | 8,726 | $1675/wk |
| 15 | Davidson | NSW | +158% | 2,725 | $1675/wk |
| 16 | Jacobs Well | QLD | +157% | 2,882 | $1300/wk |
| 17 | Tallebudgera | QLD | +157% | 3,826 | $1300/wk |
| 18 | Brighton East | VIC | +132% | 16,757 | $835/wk |
| 19 | Seaforth | NSW | +131% | 7,384 | $1500/wk |
| 20 | Brighton | VIC | +129% | 23,252 | $825/wk |
| 21 | Broadbeach Waters | QLD | +128% | 8,164 | $1150/wk |
| 22 | Swanbourne | WA | +122% | 4,592 | $1450/wk |
| 23 | Port Melbourne | VIC | +121% | 17,633 | $795/wk |
| 24 | Castle Cove | NSW | +119% | 2,643 | $1425/wk |
| 25 | Roseville | NSW | +119% | 10,340 | $1425/wk |
| 26 | Roseville Chase | NSW | +119% | 1,618 | $1425/wk |
| 27 | Darling Point | NSW | +119% | 3,977 | $1422/wk |
| 28 | Edgecliff | NSW | +119% | 2,499 | $1422/wk |
| 29 | Point Piper | NSW | +119% | 1,334 | $1422/wk |
| 30 | West Pennant Hills | NSW | +115% | 16,620 | $1400/wk |
| 31 | Mount Claremont | WA | +114% | 4,999 | $1400/wk |
| 32 | Twin Waters | QLD | +113% | 2,966 | $1075/wk |
| 33 | Carlton North | VIC | +111% | 6,177 | $760/wk |
| 34 | Benowa | QLD | +108% | 9,889 | $1050/wk |
| 35 | Avalon Beach | NSW | +108% | 10,379 | $1350/wk |
| 36 | Bilgola Plateau | NSW | +108% | 3,650 | $1350/wk |
| 37 | Clareville | NSW | +108% | 822 | $1350/wk |
| 38 | Exmouth | WA | +106% | 2,806 | $1350/wk |
| 39 | Balwyn | VIC | +106% | 13,495 | $740/wk |
| 40 | Bringelly | NSW | +104% | 2,433 | $1325/wk |
| 41 | Iluka | WA | +99% | 5,669 | $1300/wk |
| 42 | Millars Well | WA | +99% | 2,104 | $1300/wk |
| 43 | Clear Island Waters | QLD | +98% | 4,395 | $1000/wk |
| 44 | Fig Tree Pocket | QLD | +98% | 4,345 | $1000/wk |
| 45 | Main Beach | QLD | +98% | 3,998 | $1000/wk |
| 46 | Reedy Creek | QLD | +98% | 7,412 | $1000/wk |
| 47 | Tallai | QLD | +98% | 4,465 | $1000/wk |
| 48 | Yaroomba | QLD | +98% | 2,043 | $1000/wk |
| 49 | Rochedale | QLD | +97% | 7,633 | $995/wk |
| 50 | Sunshine Beach | QLD | +97% | 2,480 | $995/wk |
Australian highest rent pressure FAQ
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What does highest rent pressure mean?
It ranks suburbs where the latest available weekly rent sits furthest above the median rent baseline for that state.
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Is high rent pressure good for investors?
Not automatically. It can signal scarcity or tenant demand, but it can also mean affordability is stretched. Compare price, income, yield, and evidence freshness before acting.
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Which states are included?
NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS are included. ACT and NT are excluded from rent-specific ranking pages until comparable rent source coverage is available.
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What should I do after opening this ranking?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Australia. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.