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.

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.

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.

What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for NSW. 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.

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Ranking · NSW · 50 suburbs

Highest Rent Pressure — NSW

Top 50 suburbs where weekly rent sits furthest above the state rent baseline in NSW.

Leading suburb

ForestvilleNSW

Leading value

+126%

Runner-up

Killarney HeightsNSW

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Rent Pressure

Top 50 suburbs where weekly rent sits furthest above the state rent baseline — NSW

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS

How to read this ranking

Use rent pressure rankings to see where rents sit above the state baseline.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with unusually high rent for their state.

This screen is useful when you want to see where rent pressure is concentrated in NSW.

READ IT AS

A relative pressure signal.

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.

NEXT STEP

Check whether the premium is supported.

Open detail or compare to test income, entry price, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Intent pathway · INCOME-FIRST

I want rent and yield candidates first.

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.

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VERIFY evidence

Rent-source screen

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.

RENT PRESSURE

Top candidates show high rent against their state baseline.

Use compare to test whether the rent premium is backed by income, price, services, and population depth.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Forestville and #2 Killarney Heights as the first compare pair.

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.

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Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ +69%

Leader: Forestville · +126%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	VS STATE	WEEKLY	POP
1	Forestville	NSW	+126%	$1498/wk	8,659
2	Killarney Heights	NSW	+126%	$1498/wk	4,502
3	Belrose	NSW	+125%	$1488/wk	8,726
4	Davidson	NSW	+125%	$1488/wk	2,725
5	Seaforth	NSW	+115%	$1422/wk	7,384
6	Annangrove	NSW	+96%	$1300/wk	1,472
7	Glenhaven	NSW	+96%	$1300/wk	6,619
8	Kenthurst	NSW	+96%	$1300/wk	5,313
9	Frenchs Forest	NSW	+81%	$1200/wk	14,267
10	North Turramurra	NSW	+81%	$1200/wk	4,194
11	South Turramurra	NSW	+81%	$1200/wk	3,208
12	Turramurra	NSW	+81%	$1200/wk	12,850
13	Warrawee	NSW	+81%	$1200/wk	3,170
14	Cherrybrook	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	19,082
15	Chifley	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	3,490
16	Eastgardens	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	4,086
17	Hillsdale	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	5,647
18	Little Bay	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	4,817
19	Malabar	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	4,714
20	Matraville	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	9,925
21	Phillip Bay	NSW	+74%	$1150/wk	721
22	Cecil Park	NSW	+70%	$1125/wk	815
23	Kemps Creek	NSW	+70%	$1125/wk	2,121
24	Mount Vernon	NSW	+70%	$1125/wk	1,235
25	Balgowlah	NSW	+69%	$1120/wk	8,068
26	Balgowlah Heights	NSW	+69%	$1120/wk	3,546
27	Clontarf	NSW	+69%	$1120/wk	1,746
28	Manly Vale	NSW	+69%	$1120/wk	6,389
29	North Balgowlah	NSW	+69%	$1120/wk	3,816
30	Beecroft	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	10,291
31	Bonnet Bay	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	2,238
32	Casuarina	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	3,256
33	Cheltenham	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	2,166
34	Chinderah	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	1,639
35	Como	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	4,053
36	Cudgen	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	952
37	East Jindabyne	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	1,067
38	Fingal Head	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	615
39	Haymarket	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	8,305
40	Jannali	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	6,632
41	Jindabyne	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	2,986
42	Kingscliff	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	8,355
43	Millers Point	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	1,735
44	Moonbah	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	564
45	Sydney	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	16,667
46	The Rocks	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	629
47	West Pennant Hills	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	16,620
48	Woollahra	NSW	+66%	$1100/wk	7,189
49	Manly	NSW	+62%	$1075/wk	16,296
50	Avalon Beach	NSW	+61%	$1065/wk	10,379

FAQ

Australian highest rent pressure FAQ

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.
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.
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.
What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for NSW. 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.