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All Rents in Sydney Listed Below Are the Median Weekly Rent.

Not average and not monthly rents in Sydney.

Why use median instead of average when comparing rents in Sydney?

Let’s say you’re renting a small one-bedroom apartment in Sydney that is in the same postcode as Nicole Kidman who is also renting, but she is renting a very large, very expensive 10-bedroom house.

If we calculated the average rent for that postcode, it would account for both rentals even though they are at far opposite sides of the rental spectrum, therefore not giving a clear picture of what rents are for that postcode.

Since Nicole Kidman’s rental is so much more than your small one-bedroom apartment, it will skew the average to be higher.

(I know we could calculate the average of only one-bedroom apartments, but even then you would have at least one crazy high rental listing for something like a penthouse with a panoramic Sydney Harbour view that would skew the average. Sydney housing is very dense in some areas of the city and you get all kinds of housing, right next door to each other.)

Therefore, the NSW Communities and Justice Department reports median rents quarterly instead of average rents.

They calculate the median rents in Sydney by listing all rents in a specific postcode in ascending order, then locating the rent that falls in the middle of that distribution. Yes, the NSW Department of Communities and Justice reports the higher and lower rental spectrum of each Sydney postcode, but I’m going to keep it simple and only list that middle, median rent.

Why list weekly rents and not monthly rents for Sydney?

They advertise Sydney rentals by weekly, not monthly, as is common in the United States. I’m not sure why that is other than the monthly total is higher and listing the weekly rent dampens the shock. Well, at least until you realize that it’s weekly.

So when you look at Domain.com.au or Realestate.com.au, keep in mind that those listings are not monthly.

You will most likely be paying rent monthly. On some very rare occasions, you may be weekly, but that’s usually for full furnished apartments like service apartments hotels.

While we are here, let’s take a minute to make sure you’re calculating your monthly rent correctly.

Don’t make this mistake when estimating your monthly rent in Sydney.

Don't estimate your monthly rent by times the weekly listed rent by 4. For example, $550 a week x 4 weeks in a month = $2,200 monthly rent. This is not correct.

To calculate your monthly rent, you actually want to multiply your weekly rent by 52 because there are 52 weeks in a year. Then you divide by 12 to get your monthly rent.

Be sure you are sitting down when calculating the yearly rent.

Then there is your rental bond, or rental deposit, as we would call it in the States. Your rental bond will most likely be equal to one month's rent or more for fully furnished apartments.

Two months’ rent is a lot of money upfront just to move in. I didn’t even mention that rentals in Sydney rarely have a refrigerator or washer/dryer or parking.

If you're working on the budget for your move, then look at my post about saving up for your move to Sydney as there are a couple of shockers you need to plan for.

Median Weekly Rents in Sydney Listed by Neighborhood

I didn't include every neighborhood in Sydney. There are over 600 neighborhoods in Sydney, so I decide to only list more centrally located. Don’t worry, that’s still a long list.

The second table below is a more zoomed out view of Sydney.

Thinking about moving to an area of Sydney that is farther away from the city center? Then look at this table to get an idea of your median rental estimate.

Median weekly rents listed in both tables below are for apartments and houses combined.

I chose not to list rents for apartments and houses separately because it would end up being a very long post.

Table 1: Median Weekly Rents in Sydney by Neighborhood

Central Business District
Pyrmont
Ultimo - Broadway
Woolloomooloo - Elizabeth Bay - Potts Point - Rushcutters Bay
Darlinghurst - Surry Hills
Rose Bay
Double Bay
Dover Heights - Watsons Bay - Vaucluse - Rose Bay North
Moore Park - Centennial Park - Paddington
Woollahra
Bellevue Hill
Queens Park - Bondi Junction
Bondi Beach - North Bondi - Bondi - Tamarama
Bronte - Waverley
Coogee - South Coogee
Maroubra - Pagewood
Randwick - Clovelly
Kingsford - Daceyville
Kensington
Chippendale - Darlington
Redfern
Enmore - Newtown
Marrickville
Glebe
Annandale
Rozelle
Leichhardt - Lilyfield
Balmain - Balmain East - Birchgrove
Drummoyne
Russell Lea - Wareemba - Abbotsford - Chiswick - Five Dock
Alexandria - Beaconsfield - Eveleigh
Zetland - Waterloo
Eastlakes - Rosebery
Banksmeadow - Botany
Mascot
Erskineville
Ashfield
Stanmore
Burwood
Petersham - Petersham North - Lewisham
Camperdown
North Sydney - Mcmahons Point - Lavender Bay - Waverton
Milsons Point - Kirribilli
Cammeray
Northbridge
Artarmon
Crows Nest - Naremburn - Greenwich - Wollstonecraft - St Leonards
Lane Cove
Chatswood
Willoughby
Lindfield
Killara - East Killara
Gordon
Pymble - West Pymble
Turramurra - Warrawee
St Ives
Wahroonga - Normanhurst
Asquith - Hornsby
Mosman - Spit Junction
Kurraba Point - Neutral Bay - Neutral Bay Junction
Cremorne - Cremorne Point
Manly
North Manly - Brookvale - Beacon Hill
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Manly Vale
Fairlight
Curl Curl - Freshwater - Queenscliff
Collaroy
Dee Why - North Curl Curl
Narrabeen
Mona Vale
Newport
Avalon Beach - Bilgola Beach - Whale Beach
Hunters Hill - Woolwich
Ryde
East Ryde - North Ryde
Baulkham Hills
Castle Hill
West Ryde - Melrose Park - Meadowbank - Denistone
Strathfield
Breakfast Point - Concord - Cabarita - Mortlake - North Strathfield
Concord West - Rhodes
Homebush
Blacktown
Parramatta
Berala - Lidcombe - Rookwood
Rosehill - Granville
Auburn
Westmead
Studio
350
328
330
310
325
---
---
---
325
---
---
355
398
---
---
---
295
280
---
482
340
315
---
290
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
360
---
500
---
---
---
---
350
350
340
---
---
---
350
---
330
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
360
---
---
---
280
---
---
---
---
310
---
---
---
---
1 BD
490
425
430
450
450
450
438
430
400
450
425
630
550
500
500
450
440
300
420
460
449
380
373
430
350
500
400
428
450
450
450
470
450
450
480
490
350
350
420
380
480
450
495
400
---
425
430
430
450
410
430
408
418
420
400
430
---
385
430
400
440
500
450
500
615
520
460
480
500
450
460
425
---
400
420
425
410
390
350
450
440
385
280
380
420
320
290
360
2 BD
670
590
570
725
650
630
650
650
675
625
625
753
695
700
650
550
575
450
500
640
613
560
500
650
650
700
610
650
545
565
600
600
550
560
600
680
420
500
500
550
600
628
730
588
550
500
600
508
580
500
560
590
550
570
530
585
490
450
595
585
598
620
610
620
728
660
655
630
650
650
600
---
583
498
528
500
520
400
480
530
550
450
360
420
470
410
400
400
3 BD
900
893
823
1050
900
850
1400
945
1200
1248
980
1000
1056
950
900
800
800
600
700
838
750
808
750
850
900
900
850
950
825
745
890
800
750
790
730
813
585
780
610
775
890
958
1100
900
---
750
800
770
800
895
855
800
750
780
750
825
680
625
1,138
940
880
950
863
950
1,150
1,250
930
900
850
1,050
1,025
988
920
670
650
570
600
625
600
655
750
550
430
530
530
500
500
490
4 BD
---
---
---
---
1,100
---
---
2700
1475
---
2200
1458
1500
1950
1775
1200
1490
775
1050
1050
850
1100
980
1000
---
---
1150
---
---
1448
1300
---
875
1150
---
---
800
---
720
---
---
1,425
---
---
---
---
1200
1100
1250
1300
1275
1200
1,130
1275
1,150
1300
1025
735
2050
---
---
1,585
1200
1,585
---
---
1,420
1200
1,100
1350
---
1,525
---
883
850
700
780
758
845
900
800
---
535
---
640
625
585
630

Median Weekly Rents in Sydney Listed by Local Government Areas

I added the image below from Wikimedia Commons to help you with sorting out where it is in Sydney, since you might not be familiar with the local government areas yet.

Local Government Areas of Sydney

Aucitypops at the English Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons

Table 2: Median Weekly Rents in Sydney by Local Government Areas

Bayside
Blacktown
Burwood
Camden
Campbelltown
Canada Bay
Canterbury-Bankstown
Cumberland
Fairfield
Georges River
Hornsby
Hunters Hill
Inner West
Ku-ring-gai
Lane Cove
Liverpool
Mosman
North Sydney
Northern Beaches
Parramatta
Penrith
Randwick
Ryde
Strathfield
Sutherland Shire
City of Sydney
The Hills Shire
Waverley
Willoughby
Woollahra
1 BD
450
300
400
330
300
433
325
330
250
370
380
400
380
410
435
340
430
440
500
400
300
430
400
380
400
450
410
550
440
450
2 BD
500
370
490
375
360
550
395
400
350
440
450
590
520
560
525
370
595
600
660
450
350
550
470
450
500
620
505
700
550
650
3 BD
690
435
610
480
420
750
540
500
450
550
620
770
800
790
800
490
1138
895
990
540
425
780
640
580
693
830
580
1000
810
1150
4+ BD
900
580
800
550
550
950
710
640
595
750
820
1320
1000
1250
1100
590
2050
1500
1350
720
550
1,200
800
850
920
1050
700
1,550
1,295
1,900

Next Step: Start Getting Your Paperwork Ready for Your Rental Application

Since you are moving to Sydney from overseas, securing a rental is going to be difficult for the first time because you will not have an Australian rental history.

I have a whole post about how to get around this and what the 100 Points of ID Check in Sydney is.

Is this your first time hearing about the 100 Point of ID Check when renting in Sydney?

Then you definitely need to read this post because you will need to pass the ID check or you will not be able to secure a rental in Sydney. No joke.

What Are You Shipping to Sydney When You Move?

Do you know yet?

The truth is you don’t need to know right now, for sure, what’s going with you.

But you have to get your shipping quote ASAP, especially now.

Why? Because international shipping companies need to schedule your shipment to Australia far in advance, some ask for 6 months in advance. Yes, COVID has changed everything, including international shipping.

When filling out the contact form below…

  1. You don’t need a street address for where you’re moving to, only the city and country. What they really want to know is the major shipping port.
  2. You don’t need exact dates right now. Go with your best guess.
  3. Don’t bother with calculating your volume. Use one of the estimates below for your estimated volume.
    • Studio or 1 Bedroom —> 20 m3
    • 2 Bedroom —> 25 m3
    • 3 Bedroom —> 30 m3
    • 4 Bedroom or 3 Bedroom + Car —> 50 m3
  4. Use your “real” contact details for BOTH phone and email. Yes, the form is secure. If you don’t use your real contact details, then they can’t get in touch with you for your quote. Makes sense, right?

International Movers Contact Form

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