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Latest figures (January–September 2026)

• Sydney's median rent on a new lease is $800 a week, up 60% since January–September 2021; NSW wages rose about 18% over the same period.
• A median new lease takes 46% of one average Sydney wage.
• 63% of tenants got their whole bond back in 2026; 12% got none of it.

Full analysis: Sydney Rent Report. Local figures for every postcode: suburb pages.

Data

Postcode-level figures can be downloaded as CSV from the data page. For custom cuts (a council area, a dwelling type, a time period), get in touch.