Rent in Berowra and Cowan (2081)
The median new lease in 2081 was $800 a week in January–September 2026, from 50 leases lodged with NSW Fair Trading. That is about the same as the Sydney median of $800.
Rent by type of home
Houses lease for a median $830 a week here and units for $580. Only home types with at least 10 new leases in January–September 2026 are shown.
| Home | Median rent ($/wk) | New leases |
|---|---|---|
| 3-bedroom house | $785 | 16 |
| 4-bedroom house | $930 | 15 |
How rent has changed since 2021
Over the past year it rose 0%, against a 7% rise across Sydney.
How much of a local wage the rent takes
A year of rent at the median takes 43% of one average local wage of $97,606, compared with 46% across Sydney. That is the 133rd heaviest burden of 218 Sydney postcodes, below the city average. Housing costs above 30% of income are widely treated as housing stress; a household with two average wages would spend about 21%.
Wage: average salary and wages of all residents of 2081 in ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, indexed to 2026 with the NSW Wage Price Index. Renters usually earn less than the average resident, so the real burden for renters is likely higher.
Compared with the region and Sydney
2081 is in the North Sydney and Hornsby region, where the median new lease is $850 a week.
| Median rent | 5-yr change | Rent burden | Full bond back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2081 | $800 | – | 43% | – |
| North Sydney and Hornsby | $850 | +54% | 36% | 76% |
| Greater Sydney | $800 | +60% | 46% | 63% |
Other postcodes in North Sydney and Hornsby
- 2060 Lavender Bay and Mcmahons Point$850
- 2061 Kirribilli and Milsons Point$900
- 2062 Cammeray$850
- 2063 Northbridge$1,265
- 2064 Artarmon$810
- 2065 Crows Nest and Gore Hill$900
- 2066 Lane Cove and Lane Cove North$780
- 2067 Chatswood and Chatswood West$860
- 2068 Castlecrag and Middle Cove$1,020
- 2069 Castle Cove and Roseville$950
- 2070 East Lindfield and Lindfield$1,050
- 2071 East Killara and Killara$950
- 2072 Gordon$850
- 2073 Pymble and West Pymble$1,050
- 2075 North St Ives and St Ives$1,100
- 2076 Normanhurst and North Wahroonga$950
- 2077 Asquith and Hornsby$710
- 2079 Mount Colah$725
- 2088 Mosman and Spit Junction$890
- 2089 Kurraba Point and Neutral Bay$820
- 2090 Cremorne and Cremorne Junction$890
Source: NSW Fair Trading rental bond data (new leases and bond refunds, 2021–2026); ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24. See the methodology for how these figures are calculated.