Data
Actual rents, not asking rents
Every rent series you have seen is built from advertised listings. This one is built from bonds actually lodged — the rent a real tenant agreed to pay, from NSW Fair Trading's public bond data. Free, sourced, and dated.
The 25 busiest rental postcodes, July 2026
| Postcode | Bonds lodged | Median weekly rent | Units (median) | Houses (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 632 | $1,083 | $1,080 (591) | $1,200 (12) |
| 2000 | 559 | $1,075 | $1,150 (469) | $1,180 (15) |
| 2016 | 436 | $799 | $799 (266) | $779 (97) |
| 2150 | 380 | $700 | $695 (348) | $723 (20) |
| 2113 | 360 | $890 | $900 (304) | $1,000 (15) |
| 2170 | 354 | $615 | $520 (167) | $750 (137) |
| 2008 | 344 | $925 | $925 (257) | $768 (24) |
| 2145 | 326 | $670 | $650 (172) | $750 (112) |
| 2026 | 313 | $1,050 | $1,000 (265) | $1,650 (32) |
| 2011 | 295 | $750 | $750 (278) | $1,175 (6) |
| 2010 | 273 | $850 | $828 (202) | $1,165 (44) |
| 2020 | 256 | $950 | $950 (215) | $1,025 (14) |
| 2500 | 251 | $650 | $625 (165) | $740 (59) |
| 2765 | 250 | $820 | $525 (18) | $845 (207) |
| 2065 | 244 | $900 | $870 (215) | $1,225 (20) |
| 2560 | 242 | $600 | $560 (43) | $635 (175) |
| 2031 | 239 | $900 | $900 (206) | $1,250 (22) |
| 2250 | 233 | $620 | $600 (83) | $670 (120) |
| 2148 | 221 | $620 | $563 (50) | $660 (140) |
| 2127 | 219 | $850 | $850 (209) | $1,200 (7) |
| 2340 | 211 | $490 | $385 (50) | $520 (153) |
| 2444 | 206 | $600 | $470 (69) | $673 (110) |
| 2155 | 204 | $798 | $680 (97) | $920 (100) |
| 2160 | 204 | $650 | $610 (127) | $800 (55) |
| 2259 | 203 | $680 | $480 (14) | $720 (169) |
Methodology
Median of ACTUAL agreed weekly rents on bonds lodged in the month, by postcode. Postcodes with fewer than 10 lodgements suppressed; dwelling splits with fewer than 5 suppressed. F=flats/units, H=houses.
Source: NSW Fair Trading, Rental Bond Lodgement data, retrieved 2026-08-31. Bond lodgements lag new tenancies by days to weeks, so this measures the market slightly behind real time — and unlike an advertised-rent series, it cannot be skewed by listings that never let at their asking price. 250 records were dropped as data-entry outliers and are counted here so the exclusion is visible.
How long tenancies actually last — and how bonds come back
| Postcode | Refunds | Median tenancy | Full refund to tenant | Median tenant share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1372 | 1.0 yrs | 57.2% | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 1168 | 1.1 yrs | 60.0% | 100.0% |
| 2170 | 1062 | 2.0 yrs | 48.1% | 91.7% |
| 2150 | 899 | 1.8 yrs | 55.4% | 100.0% |
| 2145 | 869 | 1.9 yrs | 55.0% | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 864 | 1.6 yrs | 72.0% | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 845 | 0.6 yrs | 58.5% | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 786 | 1.4 yrs | 72.4% | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 731 | 1.4 yrs | 77.2% | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 707 | 0.7 yrs | 51.5% | 100.0% |
| 2031 | 701 | 1.8 yrs | 73.6% | 100.0% |
| 2500 | 668 | 1.8 yrs | 66.5% | 100.0% |
| 2065 | 664 | 1.8 yrs | 77.0% | 100.0% |
| 2148 | 645 | 1.9 yrs | 50.1% | 100.0% |
| 2155 | 615 | 1.7 yrs | 64.7% | 100.0% |
Per postcode: median days the bond was held (a tenancy-length proxy), share of refunds where the agent received nothing (full refund), and the median share returned to the tenant. Postcodes with fewer than 20 refunds suppressed.
The rental stock itself
As at December 2025, NSW held 980,458 residential bonds — one per active tenancy, which makes this the most direct public count of the state's rental stock, postcode by postcode. When the next annual snapshot lands, the year-on-year change becomes the landlord-exit series: where stock was added, and where it quietly left.
| Postcode | Bonds held (tenancies) |
|---|---|
| 2170 | 15,303 |
| 2000 | 12,649 |
| 2145 | 12,623 |
| 2150 | 11,353 |
| 2017 | 11,098 |
| 2026 | 9,614 |
| 2010 | 9,604 |
| 2148 | 9,466 |
| 2560 | 8,953 |
| 2500 | 8,877 |