Average rent in Lord Howe Island, NSW — 2026

Lord Howe Island sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $310/week — 27% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 57% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 37% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (78%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 445, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Managers. 17% of residents were born overseas. Lord Howe Island is 780km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.