Average rent in Balonne, QLD — 2026

Balonne sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $200/week — 44% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 55% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 34% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (87%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,320, the median age is 40, and the most common occupation is Managers. 6% of residents were born overseas. Balonne is 508km from Brisbane, 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.