Average rent in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, QLD — 2026

Boyne Island - Tannum Sands sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 16% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 67% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 31% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (86%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 10,063, the median age is 39, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 15% of residents were born overseas. Boyne Island - Tannum Sands is 424km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.