Average rent in Central Highlands - West, QLD — 2026

Central Highlands - West sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $120/week — 67% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 59% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 25% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (91%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 7,616, the median age is 40, and the most common occupation is Managers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Central Highlands - West is 617km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.