Average rent in Charters Towers, QLD — 2026

Charters Towers comes in cheaper than most of Queensland — the typical renter pays $220/week, around 39% below the state median of $359/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 60% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 35% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (86%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 8,040, median age 40, and the most common occupation category is Professionals. 7% of residents were born overseas. At 1072km from Brisbane, Charters Towers typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.