Average rent in Far Central West, QLD — 2026

Far Central West sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $140/week — 61% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 50% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 33% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (85%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 2,156, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Managers. 6% of residents were born overseas. Far Central West is 1323km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.