Average rent in Gatton, QLD — 2026

Gatton sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $295/week — 18% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 54% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 42% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (83%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 7,951, the median age is 33, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 27% of residents were born overseas. Gatton is 74km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.